When comparing Yahoo! Answers vs Wortherendum, the Slant community recommends Wortherendum for most people. In the question“What are the best Q&A websites for subjective questions?” Wortherendum is ranked 8th while Yahoo! Answers is ranked 35th. The most important reason people chose Wortherendum is:
Just like in referendums, provided you get enough yes/no answers - very helpful for people who find decision-making difficult.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Provides clear 'verdict'
Just like in referendums, provided you get enough yes/no answers - very helpful for people who find decision-making difficult.
Pro Doesn't require long answers
Wortherendum is based on binary answers - worth it/not worth it. Simple voting is all that is needed in order to answer the question. Textual answers can optionally be used to for more detailed explanations.
Pro No need to log in to see the content
User account is required only to post new questions and answers. Reading them doesn't require one.
Cons
Con Closed (mostly) - only an unaffiliated Japanese version remains online
Con Very low quality of answers
Highly unreliable answers - often the answer doesn't even properly address the question.
Con Yahoo! account required
Both asking and answering questions require a Yahoo! account.
Con Single answer picked randomly as "Best answer"
The window to answer question - and to rate answers - is very short, the website will just close the question and designate a "best answer'" randomly.