How many of you have been the first to answer a question, and answered with some variant of "Sorry, I don't know"? And what was your thinking for answering this way?
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yeroco
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I MIGHT get DR for this, but I can live with it. When I see any response such as "idk" "I don't know." "What do you mean?" OR any answer such as those, UNLESS there is a pre-qualifying statement or sentence such as, "I was in the business for a long time. I never heard of that." that particular answer is flagged as "nonsense". Thanks for asking your Q! I did my best to answer it. I hope the information helps. VTY, Ron Berue Yes, that is my real last name! Sources: Some personal observations and opinions.
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It is better to admit that you don't know than to be TOTALLY wrong and make a fool out of yourself.
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If it's too complicated to explain, it's best I do answer this way. For the other person too. :)
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Recently, for fun, I've going way back to "unanswered questions" from years ago. When I've found a very interesting unanswered question that I don't know an answer to, then, in these cases, I have officially answered the question with a variant of "I don't know." That, in return, kicks the question up to the present pages, where I hope someone else might see it and know the answer. +5 Somehow, that all made sense to me! Ha!
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