text: yahoo answers... do you think you could give some kind of point deduction for people who give bad answers? seriously, i posted a question and needed real answers. some were short (people just trying to get quick points). some were uncalled for. some answers didn't even read the extra info. there should be some kind of punishment for people who don't take this site seriously. i am a real person! i need real answers from people who just want to help out another human being. i've had that happen also, but it might be very difficult to work out a system like that. i think its a good idea, though, to deter people from giving nonsense answers.