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...tough part is rating the experts' answers, as all but Abuzz and Askanexpert encourage. After all, how could I know if the guy who recommended a couple of camping spots in upstate New York was out to lunch until I did a little more research on my own? Knowpost raises the stakes even higher by making you answer a question before you can ask one. When I gave a lazy but technically correct answer to a guy who wanted to know what applications were available for a two-way pager, he slapped me with one star out of five...
...creative alternative to chocolate-chip cookies, she suggested putting chow-mein noodles in the mix. Ick! My most pressing question, about how to revive a wilting African violet before it went to plant heaven, got no responses, even though I posted it on Abuzz, Xpertsite and Expertcentral. Queries to Knowpost on the number of states that do not have a death penalty (12 plus the District of Columbia) and the best sleeping position to avoid back pain (on your back with knees bent) got helpful replies within hours...
...Knowpost quickly became my favorite site because I felt as if I was talking to real people with a sense of humor instead of a bunch of brainiac know-it-alls. For no-nonsense answers to serious questions, however, Xpertsite proved most reliable. And for a site that actually puts you in touch with credentialed experts, Askanexpert is the place to go. It has fewer people answering questions than the other sites, but I got a Dr. Odenwald, who has a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard, to ease my fears about asteroids just hours after I had started fretting about...
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