Where can I find my anonymous answers, questions, comments, and other activity on Quora?
You can find anonymous questions, answers, and posts on the Your Content page -- http://quora.com/content. For more context, see Joel's original post about this feature: A New Way to Browse Your Own Content by Joel Lewenstein on The Quora Blog.
Why is Quora more popular than Yahoo Answers? What elements make it the more popular Q&A site?
A couple of years back, early 2015 I guess, I wanted to know about the basics of big data and its importance in industry.I googled “What is Big data”The first link popped up was Wikipedia - I opened in a new tab and set it aside.The second link was from Yahoo answers. I opened and was looking for some useful information.There were answers like:I was confused, irritated and most of the answers didn’t answer the question.The next link which popped was from Quora.I could find answers like this:Answer was by Balaji Viswanathan (பாலாஜி விஸ்வநாதன்) sir. That is the moment I followed him and read his other answers too! And that was the moment i decided not to refer yahoo answers for anything in future.Unlike Yahoo answers, Why was the answer better?It summed up all the information - technical explanation with real life examplesPictures made it easier for me to connect with answerThe credential “Ran a Big data company” made me believe the answer is from someone trustworthy.Upvotes and comments of appreciation from people in related field made me feel secured about the answerComments were healthy and was debating its future application.So, with no further discussions, Quora is always better than Yahoo answers.
In your opinion, how should history be taught in schools to booster interest in the subject itself?
I notice that most people come out of high school and middle school history being turned off by the subject itself, myself included. However, I got my college degree in history so something must've sparked my interested well enough to study it on the undergraduate level (what got me interested was visiting the museum of San Diego history, which is where I live). However, elementary school and middle school history was incredibly boring to me and I'm not sure if it's the way it's taught or not. I've talked to a number of people who hated history because of the way it was presented in school (i.e. memorizing dates, etc). The difference between the way history is taught in school, both primary and secondary and the way it is taught at the university level is clear. So how can the education system improve the teaching of history? Has it improved in the last 15 years or so? Are textbooks still just as vague as they were back in the early 90s when I was in school?
Why do people prefer Quora over Yahoo! Answers?
Oh boy, this is going to be fun.Q1: Why do we need water to survive?Quora: Our bodies are mostly made of water, so we need to continually replenish our water supply in order to survive.Yahoo! Answers: WE DONT!!! I ACTUALY FOUND A HEALTHY WATER SUBSTITUTE IF U GUYS R INTRESTED!!!!!!!Q2: What is 2+2?Quora: 2+2 is equal to 4. For instance, imagine you had two cookies and your friend gave you two more. How many do you have now? You now have 4 cookies.Yahoo! Answers: 2+2 is an aDITION PROBLOM. your duMb.Q3: Why is the grass green?Quora: Grass and many other plants have a pigment called chlorophyll which absorbs light to be used for photosynthesis. However, green light is the one wavelength in the spectrum that chlorophyll cannot absorb. Therefore, it is reflected back to our eyes, which perceive the grass to be green.Yahoo! Answers: the same reason teh skys blue god made it that way now just be happyBONUS: Yahoo! Answers strikes back!I’ll let you be the judge of why people prefer Quora.
What's so bad about Yahoo! Answers?
I have to disagree that it's the worst thing in the world. It has shortcomings for sure. But Yahoo Answers serves the masses, while Quora still serves the niche. Quora has a strong following in Silicon Valley and in general among internet entrepreneurs, software geeks, etc. But that would hardly be 2-5% of the masses. I have to believe that average intellectual level of the community on Quora is pretty high and I would not expect them to use Yahoo Answers. If you somehow bring the 100 million users of Yahoo Answers on Quora then they are likely to create a significant amount of spam on Quora as well. No community moderation can stop that. Turns out that what is "spam" for a few of us, is actually entertainment for millions out there. People actually visit those pages (in millions) and click on ads as well! Yahoo does not pay or promote people to create spam. In fact, a lot of research goes into how to tactfully deal with spam without hurting the community. I love Quora and spend a lot of time on it. However, I find it very hard to get answers to non-tech questions on Quora. I have to turn to Yahoo or Aardvark for them. I believe both Yahoo Answers and Quora can coexist like any other niche and mass products in the world.
Why Miss Philippines did not won the Miss Universe?
She could not have won the Miss Universe crown because it was a choice from the 3 finalists : Miss Haiti, Miss Colombia, and Miss France. Miss Philippines was not in the Top 3 and therefore could not possibly be declared winner, But she was in the Top 6 where they chose the Top 3. All the contestants were asked questions and, in my judgment, and as most Filipinos also think by way of reactions on social media, hers was not the best answer. One could even say that her reply was irrelevant to the question. When selecting a winner, judges select the finalists form the batch of the most beautiful (she was in that batch of the 6 most beautiful) based on how they answer questions. It is a measure of their intelligence, of their EQ (how they would behave, if they don't get rattled, if they are composed even under pressure) because the winner will be touring the world as an "ambassador", answering unscripted questions, relying only on native intellect. The jusges probably did not think she had that, rightly or wrongly. Thus she didn't even make it to Top 3.
What is the best thing that has ever happened to you on Quora? (except getting many up votes to your answer :p)
When I joined Quora, I became totally inactive on whatsapp and Facebook as I wanted to stay away from people for sometime. The number of people I know personally (face to face interaction) on Quora is single digits! I very recently re-installed my whatsapp and I realised I had changed as a person. I found meaningless gossips irritating and my friends somehow secretly hated the new me. I love the new me. :)I started writing a lot, both answers and posts on my blog. I don't call myself a writer. I don't even think I am a good one. (I am learning to become one though!) But when I got 50+ followers for my blog, it felt like an achievement! I should thank them all for encouraging me. :)After I crossed 500+ followers, I started coming across people who are rude. Really rude. In the beginning, it was affecting me. But as time passed by, it didn't matter. I have become a "buddha" where things like this didn't matter to me anymore. I got used to it. So I think I have to thank the people who have been rude to me too. Interaction with the rude is also the best thing that happened to me! It bought the best out of me! :)I started getting compliments from sane people for a change and it felt good! I have heard people complain about creeps here, but fortunately I haven't come across any. *fingers crossed*I did talk to new people. I made one nice friend here. Jash! It is really nice meeting you. Hoping to meet you soon in person. :)That is all I can think of right now. Thanks for the A2A! :)
Why do people write such lengthy answers on Quora?
Question: How does the Hollow-point bullet injure the target?Answer1: