Idea: How about an unanswered question derby?

You probably have not received any answers in 5 hours despite many up-votes because it is not clear what you are asking. Are you asking if this is a good idea? Then yes, it is.In fact, several members have done this before (e.g. mahalo.com/answers/money/will-you-help-a... ).

If you're asking what the best way to do this would be, I'd suggest the following: 1. Each participant provides links to up to 10 questions they have outstanding (to avoid making things too clunky, but they can send out multiple such meta-questions). 2.

In the meta-question, the asker should list the current tip for each question.3. The list should be in descending tip order. 4.

The best answer for the meta-question should go to whomever has answered (with helpful answers) the largest number of previously unanswered questions listed in the meta-question within the first 48 hours of the meta-question being posted.5. The asker should provide a special tip for any member who answers all the questions listed within 48 hours (with helpful answers). This tip should be IMO at least M$1.

Another way this can be done is for Mahalo to set up creative tasks requiring helpful answers for at least 10 open questions with no answers, and fund such tasks at a level of M$2.50 each. Mahalo should also warn that the IP address shall be banned for any member who copy/pastes answers in order to complete the creative task.

I like this idea, but @thomas_k just pointed out that with the new voting system: ---quote--- I answered seven old, unanswered questions in the last couple of hours, and they have now all been given "No Best Answer". So my immediate advice for my fellow Mahalo members is not to answer an old question! So what now for older, unanswered questions?

And what will become of a question if it receives no answer in the first five days? ---end quote.

This is a good idea, there does seem to be alot of unanswered questions, and if they were as you suggest in a list then it may make them easier to address.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.