Why do people add same answer

[grasscarp]

I understand why often within first few minutes of a new question we often all pile in with same answers. What I don't understand is why people add the same answer long after all done and dusted, and even acknowledged by asker. Perhaps someone out there knows?

[paddywak]

He's doing ok shaney, had his stitches out on Friday, his appetite is getting back to normal and all in all he seems to be recovering from his operation quite nicely.

[shaneystar2]

Pleased to hear he's recovering paddywak , he's a lovely dog .I miss my old boy ,wish I could have another one but circumstances don't allow:(
Goodnight,take care x

[kayakamina]

As I said here-
http://www.theanswerb.../Question1103713.html

I can't believe it is to get peoples stats up because they are largely meaningless. Mine show 256 questions! If i've asked 20 it is a lot, the balance being made up of posting links to various crosswords & starting threads on others. As for answers, any sort of reply, be it chat or acknowlegement is an 'answer'.

[jackthehat]

yellow?

[rowanwitch]

sometimes when two different answers are given and only one is correct I will 'add my vote' as it were

[ummmm]

If you're a banned user the easiest way to get your stats up so you don't look like a newbie is to go into Q&P and answer questions that have already been answered.

[starone]

Slow typing, or reading.

[sunny-dave]

I agree with jackthehat - 'banana'

[poortony]

The reason answers arrive an hour or so later could be because like my Laptop it runs very very slow. I know I know I need to buy a new laptop (am trying to win one. )

[grasscarp]

Poortony, an hour or two later could be explained by slow computer, but a day or even several days? I don't think so. Ummmm has offered a plausible reason for some of them. (They are always names I dont recognise)

[poortony]

I put that post up at 12.12am yet it didn't arrive until this morning at 9.35.
I really am having trouble with this laptop, I've been trying to get it up and going from 14.00 ~ it took two hours to get up and going. think I shall
go to the Library tomorrow and go on line there for a few hours

Good luck all

[tenrec]

Some people do not read through all the answers that have been given. They just see an opening question and answer it.

[grasscarp]

Never thought of that tenrec. I have been guilty of that myself but not some hours later. From poortonys post maybe some lags from sending to appearing may be much longer than I was thinking possible!

[boxtops]

Since the massage and the new layout, you can't see straight away that there have been other answers - but I agree, what always seems odd to me is when there are answers, and the OP says thank you, I'm done now - and then you still get more answers!

[Zacs-Master]

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1102610.html

Beaut.

[boxtops]

LOL

[chelle7272]

Good question grasscarp. Agreed, it's always confused me, even posted an answer asking why on a few occcasions! Have to admit I'd not considered some of the reasons given, explains why my questioning posts have gone unanswered too :)

[grasscarp]

Chelle sometimes I nearly posted a comment to ask if they had not seen question has already been answered. I started this in the hope of finding why folks do it. Pleased I am not alone in my bewilderment !