Through this blog and the different communications with the community, we receive each day a lot of feedback about your needs and what you’d like (or not) to see on the site. One of the usual comments from our users is on the content quality on the questions or answers. As you probably know, our community guidelines exist both to explain our daily moderation on the site and also to help you edit better questions and answers on Answers. Let’s check some golden rules in order to improve your experience and obtain even better results on your content :

1. Start your question with who”, “why”, “how”, etc.: Optimize your chance to get good answers with an understandable question. Don’t forget that people are coming on the site to share their knowledge and answer some questions, so make it easier for them to find yours!
E.g : How can I complete successfully a rubik cube ?

2. Use a correct orthography (no sms language…) for your Q/A : Correct spelling and grammar help people find your questions, and you’ll get better answers when others can clearly make out what you’re asking.
E.g : “I fink fat the solution is…” should be “I think that the solution is…”

3. Open the debate (politely!!): Remember we’re a diverse community of people with diverse opinions. Feel free to introduce your point of view with constructive thoughts or examples or compare your vision with other’s personal experiences (friends…). By citing sources, using quotation marks, and including hyperlinks, you make the community stronger.

4. Categorize your question correctly : Placing your question in the right category helps it be seen by people who can give you better information and more accurate answers.

5. Respect the Q/A from others users and the opinions posted (no Q/A just about specific users…) : Remember we’re a diverse community of people with diverse opinions. Everyone wants to be treated with respect and showing respect to others makes the community better for all members. Don’t ask or answer on subjects about another member. You don’t want to be the gossipy one and we’re here to share knowledge!

And remember, you can always make a search to check if the question that’s in your mind was made before.

If you want to know more about it,don’t hesitate to consult our community guidelines or our help pages. Feel free also to share with the community some good questions or answers that you found on the site in your comments.

Take care !
Yahoo! Canada Answers Team