Which is more difficult for you, asking a question or answering a question at Conundrumland?

I take each of those actions seriously in a way that makes them equal in terms of difficulty level. For my answers, I usually choose questions that I know I can give a good amount of time and at least several sentences or even a few paragraphs of explanation to, and I almost always search for article links, photos, videos, etc. That go with my answer in some way. There are a few exceptions, in which a brief but specific answer does the job, but that's not my tendency.

For my questions, I put in time and effort as well. I am always reading news stories online, listening to television news or radio talk shows, and then I look them back up to help with asking questions here. Also, for more imaginative or humorous questions, I regularly jot down ideas and think of a few different ways to ask the question, and often include a video or web links while asking them.

Many of the questions I ask end up taking just as much or more time than some of my longer answers, because I go back to check on them so often. Sometimes it's to comment on answers, sometimes it's to show the questions to other people I know to see if they'd like to come in and answer them, and sometimes it's to read whatever the newest answer is at the time. Then, when the time comes to award a Best Answer, I read all the answers again.

I make sure to thank the person for answering, rate the answer, and sometimes leave a more specific comment on what I liked most about what he or she had to say. In other words, I attempt to see to it that I am being thorough enough whether I am asking or answering, and by that method I am able to make either activity as difficult.In terms of simple personal preference, right now I'd say I enjoy the asking better than the answering, and I get more entertainment value from coming up with questions as well as reading the variety of answers the members give me. I really appreciate the solid answers I get on more serious topics, but I truly love it when people make me laugh while they answer something on the fun side.

For example, my question about taking a vow of silence is one of my very favorites so far, and it is getting many great answers of different styles: http://www.whatsyourconundrum.com/belief-and-thought/do-you-believe-you-could-take-a-vow-of-silence-for-what-length-of-time-do-you-think-you-could-you-follow-it The thing about reading other people's answers and being able to select a Best Answer is that I can choose one that I might not even agree with at all. I can appreciate the answer for its sincerity and thought that the person put into it. Even in cases that don't involve a particularly long answer, there will be something noticeable to me about it that separates it from the rest.

Check out the guy with the question mark t-shirt, who brings up the word "conundrum" in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=O49VL0964PU.

I find answering more difficult. I don't have a lot of confidence in my ability to craft an answer that makes sense. I'm my own worse critic and everything I write to me sounds like crap.

:) I enjoy asking questions! I find them everywhere on the local news, from family situations, I've even come up with a couple from overhearing conversations while standing in line at the grocery store. :).

I find asking to be a bit more difficult. Answering is just about formulating my answer in a way that makes sense to other. It's opinion backed by facts, and the facts are either personal knowledge or something researched.

However, writing a good question, that will illicit good responses is sometimes hit or miss. I think sometimes I have a really good question and only two people answer it. I read some other questions online and wonder why there are five or six answers.

Questions can be easy if there isn't much thought put in them, but I like questions that are real or really get me to think about an answer. I also like some of the creative questions that come around. I thought the Chex Mix one was hilarious.

But those too can be hit or miss. There seems to be one floating around from about a month ago - the "mix me up a magic spell one" that one might be a bit too esoteric cause no one wants to answer it. Not to mention I have no idea what it means.

There's also the one about "sugar shane mosley" and again, I have no idea what that question means. A question can be just a question or a question can really be something to get a discussion going. It's tough to see what people might gravitate towards.

I suppose I could do a little impromptu experiment and gather some data about what types of questions get the most and the longest responses. Maybe in my spare time.

When I first started on the conundrum team I found asking far easier.. I thought to myself WOW this is so easy there are endless conundrums in life. Now I find myself quietly sitting staring at the ceiling trying to think of three good questions a day. So..now I'd say answering is far easier.. especially because conundrum land questions rarely require research and are primarily opinion based.

I have plenty of opinions. :D They just pour out where as good questions take a bit of thought.

I enjoy asking and answering very much, but the real difficulty for me is answering. I too lack confidence in how it will sound. Even when I mean for it to seem light-hearted it sometimes looks totally different than how I meant to respond.

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.