Another voting dilemma...what would you do if you were rating an answer and there was something in it that couldn't be?

Not a fact-based question, but an opinion or experience one. For example, the person says they had something at a specific time, but the item hadn't been invented yet at that time. Not a year or two mistake either ... we're talking decades, like someone saying they remember wearing a powder blue polyester leisure suit to a wedding in 1940.

Other than the anachronism, the answer is sincere, answers the question, and is well-written. Asked by SharonW 49 months ago Similar questions: voting dilemma rating answer Amazon > Askville.

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Voting dilemma If the info doesn't really impact the answer, I would suggest that you just let it go. Perhaps the person started the answer, got distracted by something, and went back to the answer with another thought or answer in their head and didn't proof-read what they wrote (been there, done that! ).

But if the inclusion of the information doesn't make the answer wrong, it doesn't seem like it should really matter, especially if it's something similar to your example. Maybe the person just calls a light blue suit a "leisure suit", going along with that. It sounds like everything else in the answer is really good, so a bit of confusion in an opinion-based answer isn't really going to make a difference.

If it bothers you a lot, you could ask the person about it! *Poppet*'s Recommendations Leisure Suit Larry: Uncut & Uncensored Amazon List Price: $29.99 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 29 reviews) .

Haven't actually encountered this.....Yet! But, who knows. I am seeing things in answers I never thought I would see.

Such as info that wasn't asked for, or info that appears to pertain to an entirely different question thereby making no sense at all in the context it was offered. To answer your question directly. I would take points away.

I have some rules for how I rate answers, most people do, I'm guessing. So, if someone fully and completely and directly answers a question they get 5 stars. But, if it's got something in it like you describe it would cost them a star.

Plain and simple. Four star answers would go to three, and three star answers would go to two. I very rarely give out two or one star ratings, but if the answer merits that rating I might rate it and I might abandon answering it.

Depends on what I had for breakfast that day...lol It's a free country, you can handle it anyway you want, even if you're not from here...

I would ignore it and realize it's simply a mistake in their memory and give credit to the overall meaning. Sometimes people make mistakes in regards to their memory. I don’t know about decades but I would rate the answer on whether it answered the overall question.

Actually, this sounds like something I would do. I guess you could say I’m feeling great compassion towards this person. By the way, was it me?

Just joking! I would like to think I wasn’t off by decades! You stated the person was sincere so evidently they offered a nice answer.

I would overlook it because no matter what age, sometimes our memories becomes confused at times. I can tell you this much. The person took the time to offer a sincere, well-written answer and that in itself is good.

We are talking about an obvious mistake in answering a question. This does happen and I have misread a question myself one time. I answered it incorrectly.

I was the only person to answer the question. In the discussion area the person became offended because it was about a pair of shoes. I told her I misunderstood the question and offered two correct replies in the discussion.

She never wrote back and gave my answer an awful, my only awful. To me, that was not nice! This is a great example of something being off.

I would rate the question at the very least OK and maybe higher if the rest of the answer was on target or sincere. Hope this helps! Mamasue5's Recommendations Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises Amazon List Price: $8.95 Used from: $4.64 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 44 reviews) A Christmas Memory Amazon List Price: $17.95 Used from: $10.92 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 71 reviews) Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It Amazon List Price: $14.95 Used from: $5.99 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 39 reviews) .

I think that I would knock off a star or two..... depending on how germane the fact was to answering the question. It goes to the credibility of the respondent.

I deliberate, then vote under 3, else vote 3 If he didn't mean to lie but he just didn't do his research, you should rate him a 3, so he doesn't loose or gain. If you think that it was a deliberate attempt to answer just for the sake of answering, then rate lower. But be gentle, I really don't like to vote anyone a 2 or 1 but I will if I have to..

Is it possible to appeal an answer rating...

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