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    Nick Manteris,
    emergent Internet marketer

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    Quora Community: How do Quora users feel about some members offering a 'bounty' now for the best answer to their question?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    A Quorist in the Quorism.
    1 vote by Anon User
    Offering a bounty for an answer is, much like humorous answers, outside of the current scope of Quora. If Quora really wanted people to do it, there would be a "offer a bounty" option when you ask your question.

    That said, much like humorous answers, I believe that some users will find it useful for their purposes and it will continue.
    Via Anon User.
    10:51pm on Friday

    Music: What parody songs have become bigger hits than the songs they are based on?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    www.LasVegasCritics.com
    2 votes by Dean Jones and David Urquhart
    Several songs by Weird Al fit into this category.

    Also, does this count?
    Via Dean Jones.
    10:39pm on Friday

    How did Quora manage to get a fantastic audience?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    Quorist ...since February 2011.
    I don't mean to belittle the Quora admins in any way, but Quora - inherently and by design - was constructed in such a way to to promote quality questions and answers. Their fantastic audience is a byproduct of having a fantastic website that combines so many never-before-combined elements.

    Everything that I shared on my answer to "How did Quora manage to do what Mahalo and Yahoo! Answers couldn't in getting such high-quality questions and answers on their site?" applies in this case.
    Via Laury Curran.
    May 29, 2012

    Japan: What comes to your mind when you think of Japan?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    <3s Japan
    3 votes by Tracey Grady, Keinosuke Johan Miyanaga, and Anon User
    • Cute stuff

    • Beautiful people (To a lesser degree: fashion)

    • Unusual products (Food and gadgets)

    • Awesome animated entertainment (What are the best Japanese anime stories of all time?)

    • OMG! Cute stuff!!


    EDIT:
    • The completely kick-ass and awe-inspiring way that they dealt with extreme destruction and tragedy after last year's earthquake/tsunami incident. (More aftermath/cleanup photos here: http://news.nationalpost.com/201...)
    May 28, 2012

    How long have you been using Quora?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    "survey says..."
    2 votes by Matt Livesey and Bob LeJeune
    Since February 2011.

    ...and this is my 501st answer.
    May 27, 2012

    Star Wars: If Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christiansen were replaced by better actors, how much better would the Star Wars prequels have been?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    literally grew up with Star Wars
    2 votes by Kat Tanaka Okopnik and Adam Mordecai
    Anon User is completely right: If you haven't already, watch Red Letter's prequel reviews and you'll see that there are huge, glaring problems with every aspect of the three prequel films.
    Better actors might have helped a little, but "not much," as Ian McCullough says in his answer.
    Adam Mordecai makes another excellent point: The end result would have been much the same, terrible.

    (Sorry that I don't have much to add that isn't already here.)


    EDIT:
    The "What if Star Wars: Episode I was good?" video in Cameron McDermott's is amazing. I wish that Lucas had encountered someone with ideas like that before filming started.
    Via Adam Mordecai.
    May 24, 2012

    Texting: What are some reasons people don't respond to text messages?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    emergent Internet marketer
    6 votes by Jeremy Miles, Adrien Ecoffet, Andrew Boysen, (more)Jeremy Miles, Adrien Ecoffet, Andrew Boysen, Alex Berman, Anon User, and Erin Osborne
    I don't know about other people, but whenever I don't respond to a text it's because:
    • I read the message and intended to respond, but then got distracted
    • I was doing something that doesn't allow me to respond (driving, working, etc.)
    • Some combination of the above
    May 21, 2012

    Movies: What is the greatest sequel of all time?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    www.LasVegasCritics.com
    3 votes by Bob LeJeune, Matt Belenky, and Aman Anand
    My main choices are already taken, but here are a few that were good:

    • X-Men 2 (X2)

    • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    • Addams Family Values
    Via Aman Anand.
    May 21, 2012

    Food: What's your favorite soda? Anything unusual people might not have heard of?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    www.LasVegasCritics.com
    1 vote by Anon User
    Here are a few sodas that I like:

    • China Cola

    • Bawls


    I liked this as a child, haven't had it in years:
    • Guarana Brazilia

    Also: +1 for:
    • Henry Weinhard's Root Beer
    • Ramune
    May 18, 2012

    Movies: What are some of the greatest final scenes in cinematic history?

      
    Nick Manteris,
    www.LasVegasCritics.com
    4 votes by Aman Anand, Ariel Williams, Anon User, and Shubham Mazumder
    • Fight Club (David Durham actually beat me to this one. If you want to vote for this film, please vote on his answer.)

    Also:
    • The Dreamers
    • Purple Noon
    • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
    • The Truman Show
    • Life is Beautiful
    • The Wrestler
    • The Sixth Sense
    • Unbreakable
    • Y Tu Mamá También
    May 14, 2012
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