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The age of a question is irrelevant . If I have the knowledge Ill answer it . If i have something constructive to say Ill jump in . I use spell check , and do my best to respond with a readable,concise,to the point response. Some people really need a kind word and just some sound advise. I worry sometimes about what I say ,so mostly I temper my words and remain silent if no good will come from what I say .                     Bill 

Yvonne57

Hi bluesman195, I would say we are on the same level. I too try to remain silent if I don't have anything nice to say, but darn it, sometimes I just have to speak up. Thanks for the response and TU. I can tell you check your spelling! r/yvonne57

Ducky

@bluesman and Yvonne...You both remain silent at times? Wow..I've never been known to do that...ever! So that's what gets me in trouble?! I'll have to try that. lol

Well, this answered the first part of the question and as tu(hint) the sekund part ov the kwesstyun, of korss, why knot.

Ducky

west-bus...I'm vari jellus of yore spel chiker...luks like it werks gud!

I'll answer any question I think I can and I have spell check. I depend on it, too........

Yvonne57

I depend on spell check too jhharlan. If there is an old question that hasn't been answered with an answer I would give I answer it. If there are already a lot of answers I won't answer it especially if I'm just repeating what someone has already said. r/yvonne57

Yvonne good question I will answer old and new as long as I know I have a bit of a answer no I dont use spell checker I wish I could but it means coming out of this site and then waiting to go back again and by then I have forgotton the word and how to spell it if anyone out there can help that would be great .................or why cant we have spell checker on this site that would be realy good Yvonne please ask them thanks x

Yvonne57

Good question. I will be happy to ask them about the spell checker. I can right click and get spell checker for my comments and answers. It's such a big help. regards/yvonne57

I answer if I think I can help or have an opinion, doesn't matter how old the question if I have the time to go through them I do, I always use the spell check (since Colleen told me how) the spelling  is often different to the way we here in Aus spell

Mostly new; occasionally old too - it's not easy to get to the good old ones because in spite of your moderator colegue opinion (forgive me coleen :)), my opinion is that there are way too many unanswered Qs that are jamming the akaQA traffic. The irony is that great majority of these Qs required an immediate answer and their requestors are like comets...

I use spell checker if only I type my answer in Word 1st; spell checker can get you in big trouble occasinally.

Yvonne57

valR, thanks for answering my question. It's a good idea to type in WORD first, I've lost some responses I've written and wish I would have written it in WORD. Spell checker certainly can get you in trouble especially if you don't proof it too! r/yvonne57

AT the top of the page under akaQA are unread  notifications, mine reads 4695 that is a lot of questions. Some nights when the questions are a little lame i like to go back and answer some of these questions. As far as the spell checker goes i use it all the time, or most of the time, the answer or question is more inviting if the spelling is correct even thou it is an American spell checker.

If I know or think I know I'll answer spell checker have not got one

Yvonne57

Bummer on the no spell checker dunc. Not even if you right click your mouse? I don't know what I'd do without it. Thanks for answering. r/yvonne57

i sometimes answer questions that are 3 months old.

i have tried to get to the end of the unanswered questions list, but there are so many i cant get past the three month old questions lol

I answer both. I use spell check all the time and I still screw up. I'm the worst speller I know (lol) but I am improving. (*~*)

Well, I would say that I don't answer really old ones, but this question is 7 months old and here I am!  As far as spell checker, I am my own spell checkin' machine.  Besides, I don't see anywhere on the site, or left click or right click that shows any way to spell check. And as you might have noticed, I sometimes answer a question with sincerity and at other times not.  I'll help if I'm able and the person is requesting such, but if someone appears to be just acting silly or is being an arrogant jerk, I'll be silly or an arrogant  jerk, right back atcha!!  My comments are never meant to offend.....uh....my comments are USUALLY not meant to offend, except in the "arrogant jerk example".  (Maybe this is too much information Yvonne57 but I DO like the sound of my own voice...uh....typing fingers.)

Yvonne57

I like the sound of your voice too Ducka, thanks for the response. r/yvonne57

If I spell a misspell a word red dots appear under the word and then I can try and fix the error.

I answer the first question I come to that I have some answer for.

Spill chacker nit wirking.never check the dates.

Ducky

Your spell checker appears to me, to be working. I see nothing wrong.

I'll answer an old question. I do use spell check even though my spelling has always been pretty good.

I answer what ever question I can, does not matter how long it has appeared. Yes, I use spell checker (often) lol

Hi Yvonne57. This is the first time I have seen this question. It came up on the right side of my screen, with several other "answered" questions that might interest me.   
To answer your first question: I do not go looking for old questions, nor do I go looking into specific profiles to find questions or answers from that member in order to add to the karma points for that person.  Recently I answered another question from several months ago that turned up as yours did, and was asked to NOT answer old questions.  
Do I use spell check?  I guess I do, because if I misspell a word, it gets underlined in red. I'll go back and try to spell it correctly; usually I get it right the 2nd or 3rd time.  I'm so OCD about spelling, if don't get it right, I'll get the dictionary or note in my answer that I'm not sure of the spelling.
 

Yvonne57

Hi Bob, I can understand not answering an old question that asks for directions or something like that, but I sometimes answer older questions if they interest me, plus it puts them back on the site for another go-round. Thanks for answering me, TU.

Ducky

Perhaps there should be some clarification of this issue, or at least some consensus. (Oh no...that could be difficult with this group...kidding lol)

The answer is yes yes and yes I try to. Not all but I do try I always start with the unanswered ones first.

OOps, double answer...