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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?'
Do you sometimes answer old questions from the "related questions" section at the bottom of a thread?
by Unicorn Man on February 11th, 2012
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"I want to answer this, but I don't want to be the first one to answer it!" Do you ever feel this way about Answerbag questions?
by AnonymousGirl on February 9th, 2012
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Are there any other sites like Yahoo Answers or Answerbag?
by tendoboy1984 on February 9th, 2012
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'They don't have to worry about the answers when they have you asking the wrong questions' Do you agree?
by Ombliss22 on February 10th, 2012
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Why nobody "like"s his/her question or answer?
by LoverOfSophia on February 12th, 2012
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thanks rosie i do mean different qns not like youre refering to i mean like one isaw earier http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1817117 what do you think?
happy tuesday!
by strange1 still in pb on November 17th, 2009
I can handle your questions, Rosie. They are connected.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on November 17th, 2009
To Strange1. That question is nonsense so I would not have answered it in the first place. It has no value, relative to anything else or on its own. :) Now some questions seem nonsensical but they are in fact whimsical. I love whimsical questions. But within that context they are always sensible! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 17th, 2009
Hi Tom. :) ((hugs))
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 17th, 2009
(wink).
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on November 17th, 2009
thanks:)
by strange1 still in pb on November 17th, 2009
Welcome! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 17th, 2009