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#459399 - Thu Feb 12 2009 11:15 PM about interesting information
ZZZ22 Participant Registered: Fri Feb 06 2009 Posts: 8 Loc: California USA	WHile playing some quizzes, the only information quiz authors can come up with is like: "The incorrect answers were something, this, and that." What's up with that?
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#459400 - Fri Feb 13 2009 12:31 AM Re: about interesting information
Schoonie101 Prolific Registered: Sun Jun 24 2007 Posts: 1178 Loc: California USA	Quote: WHile playing some quizzes, the only information quiz authors can come up with is like: "The incorrect answers were something, this, and that." What's up with that? Those are from much older quizzes before the standards were as high as they are now. _________________________ "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." - William Blake
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#459401 - Fri Feb 13 2009 12:03 PM Re: about interesting information
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	Quote: Those are from much older quizzes before the standards were as high as they are now. That's basically it. Nowadays, most categories (excluding Brain Teasers) require factual, additive info for each question. That info should not simply restate an answer and it shouldn't be your own personal opinion. _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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#459402 - Wed Mar 11 2009 07:33 PM Re: about interesting information
emerald_door Participant Registered: Sun Feb 22 2009 Posts: 8 Loc: North Carolina USA	I'm wondering how many people really read all the interesting information. I read it sometimes, if I'm really interested, or have a question.
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#459403 - Wed Mar 11 2009 08:02 PM Re: about interesting information
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	I'm not sure. Personally, I write more info because I know that regardless, there are people out there that will appreciate it. _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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#459404 - Wed Mar 11 2009 08:37 PM Re: about interesting information
shuehorn Multiloquent Registered: Tue Jul 04 2006 Posts: 3613 Loc: Lawrenceville Georgiaï¿½USAï¿½...	If it looks like some thought has ben put into the interesting information, I read it. When it is comments like, "I hope you got that because it is really easy," I stop reading and usually rate the quiz lower. I am disappointed when there is no interesting info. It tends to help me learn the right answer when there is something clever or interesting to add to the nugget of knowledge. _________________________ Sue (shuehorn)
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#459405 - Wed Mar 11 2009 09:26 PM Re: about interesting information
emerald_door Participant Registered: Sun Feb 22 2009 Posts: 8 Loc: North Carolina USA	It's good to know that some people read it, because it takes a lot of time to research and write the interesting info.
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#459406 - Wed Mar 11 2009 09:31 PM Re: about interesting information
stuthehistoryguy Prolific Registered: Fri Aug 20 2004 Posts: 1302 Loc: Omaha Nebraska USA	Quote: I'm not sure. Personally, I write more info because I know that regardless, there are people out there that will appreciate it. Amen. Without the interesting info, it's not a funtrivia quiz. _________________________ Peace, Stu Editor, Sports
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#459407 - Wed Mar 11 2009 09:33 PM Re: about interesting information
guitargoddess Moderator Registered: Mon Jul 09 2007 Posts: 41461 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	To be honest, I often skip over it, unless it's a totally new topic to me and I'm very interested in learning more, or if I got something wrong and I want to know why. I do enjoy adding interesting stuff to my own quizzes, though. Also, I dislike quizzes that have an essay's worth of interesting info for each question.. I don't have the patience to sit here and read that much, in this specific format (i.e. in the little interesting info box) _________________________ Editor: Television and Animals
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#459408 - Wed Mar 11 2009 10:26 PM Re: about interesting information
jmorrow Prolific Registered: Wed Oct 08 2008 Posts: 1574 Loc: Singapore	I have the same problem that GG has reading long interesting info when I play in flash mode, which is why I like the fact that, at the end of a quiz, the site whisks you to a page that displays all the questions together with all the interesting information. If I encounter a quiz with essay-length info, I usually give up reading it as I play, and read it all through at the end!
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#459409 - Thu Mar 12 2009 02:50 AM Re: about interesting information
Lottie1001 Mainstay Registered: Mon Jul 07 2008 Posts: 549 Loc: Westmorland UK	I'm another one who doesn't read the interesting information if it's too long. I find it particularly hard to read when there are no paragraphs - a whole screenful (and sometimes more on my aged monitor) without any breaks at all is just too much to cope with. I do feel guilty about it, because I know somebody's spent a lot of time on it. On a related subject - I really appreciate it when the quiz author takes the time to explain why wrong answers are wrong, as well as telling me more about the right answer. _________________________ A schoolgirl answered the question 'In what countries are elephants found?' 'Elephants are very large and intelligent animals, and are seldom lost.'
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#459410 - Thu Mar 12 2009 10:26 AM Re: about interesting information
Buddy1 Mainstay Registered: Wed Oct 15 2008 Posts: 871 Loc: Arkansas USA	Prior to the rules now (every question must have interesting info), what were the rules? Also, this is probably a stretch but I'm interested to know, when (or approximately when) was the rule changed?
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#459411 - Thu Mar 12 2009 10:40 AM Re: about interesting information
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	As far as I know, there wasn't a rule on II. I'm not sure when it was changed, however. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#459412 - Thu Mar 12 2009 10:51 AM Re: about interesting information
agony Administrator Registered: Sat Mar 29 2003 Posts: 16595 Loc: Western Canada	Sometime in the summer of '03, as I remember it. Before that, II was encouraged, and I believe there was a rule about having it for at least half the questions.
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#459413 - Thu Mar 12 2009 12:58 PM Re: about interesting information
darksplash Mainstay Registered: Sat Nov 03 2007 Posts: 506 Loc: Tyrone Northern Ireland UK	What irks me is people who send correction notices about things that were explained in the II. For example, I did a quiz that had "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as a correct answer and I got loads of notes telling me the movie was called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" when, if they'd read the II, people would have seen the explanation that it's only called sorcerer's stone in the USA. _________________________ There are just two types of people in this world, those who hear the music and those who don't.
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#459414 - Thu Mar 12 2009 05:05 PM Re: about interesting information
kyleisalive Forum Champion Registered: Mon Mar 07 2005 Posts: 8760 Loc: Toronto, Canada, eh!	Quote: What irks me is people who send correction notices about things that were explained in the II. For example, I did a quiz that had "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as a correct answer and I got loads of notes telling me the movie was called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" when, if they'd read the II, people would have seen the explanation that it's only called sorcerer's stone in the USA. What's worse is that I've had people tell me that I've spelled words like 'humour' and 'favourite' incorrectly in my quiz. When I tell them I'm from Canada, they say: "Oh, that's alright then." I don't think I've had a worse comment than that. _________________________ Senior FT Editor (Video Games, Television, and Entertainment) Chat Board Moderator (Author's Lounge) Amazing Trivia Race Taskmaster/Commission Hander-Outer/TRICster
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#459415 - Fri Mar 13 2009 03:43 AM Re: about interesting information
Rowena8482 Prolific Registered: Mon Mar 12 2007 Posts: 1408 Loc: Hartlepool Durham England UK	Quote: Quote: What irks me is people who send correction notices about things that were explained in the II. For example, I did a quiz that had "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as a correct answer and I got loads of notes telling me the movie was called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" when, if they'd read the II, people would have seen the explanation that it's only called sorcerer's stone in the USA. What's worse is that I've had people tell me that I've spelled words like 'humour' and 'favourite' incorrectly in my quiz. When I tell them I'm from Canada, they say: "Oh, that's alright then." I don't think I've had a worse comment than that. I had one telling me I missed a period - now to an English person that has a whole different meaning than it has for an American _________________________ It is better to open your eyes and say you do not understand, than to close your eyes and say you do not believe.
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#459416 - Fri Mar 13 2009 04:27 AM Re: about interesting information
stuthehistoryguy Prolific Registered: Fri Aug 20 2004 Posts: 1302 Loc: Omaha Nebraska USA	Quote: Quote: Quote: What irks me is people who send correction notices about things that were explained in the II. For example, I did a quiz that had "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as a correct answer and I got loads of notes telling me the movie was called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" when, if they'd read the II, people would have seen the explanation that it's only called sorcerer's stone in the USA. What's worse is that I've had people tell me that I've spelled words like 'humour' and 'favourite' incorrectly in my quiz. When I tell them I'm from Canada, they say: "Oh, that's alright then." I don't think I've had a worse comment than that. I had one telling me I missed a period - now to an English person that has a whole different meaning than it has for an American No, that means the same thing in the US. Usually cause for either great celebration or a serious "Oh, ****" moment. Not uncommonly, both. _________________________ Peace, Stu Editor, Sports
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#459417 - Fri Mar 13 2009 05:34 AM Re: about interesting information
Rowena8482 Prolific Registered: Mon Mar 12 2007 Posts: 1408 Loc: Hartlepool Durham England UK	Ah - but here it no "punctuational significance" shall we say _________________________ It is better to open your eyes and say you do not understand, than to close your eyes and say you do not believe.
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#459418 - Fri Mar 13 2009 08:09 AM Re: about interesting information
agony Administrator Registered: Sat Mar 29 2003 Posts: 16595 Loc: Western Canada	That's a difficult one to express - if you say "you are missing a period (full stop)" the American quiz writers get confused, don't understand what that (full stop) is doing there.
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#459419 - Fri Mar 13 2009 09:01 AM Re: about interesting information
shuehorn Multiloquent Registered: Tue Jul 04 2006 Posts: 3613 Loc: Lawrenceville Georgiaï¿½USAï¿½...	That's funny. I am American, but I understand "full stop" when I hear it. Sue _________________________ Sue (shuehorn)
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#459420 - Fri Mar 13 2009 11:50 AM Re: about interesting information
stuthehistoryguy Prolific Registered: Fri Aug 20 2004 Posts: 1302 Loc: Omaha Nebraska USA	Quote: Ah - but here it no "punctuational significance" shall we say OH! So it ONLY means that potentially life-changing dearth of activity! Gotcha! _________________________ Peace, Stu Editor, Sports
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#459421 - Fri Mar 13 2009 01:30 PM Re: about interesting information
guitargoddess Moderator Registered: Mon Jul 09 2007 Posts: 41461 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	Quote: That's a difficult one to express - if you say "you are missing a period (full stop)" the American quiz writers get confused, don't understand what that (full stop) is doing there. Couldn't you just say "There's a period missing after the word 'Blahblah' ? But that is a funny correction note _________________________ Editor: Television and Animals
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#459422 - Fri Mar 13 2009 03:40 PM Re: about interesting information
Triviaballer Enthusiast Registered: Sun Dec 31 2006 Posts: 207 Loc: Florida USA	I really don't understand why so much interesting information is required. We aren't writing an essay on the topic, we're merely providing a nice little question and answer quiz on it. If I want more information on something, I'll look on Wikipedia or another source. I don't think it should be the quizwriter's obligation to provide interesting info. I think that outside of a cool factoid or two is excessive and erodes the fun and quick aspect that is quiz-taking and trivia. When you're doing a pub quiz the moderator doesn't stop after each question and spout off random, forced information about the topic. I think a lot more quizzes could be put online if the interesting info wasn't required and so stringent. Just my fifty cents :-)
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#459423 - Fri Mar 13 2009 04:36 PM Re: about interesting information
darthrevan89 Mainstay Registered: Tue May 13 2008 Posts: 760 Loc: Texas USA	I am all for Interesting Information. Granted, sometimes there can be too much (I think I've been guilty of this) and you don't always want to bother reading it. But for me, if it's a topic I love, the II is a fun part of the writing process. And there have been many times I've seen a question (in a quiz, or an hourly) that piqued my curiosity, something surprising, unexpected, or that I just didn't know, but it has no II. I don't necessarily want to go research it, but it's nice when there are some extra tidbits attached. To me, it also serves as a sign that the author worked hard, and cares about more than numbers. It's not like it is forced on those who don't care to read it, the option is always there to skip it. I just think it's a nice touch for those who do read it - and I have gotten compliments regarding II, so I know there must be a few who do read it. Edited by darthrevan89 (Fri Mar 13 2009 04:38 PM)
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