Should questions that ask two different ones ,requiring two answers be allowed on ab?

I ask questions with multiple parts all the time. I could separate them and get more points that way but I'm not a point hog so the questions I ask are often complex in nature, though the components are related. Happy Tuesday to you! :)

Sometimes they are OK, if the questions are related. I do prefer separate questions, though.

1) We are talking here about questions that should be rejected on AB, if they were reported.

I don't think that it should be done, and I am not even sure that it could be done.
You have much more freedom it you are not limited by such a rule by writing your question. And such questions are asked quite often.


2) I think it does make sense to ask two questions at once if they are related, for instance if the second question depends on your answer to the first.

Like: "Do you watch TV series and if yes, which ones?"
Of course, this could be reformulated as:
1. "Do you watch TV series?"
2. "If you watch TV series, which ones?"


3) On the other hand, it is bad practice if the questions are not at all related, or if you are asking the same question about different objects at the same time.

Like: "Do you often go swimming and do you have a bicycle?"

"What is the most interesting thing to see in Paris? And in London?"

It would also be bad practice to start asking questions just by combining two short former, unrelated questions.

Please read here my discussion on a similar topic:
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/8291698

Nah, not if one question pertains to the other, or vice versa.

Do you have a dog, and why did you want to own one? Fine.

Do you suck ass, and what's your favourite time period? A definite wtf.

Laugh all you will, but it happens.

Nah... As long as they are related in some way, they don't bother me at all. (And, exactly how are you going to stop them? LOL) ;-)

I think questions should be limited to one subject, but it's ok to ask a question, then ask for an explanation.

like "do you prefer red or blue cookies? Why?"

If they are completely related, I don't think it's a bad idea. But often it's not, or it asks a different aspect of the same subject. Those I think, would be better broken down into separate questions to give more precise answers.

I do not mind multi-faceted questions.

(By the way, referring to the wording of your post, questions do not ask questions. Also, the comma is not only misplaced, it's also unnecessary; parenthesis may have been a better choice.)

Well, depends on the second question.
This is ok:
'What is your favorite food? Why?'

But NOT 2 long questions:
'What is your favorite food? Has that always been your favorite food?'