I was amazed at the number and range of questions posted on the answer boards. I suppose this is the modern equivalent of hanging over the back fence and asking your neighbour a question.
I took a close look at the questions in the health category on both WikiAnswers and on Yahoo!7Answers. I found that about half the questions actually required the person to see a doctor. What they were after was an interpretation of a set of symptoms, in other words medical advice not plain information.
So if I was slamming the boards as a health librarian, my most frequently used answer would be; "Go see your doctor". That would not make me very popular and would certainly not get me any Best Answer votes. Despite this, I think the slamming the boards campaign is an excellent idea.
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