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You can also message a user directly by visiting their profile, clicking on the 'more' menu below their name & bio (e.g., the "..."), then clicking the 'Message' link in the drop-down menu.

You can control who sends you messages on Quora, and you may not be able to message all users on Quora (depending on their settings). The default mode for messaging is that, with some exceptions, you will only receive messages from people you follow. You can still allow anyone to message you by changing your privacy settings. You can also choose to turn off messages altogether. These settings mean that new messages you receive will generally be from people that you connect with, and there will be less risk of spam or harassment from strangers.

The following is Quora's policy on adding images and videos to answers and reviews:

Meme pictures, text-as-picture images, & humorous imagesAnswers are not allowed which do one or more of the following:

Include a meme picture.

Include a humorous, sex-related, or graphically violent image or video that isn't helpful to someone interested in learning the answer to the question.

Are part of an answer footer.

Sex-Related ImagesSexual, sex-related, and sexually-provocative images are only allowed on pages involving adult topics and which have been tagged with the appropriate Quora Adult topic(s) (i.e.,Specific Types of Adult Content,Sexand/or other topics), which willrestrict distribution.Because userprofile picturesand topic images appear throughout the site, sex-related image content is not permitted in profile pictures or topic images.Images of Graphic ViolenceImages and videos of extreme graphic violence (or links to such images/videos) are only allowed in answers if (1) they are clearly helpful and necessary to the answer, and (2) they clearly do not glorify violence. Questions that specifically ask for pictures of graphic violence must have theAdult Content on Quoratopic tag applied.

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In general, to control what types of e-mails you receive from Quora, including our Digest emails, go to your Settings page, navigate to "Email & Notifications" in the left-side navigation menu (or http://www.quora.com/settings/notifications ), and toggle your settings from there.

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You can report users who do not meet the minimum age in our Terms of Service using the Contact Form. Select the "I have a safety concern" option from the dropdown list or submit your report here.

In the details section, make sure you provide a link to the user's profile along with any evidence indicating they're underage.

How do I delete my Quora account?

Quora allows users to delete their account if they choose to do so. Deleting your Quora account means that the following content will be removed from public view:

Your profile including photos and bio

Your answers

Comments

Blog posts

Votes

Endorsements

Messages

Questions you may have asked will remain, since questions on Quora are community owned, but will not be associated with your name publicly.

Deletion of your accountis not reversibleonce the process is complete. Alternatives to deletion include:

Deactivation

Edit your Quora Privacy Settings

Deleting individual pieces of content, such as answers, comments, or posts

If you are certain you wish to delete your account, visit your account privacy settings and choose "Delete Account". It will ask you for your password in order to confirm the deletion(Note: if you created the account via Google or Facebook, you will first need to create a password by clicking the "Change Password" link near the top of the page, then clicking on "create an account password"). Once you confirm the deletion of your account, the account will be deactivated immediately and the deletion process will begin.If you login during the next 14 days, the account will be reactivated and deletion will be canceled.

Once the 14-day grace period has expired and your account has been deleted, your content and profile will be permanently deleted, and personal data associated with your account will be removed from Quoras databases. As described in our Privacy Policy ( https://www.quora.com/about/privacy ), we may preserve your data if necessary to comply with legal obligations (subpoenas, legal process, or other court-ordered obligations).Keep in mind that your content may have been republished or shared by others outside of the Quora Platform. Account deletion on the Quora Platform does not remove any links or data hosted by others. However, under Quoras Terms of Service, users republishing content from the Quora Platform have an obligation, upon request to delete content that has been deleted on the Quora Platform.

If you have further questions regarding account deletion oryou need your account to be deleted before the 14 day deactivation period, please let us knowbycontacting us via our contact form.

After adding a question, the OP (original poster of the question) has a grace period during which he or she is permitted to delete the question; this grace period ends when a certain level of activity on the page has occurred. This policy is consistent with Quora's philosophy that questions belong to the community and OPs do not have ownership over their questions.

If the question is still within this grace period, the OP can delete it by visiting their question page, clicking on the "" link below the question title, then selecting the "Delete" option. If this optionisn'tpresent, it means the question can no longer be deleted by the OP.

Under 'Settings' on the 'Privacy' tab, click on 'Deactivate Account' at the bottom.Please be aware that, by deactivating your account, you will no longer receive any emails or notifications from Quora; however, any content you've posted will still be available on the site.

You can reactivate your account at any time by logging back into Quora.com or our app using your email address and password.

We want doctors to feel comfortable providing answers to questions about medicine and medical problems. Quora's policy is that in answering medical questions,doctors should not give a reader the impression that they are acting asherdoctor,thus possibly creating a professional relationship (i.e., doctor-patient) and subjecting the doctor to "duties of reasonable care."

Questions related to medicine

It's OK for a question to describe a general situation, illustration, illness, or symptoms, but the question should withhold enough facts so that it's clear that it's not describing a specific patient.

Medicine-related questions on Quora arenot allowedto provide facts that give the impression of being patient-specific. Questions that are patient-specific should be edited to become questions about general medical problems or deleted.

Answers related to medicine

Medicine-related answers can provide general guidance, context, and illustration,but specific or diagnostic answers are not allowed. Answers should not provide specific treatment recommendations or give the impression that they are a substitute for a real-life consultation with a doctor.

Doctors should not solicit patients for treatment.For example, doctors should not volunteer to schedule patient appointments on the site; doing so could violate medical board rules regarding advertising.

In answering medicine-related questions, doctors should be careful not to discuss privileged or confidential details of past or current patients. Doctors should also be careful not to accidentally reveal confidential information in indirect ways for example, by discussing hypothetical illustrations that could be traced back to specific patients.

Needless to say,doctors should not suggest or prescribe medication to questioners based on interactions over Quora. Such a practice would likely violate telemedicine rules for many state medical boards.

Adding medical disclaimers to answers

Doctors or medical students who answer medical or medically-related questions on Quora should identify themselves as licensed physicians or medical students and add a disclaimer to the end of their medical answers.

Quora makes it easy for users who are doctors or medical students to include a personalized medical disclaimer when answering a question in the Medicine and Healthcare topic (and related topics).

Attaching a disclaimer ensures that anywhere the answer text is shown, it is accompanied by the disclaimer text beneath it. The disclaimer will appear in a visually distinct region beneath the answer, truncated to show only the first line with an option for the reader to expand to the full text.

To add a disclaimer, the eligible user should click the "Attach Medical Disclaimer" link found by clicking the "..." icon at the bottom of the answer editor and following the instructions.

This medical disclaimer will be the disclaimer that shows up on your answers in questions in Medicine and Healthcare. Once initially set, a user's personalized disclaimer may be edited from the Settings page.Note that editing this text will update the text on all previous disclaimers.

Once an eligible user initially creates a personalized disclaimer, she can attach this disclaimer toanyexisting answer (i.e., even on questions that are not tagged with Medicine-related topics) by editing that answer and clicking the "Attach Disclaimer" link. Disclaimers may be removed from an answer by editing that answer and clicking the "X" next to the disclaimer text.

We've worked hard and done research to craft this disclaimer language to protect our users. However, medical board rules differ by state and country, so wearen'tsure that this language will work for every doctor in every location -- especially since rules can change over time. As always, use your own good judgment as a licensed professional and, if appropriate, you should edit or add to disclaimer language to comply with your states medical rules.

We hope that over time, doctors in the Quora community will share what they learn about state-specific disclaimer language.

The Quora Partner Program is active in the following languages: English, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Swedish, Dutch, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, and Indonesian. You must live in an eligible country to participate; the program is active in the following countries: U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, India, Portugal,Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Colombia.

What happened?

We recently became aware that some user data was compromised due to unauthorized access to our systems by a malicious third party. We have engaged leading digital forensic and security experts and launched an investigation, which is ongoing. We have notified law enforcement officials. We are notifying affected Quora users. We have already taken steps to ensure the situation is contained, and we are working to prevent this type of event from happening in the future. Protecting our users information and fostering an environment built on trust remains our top priority so that together we can continue to share and grow the worlds knowledge.

What kind of user data was affected?

Based on what we have learned, some of our users information has been exposed, including:

Account information, e.g. name, email address, encrypted password (hashed with a salt that varies for each user), data imported from linked networks when authorized by users

Public content and actions (e.g. questions, answers, comments, upvotes)

Non-public content and actions (e.g. answer requests, downvotes, direct messages)

Questions and answers that were written anonymously are not affected by this breach as we do not store the identities of people who post anonymous content.

How do I know if I was affected? How are you notifying users?

In the interest of transparency, we are notifying impacted Quora users of the incident via email, and will provide relevant updates as they are available.

When did you first learn of the issue? How was it brought to your attention?

We first learned of the issue on November 30. Upon learning about the issue, we immediately launched a comprehensive investigation and remediation effort.

How many Quora users are affected?

Not all Quora users are affected, and some were impacted more than others. We are notifying those affected of the incident, and will provide updates as they are available.

Impact on users

If my data was compromised, what are the risks to me? Could my identity be stolen?

It is highly unlikely that this incident will result in identity theft, as we do not collect sensitive personal information like credit card or social security numbers.

Is content posted anonymously still secure?

Yes. Anonymous content cannot be connected to user accounts, so content posted anonymously is still secure.

How do I delete my account and data you have on me?

See here: How do I delete my Quora account?

Note that deleting your account does not affect whether your information has been compromised by this breach, if in fact it was compromised. As described in our Privacy Policy ( https://www.quora.com/about/privacy ), we may preserve your data if necessary to comply with legal obligations (subpoenas, legal process, or other court-ordered obligations).

How can I get a copy of all my data from Quora?

We will send you an archive of your content and personal data to your accounts primary email address on request. If you would like to request a copy of your data, you may do so by submitting a request via email to [email protected]. Please note that you will receive the archive within 72 hours of our team confirming that we have received your data request.

How do I reset my password?

If we invalidated your password, you will be prompted to reset your password the next time you try to log into Quora with a password. If you are not prompted to do so, you can change your password by visiting your account settings at https://www.quora.com/settings. Click "Change Password" and enter your current password in the pop-up message. You can then enter your new password and click "Change Password" to save it for the next time you log in.

For more information, see How do I change or reset my password on Quora?

Should I also reset passwords for other connected accounts?

It is generally a best practice to not reuse the same password across multiple services, and we recommend that people change their passwords if they are doing so.

I didnt know I had a Quora account. How is it that my email or information was exposed?

You may have signed up for Quora some time ago. While you might not have regularly visited or used Quora, your account remained, and this breach may have exposed some of your information, such as the email address you signed up with, the password you used, or actions you took on Quora.

What Quora is doing about it

What steps are you taking to contain the issue and make sure this doesnt happen again?

Upon learning about the issue, we immediately launched a comprehensive investigation. We have retained leading digital forensics and security firms to assist us and have notified law enforcement officials.While the investigation is still ongoing, we have already taken steps to contain the incident, and our efforts to prevent this type of event from happening in the future are ongoing and a top priority.

Have you alerted law enforcement?

Yes, we have alerted law enforcement, in addition to retaining a leading digital forensics and security firm to assist us in the investigation and next steps.

Does Quora know who is responsible?

No, but we have alerted law enforcement in an effort to identify the attacker.

What is a Quora Space?

Spaces is a new feature that allows people to curate collections and form communities around shared interests and tastes. Spaces can be used in a number of different ways, and we're launching with a diverse set of creators that reflect the range of possibilities. For example:

A group of people can work together to curate the most interesting answers and links about a particular area of interest.

An individual can use spaces to organize their own writing into different sections

A community of people can create a space to have shared conversations with each other.

How are Spaces different from blogs?

Spaces have lower friction to contribution with support for shares, links, and short posts. We've learned a lot from our experience with blogs and we think knowledge-sharing works best in groups, whether big or small, and want to support that use case really well. For example, a space can choose whether it wants comments from everyone or just its own contributors, and we'll be continuing to expand the feature set over time.

How do I start a Space?

At this time, spaces are still in beta an the ability to create new spaces is limited to a small number of writers. We'll be using this initial phase to collect feedback, iterate, and ensure that we've built a robust product before releasing it to everyone on Quora.

How can I contribute to a Space?

Anyone who isn't already a contributor can apply to become one by going to the 'People' tab and clicking on the Apply here! banner. The request should include an explanation of why they want to become a contributor. Our Space admins and moderators will then review these requests.

I'm a Space admin/moderator, how can I review my contributor requests?

Admins and moderators can see pending requests on the 'People' tab and have the option to approve or decline each of them. Approving a request will automatically make the requester a contributor, and these actions will be recorded in the admin log. Space admins can also turn this feature off in their Space 'Settings' at any time.

Can a Space admin add additional moderators or admins to a Space?

Admins can invite others to be moderators to help manage content and submissions in their Spaces. Moderators can do the following:

Approve or reject submissions

Disable commenting on content

Hide content in Spaces

Invite others to be moderators

Admins can also invite others to be co-admins or transfer ownership to others by removing themselves as admins.

To add moderators or admins to a Space, visit the 'People' tab and click the '+ Invite' button in the 'Admins' or 'Contributors' section.

How can I find out who the Space admin is?

Click on the name of the Space

Select the 'People' tab, located below the name of the Space

Admin(s) will be listed at the top of this page

How can I customize my Space URL?

Spaces that have accumulated over a certain number of followers will unlock a custom URL these will initially be set based on the Space name. Space admins can change this at any time from the settings page.

Why am I seeing Spaces content in my feed?

You'll see Spaces content in your feed if you:

Follow that Space

Follow the author of that content

Someone you follow upvoted that content

The content is from a Space you may like

If you don't want to see content from a particular Space in your feed, you can mute that Space. A Space can be muted from its main page or from content in feed.

How can I control the amount of notifications I get for a Space?

To control your Space notifications, go to the Space page and click on the introduced icon, located on the right-hand side of the page. A drop-down menu will appear and you'll be able to select the frequency of your notifications.

How can I share a post from a Space?

To allow posts to reach a wider audience, we recently the ability for users to share posts with their followers or to another Space they contribute to.

To share a post, click on the 'Share' or 'Reshare' button that appears directly below the post.

If I write a post or link in a Space, who can see it?

Followers of a Space will be able to see posts or links you've shared in the Space, as well as anyone that visits the Space.

If I comment on a post or link in a Space, who can see it?

Comments can be viewed by anyone.

Can I restrict the type of content that is shared in a Space?

Space admins can decide what content types are permitted by going to the Space settings page. The options will be listed under 'Content permissions'.

Can I restrict who can see a Space?

Spaces are public and can be seen by anyone.

Will someone that I blocked be able to see or comment on a Space that I'm in?

Blocking someone will make it so that they can't see your posts or shares in a Space; however, they can still see and participate in the Space. If you are an admin of the Space, you can block that person from the Space, regardless of whether or not you've blocked them on their profile.

Can I cancel an invitation to join a Space as a contributor or follower?

At this time, you won't be able to cancel an invitation. You'll need to wait for the user to accept the invitation. Once it has been accepted, you'll be able to remove the user from the Space by going to "People", selecting the "..." next to the user you'd like to remove, and then selecting "Block". Blocking the user will remove them as a contributor of the Space, and make them unable to join, comment, or add content to the Space. Please note that a blocked user can still follow the Space and view its content.

What happens when I block a user in my Space?

Blocking a user from your Space will remove them from the Space and make them unable to join, comment, or add content. They can still follow and view the Space. This action can be undone.

Can a non-contributor add content to a space?

We've added the ability for non-contributors to submit posts or shares to a Space for admin approval; when a submission is accepted, it is published directly to the Space.

For followers or users unaffiliated with a Space: You can now submit content to any Space that's accepting submissions. You will be notified if your submission is accepted.

For Space admins: You will be notified when submissions are made to your Space, and you can approve or decline them from the Spaces Submissions tab. Lastly, you can disable submissions for the Space in the Space's Settings.

Can I ask a question in a Space?

Each Space can start its own ever-growing collection of questions and answers. For example, parents can share and discuss a child's first movie-going experienceamongst themselvesand you're guaranteed to get answers from parents, written with other parents in mind.

Please note that questions posed to a Space can only be answered by contributors of that Space.

Can I set a credential for a Space?

You can set a credential for any Space that you follow. This credential will appear by default on all the content that you create in that Space.

To set a credential for a Space:

Visit "Credentials & Highlights" on your profile page and select "Edit Credentials"

Click on "Add a credential" and select "Space" from the drop-down menu

Go to "Select a Space" and type in the name of the Space whose credential you'd like to set

Once a Space has been selected, type your credential next to "Describe an experience"

A couple of tips on what good credentials look like:

Short and specific

Helpful, and aren't jokes

Have correct grammar and spelling

Where can I find stats and insights for my Space?

Space admins and moderators will see a Stats tab on their Space, which will highlight:

An overview of the spaces activity

Content views over time

The most active users in the space

The most popular content in the spaces

Additionally, the People tab will let all space visitors see who has contributed content over the past week.

Will spam submissions be filtered from my Space?

We have improved the spam filter for submissions and added the ability to see which ones are filtered out. You can toggle between seeing filtered (the default view), all, and suspected spam submissions.

The spam filter is still in an early phase and we will continue to improve it. We hope this makes it easier to manage your submissions.

Quora's mission is to share and grow the world's knowledge. We seek to achieve this mission by creating the best page on the internet for any given question pages that are valuable and reusable resources to readers.A good answer is helpfultoanyone who wants to know the answer to the question.Good answers are helpful to both the original poster of the question and to anyone else who has the same question in the future.An answer is helpful when it's clear, credible, and sincerely addresses the question that was asked.More specifically, helpful answers:

Answer the question that was asked. Good answers are very helpful for someone who wants to know the answer to the question. You should always assume that people are asking in good faith and really want help. Helpful answers don't change the subject, obsess over faulty premises, or make fun of the question. A good answer often considers the frame of mind of the typical person that has this question what are they wondering, what are they confused about, what kind of background they need.

Provide knowledge that is reusable by anyone interested in the question.A good answer has facts and insights that are general and reusable. An answer is not the most helpful if it only helps one person with specific circumstances not listed in the question. Citing your own opinion or view is fine, but if you think your opinion is the right answer to the question, then you should explain and support the case for your point-of-view (i.e., why you believe that many people should share your point of view). The best answers to a general question sometimes cover many different cases with conditions (e.g., "if you're tall, I recommend X; if you're short I recommend Y").

Support your answer with rationale.Helpful answers typically assume that the question is implicitly asking "Why?", even if it doesn't say so explicitly. This means you should include convincing rationale, so that the reader can understand why the answer is correct. Even in cases where a question is about personal opinion, personal experience, and/or individual expertise, it's still important to demonstrate why your answer is accurate and helpful (and not just popular).

Demonstrate credibility and be factually correct.A good answer convinces readers that it's trustworthy. An answer thats wrong or which includes incorrect facts or premises is not helpful. Answers can demonstrate credibility in a number of ways, including: providing reliable sources, listing good examples, and explaining why you have expertise or first-hand experience in the subject. Ideally, writers should indicate why they're qualified to answer the question. (You should provide good topic bios whenever it makes sense.) Some of the best answersdon'tneed to cite sources because they are written by people with expertise or first-hand knowledge. However, if an author provides an answer that depends on third-party facts and analysis not based on their own personal expertise its helpful to provide external links and source material.

Are clear and easy to read.Good answers are very clear to read and understand, even for someone who is reading quickly or skimming the page. It's helpful to include simple formatting that adds structure and helps emphasize key pieces of information. Of course, a good answer needs to have correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Any images or video in an answer should help bring clarity to your points. Good answers are also usually enjoyable to read. They are engaging and thought-provoking and may include empathy and humor. A good answer avoids insides jokes or sarcasm.

The best answer should aspire to be the most comprehensive, helpful, and trustworthy resource on the Internet for that question. For any question, Quora wants to attract themost helpfulanswer for someone who wants to know the answer to the question. Our best answers are the ones that will get distribution and wide readership.

Quality and distribution how Quora distributes high-quality answers

We will continually improve and change Quora to get better at rewarding quality content with better distribution. To be clear, that means:

High-quality answers should get a lot of distribution (in feed, in digest emails, etc.).

Low-quality answers should get minimal distribution.

The more complete and thoughtful your answer is, the more likely it will (1) rank at or near the top of the page and (2) reach lots of readers.

Short fragments that contribute a bit, but not much, to the quality of the page won't get much distribution.

On Quora, you are required to use your real, full name for your account.To do so, you can change your name from your profile.

If you are ever uncomfortable about associating your identity with a particular question or answer, you can write the answeror ask the question anonymously. If Quora Moderation believes that a user is not using their real name, the user may be asked to provide supporting evidence.

More specifically, the following rules apply to Quora profile names:

Company or organizational accounts: you may create an account on Quora to represent a legally incorporated business or other organization. You are not required to do so if you prefer to answer using a personal account. Not all organization accounts will be verified, though we may ask company accounts to provide verification.

Names in non-Latin alphabet languages:Characters and letters that are not part of the Latin alphabet are allowed in usernames in parentheses if a Latin alphabet-name precedes the parenthetical. Example: Mikhail Gorbachev ( ), Hu Jintao (). The only exception is for Quora in Japanese where the non-Latin character can appear in the following format: (Shinz Abe).

Titles, such as "Dr." and "Ms.", may not be used in a Quora name; instead, information about degrees (e.g., "M.D.", or "PhD.") may be included in the user headline that appears to the right of your name, or elsewhere in your profile.

Role accounts: Since each account should be connected with a real name, multiple accounts representing the same person (e.g., a professional identity under one name and a personal identity under a different one) are not permitted.

Capitalization:Names should be appropriately capitalized. JOHN SMITH should be capitalized as John Smith.

We work very hard to ensure a safe environment for users: our Be Nice, Be Respectful policy is one of our core principles, and Quora Moderation works hard to enforce this.

If someone is harassing you, please report the harassment by using theReportoption in the extras menu ("...").

You can also report a user from the profile page, and anonymous users can be reported via their content. You can (and should!) report users or disrespectful content any time you see it.

You can add a new topic by typing one in to any box where it says "select topics" and clicking "add" or hitting enter (instead of choosing one out of the dropdown).You can get to these boxes via the "Edit" link next to the topics on any question page, or by editing your topics on your profile, or editing the ontology on a topic.

If a person violates Quora policy multiple times, they will usually receive content warnings and then temporary edit-blocks. If they keep violating policy after that, they will generally be banned from Quora.

To toggle theemails and notifications you get from Quora, visit your Settings page, then click on " Email & Notifications ". On this page, you'll be able to customize the types ofnotifications and emails you receive from Quora,as well as the frequency inwhich you receive them.To do this on our mobile app,go to "You" > "..." > "Settings" > "Email & Notifications".

You can find all of your questions (that you've asked or followed), answers, and posts on the Your Content page.

On the web, you can find 'Your Content' in the Profile menu at the top-right. On Android or iOS, 'Your Content' is located under the Home menu.

This page does not include any content you have authored anonymously and does not include questions you are privately following.

You can change which credential appears on your answer in two ways.

Before your answer is published, you can click the "Edit Credential" link under your name in the answer editor:

After your answer is published, you can click the "Edit Credential" link in the "..." menu:

Tip:If you want to update the default Credential used for all answers, go to your Profile page and click on the "Edit" link next to the Credentials & Highlights section. Then, click on the "Edit" link to the right of the Credential you want to use and select "Set as Default".

On Quora, you can write an answer to a question from your feed or a question page by clicking the "Answer" button.

You can write answers from the Write Answer page, when you see questions in your feed, and from topic pages.

The key principle underlying our policy on collapsing is thatpeople should make a page more helpful for people who are interested in the question.

Given this principle, Quora may collapse answers for the following reasons:

Doesn't answer the question.The answer should respond to the question asked. The answer should not misinterpret the language of the question and/or respond to a different question. It is OK if an answer challenges an important premise in the question instead of directly answering the question, as long as the answer clearly makes the page more helpful (and includes meaningful explanation) for people who are interested in learning the answer to the question.

Is a joke.Answers that are jokes generally make the page less helpful. Humorous answers are allowed if they make the page more helpful to someone who is sincerely interested in learning the answer to the question; otherwise, they are not. To be considered helpful, a humorous answer should include a meaningful explanation. Answers to survey questions are subject to these rules. Survey question answers will be treated as joke answers if (1) they are not plausible given the conditions described in the question and/or (2) they appear to be primarily intended as a joke. An answer may be collapsed as a joke answer if it violates Quora'srules against meme pictures and humorous images in answers.

Violates Quora's images policy.Image-only and video-only answers, and answers that contain Meme images are not allowed on Quora. Answers are not allowed which: (1) include a meme picture and/or (2) are short and include a humorous image or video that isn't very helpful to someone interested in learning the answer to the question.

Should be a comment.A response to another answer on the page should be moved to the comment section of that answer. Clarification or commentary about the question should be moved to the question comments.

Quora content must be in the language you have selected. This is so that users will be able to find and understand its contents.

Relevant affiliations need to be disclosed.To help people interpret the views expressed in this answer, any relevant affiliations should be included in the answer text or the author's credential. For example, if a user writes an answer about his own company or product, the answer (or topic-specific credential) should make clear the user's affiliation with the company. This disclosure can be brief and does not need to be set off separately, as long as it is clear. A relevant affiliation is any involvement that a reasonable observer would think is important for interpreting the views that the user expresses in an answer.

Other / Needs improvement.Examples include: (1) being unintelligible or having severe problems with grammar or spelling; (2) not being a sincere attempt to make the page a better resource for someone who wants to know the answer to the question; (3) no longer being relevant; or violatingother policies and guidelinessuch as theBe Nice, Be Respectful policy.

Very bad formatting.Answers with very poor formatting are not allowed and will be collapsed. Very poor formatting distracts from the content of the answer on the page. This is likely a result of one or more of the following problems: (1) Poor use of spacing or paragraph breaks; Bad spelling, capitalization, or grammar; (3) Use of "text-speak"-style language; (4) Poor use of formatting tools such as boldface, italics, etc. Answers will not be collapsed for a small number of formatting issues. To have a badly formatted answer uncollapsed, the edited answer needs to be clearly well-formatted.

Note

Answers that say "We don't know" / "We can't know" ("WDK/WCK") are allowed on Quora under certain conditions, but there is a presumption against such answers. Such answers are allowed if all of the following is true: (1) it is clearly plausible that the question can't be answered, even by someone knowledgeable about the topic, (2) the answer includes significant and meaningful explanation for why WDK/WCK is the right answer, resulting in the answer becoming a clearly helpful and reusable resource, and (3) the answer is clearly not aimed at being jokey. Note: in deciding whether a WDK / WCK answer is helpful, Quora Moderation will give more leeway to people with clear subject matter expertise.

AnAnonymous Edit Linkis a link that allows you to control anonymous content you have added. Every anonymously added question and answer will be assigned a unique Anonymous Edit Link.

For questions, the Anonymous Edit Link allows you to anonymously edit the question text, question details, and topics. Edits made from any other URL will show up in the log with the name of the person who made the edits.

For answers, the Anonymous Edit Link will be the only way to edit or delete an anonymous answer.

Anonymous Edit Links are not associated with a specific user account. This means thatanyone who has the Anonymous Edit Linkcan use it to anonymously edit the associated question or anonymously edit/delete the associated answer. So, it is extremely important that you keep your Anonymous Edit Links safe and do not share them with anyone.

1. Quora works by having the communityask and answer questions. When you want to know more about something, Quora delivers you answers and content from people who know the answer - like real doctors, economists, screenwriters, police officers, and military veterans.

Ask questions when you have them.

Answer questions when you can!

2. Use yourfeedand tell Quora what you're interested in reading.

Your feed is filled with stories that interest you. You can view your feed by going to the homepage.

Build a good feed by following topics and people, and taking actions in feed that tell Quora what you like.

Topics: When youfollow a topic, questions and answers tagged with that topic will appear in your feed

People. When youfollow people, you will see questions and answers posted by these people in your feed.

The easiest first step: start by followingsome topicsthat you care about andsome peoplewho write about them.

You can also read someinteresting questionsandpopular answersto get a feel for the site.

3.Upvote answersthat you think are helpful.

When you see a good answer on Quora, upvote it.

Your votes help people see good answers and make Quora better.

Quora gives you the best feed we can based on the actions you have taken. The more actions you take, the more we learn about what you want to see and don't want to see.

To improve your feed:

Follow topics and writers that interest you, and follow users who upvote answers you like. These decisions have a compounding beneficial effect; content written by users you follow and/or in topics you follow is more likely to appear in your feed than other content. Similarly, questions and answers that involve multiple topics you follow is more likely to appear in your feed vs. content tagged with only one topic.

Upvote answers based on what content you find interesting and/or helpful.These votes let Quora learn what you like and what is good, and feed makes adjustments accordingly.

Answer questions in topics that interest you and/or where you have expertise and knowledge.This helps Quora learn which questions to include in feed.

Take action to remove content you don't like from your feed.Such actions include: unfollowing users and topics that you no longer find interesting.

Credentials on Quora are a way for writers to represent their experience on answers they write. Credentials appear next to a writers name:

as well as on their profile:

Credentials are created via a set of fields:

You can add credentials in two ways:

1) From your profile, you can click the "Edit" link in the "Credentials & Highlights" section to open the credentials dialog box:

From there, you can add a credential by clicking "Add a credential" at the top of the dialog box:

2) On an individual answer, you can click "Edit Credential" in the "..." menu to open the same dialog box:

When you add a credential via an individual answer, that credential will automatically be chosen to appear on that answer.

Tip: if you're trying to add or edit a credential but you don't see the result you want, click on the "Create Topic" button at the bottom of the results.

This is an official Quora policy that reflects the agreed upon conventions of the communityThe only reason admins edit-block or ban accounts is to make Quora a great resource and support the sites mission. Admins don't like edit-blocking or banning people and are committed to being reasonable, thoughtful, and consistent in their decisions.Having a Quora account is not a right. Quora has a number of admins, but their time is very scarce and they do not have time to deal with people who are not helping the site. If a person is overall not helping the site, admins may choose to suspend or ban them.Edit-blocks and bans may be temporary; if a person is banned or edit-blocked, she can come back when she cools off and decides to put an honest effort into being helpful and making the site a great resource. Edit-blocks generally last until the person responds via PM and makes his case to be unblocked.Some reasons why admins may edit-block or ban someone:

They vandalize content on the site that is editable by everyone, includingquestionsand answer summaries.

They engage in one or more actions which violate theBe Nice, Be Respectfulpolicy. These actions may relate to questions, answers, or comments.

They post a significant number ofquestions,answers, and/or comments that aren't helpful.

They repeatedly violateQuora policiesand/or does not change her behavior after receiving a content warning.

In most cases, admins have the discretion to make edit-block and banning decisions based on their own judgment.

Allowing admins to use their individual judgment is important because there is too much activity on the site to make every decision collaboratively.

If someone feels that she's been edit-blocked or banned unfairly, she can submit arequest via our contact form

This approach lets us make lots of decisions and keep quality on the site high.

If an edit-block or banning decision is difficult and/or involves a person who is active on Quora, then the decision will be made collectively by the admins as a group with each admin having the opportunity to provide input.

If you'd like to appeal a moderation decision, please visit How do I appeal a Quora Moderation decision?

If you do not want your Quora profile and/or nameto appear insearch engines, go to your privacy settings page andsetthe option "Allow search engines to index your name?" to "No".

Unchecking this option will make Quora instruct search engines like Google not to index your profile page, and not to index your linked name anywhere else it appears on Quora, including answers you've written and any @-mention.In other words, if someone searches your name on Google, your answers and profile page should not appear in the results when you uncheck this option. Your name will show up as "Quora User" to any search engine crawlers that we detect, even on questions or answers that you contributed publicly (ie, not anonymously).

So if you're concerned about people being able to Google your name and have all your non-anonymous Quora answers or comments show up, this option provides some protection. On the other hand, if you think your public Quora answers add to your reputation and you want to maximize the number of people who see them, you won't want to use this.

For this setting to take effect, Google has to recrawl pages and update its index; we don't have control over how long this takes; in practice, it usually happens within 12 weeks.

Keep in mind that this privacy is just around your linked name as we display it on Quora. The content of all answers will be public and will be indexed by search engines.

If your question has been marked as Needs Improvement, you should edit the question to make it better and easier for people to understand. The question may

need to be reworded as a fully formed question

need spelling, grammar, or formatting improvements

be ambiguous or difficult to understand

be too reliant on the question source or comments

When a question is marked as Needs Improvement, it will not be shown to people on Quora until it has been edited to be clearer.Anyone on Quora can freely edit the question to make it better, and editing the question will restore it to full visibility.Asking your question in a way that is well formatted and easy to understand will make it easier for people to answer your question.

Quora collects data directly from individuals, from third parties, and automatically through the Quora Platform. For more detailed information about the types of data that Quora collects and the ways that we use, please see our Privacy Policy, under the section of The Information We Collect.

It is not possible to merge multiple Quora accounts together. You will need tomanually re-add anyanswers/posts from the secondary account(s) to the primary account.Note: it is Quora policy that you can only have one account, so it will be necessary to delete the additional account(s) if you find yourself with more than one account. For details on how to delete anadditional account, see How do I delete my Quora account? When the secondary account is deleted, all the content from that account will be permanently lost, so make sure that you migrate over the content you want to keep to the primary account.

No. Quora does not sell your personal data such as your name and contact information to third parties to use for their own marketing purposes. In the cases where we share data with advertisers and other partners, its aggregated to protect your privacy.

For more information regarding how Quora uses your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Your Quora profile shows information thatyou'vesubmitted to Quora about yourself (such as your name, profile picture, and topics that you know about), as well as your public activity on Quora. In addition to contentyou'vepublished on Quora, this includes things like answersyou'veupvoted and topics, people, or questionsyou'vefollowed.

You can update the information on your profile or the items youre following by visiting your profile at quora.com/me.

The Quora Platform seeks to tailor content and advertising to your specific interests. However, we give our users certain choices about how we personalize the experience for them.

Users have the option to opt-out of data collection regarding browsing activity via Pixels as described in our Privacy Policy and Pixel Privacy Terms. Opting out of Pixels tracking may impact our ability to personalize ads and content tailored to your interests. This setting is tied to your cookies, and, unless you are logged in to the Quora Platform, will only be effective on the browser for which you have performed the opt-out. In certain jurisdictions, users also may have the right to opt out of personalized ads, though Quora may still show you ads that are contextually related to the content that youre viewing. For more details about your opt-out choices, see our Cookie Policy.

Quora is a place that empowers people to share and grow the world's knowledge. We believe if people don't feel safe they can't contribute to knowledge or listen to another person's point of view. The following rules help everyone on Quora have a safe experience:

Be Nice, Be Respectful

Follow Quora's Be Nice, Be Respectful policy ("BNBR"), which includes the following:

Engage with Others in a Constructive WayAssume everyone on Quora is here to make the platform a great resource with diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and opinions. It is OK to disagree, but please be civil, respectful, and considerate to other posters.

No Hate SpeechQuora is a place for civil discourse and does not tolerate content that attacks or disparages an individual or group based on race, gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, political group, sexual orientation or another similar characteristic. Any generalizations about these topics should be phrased as neutrally as possible.

No Harassment and BullyingAbusive behavior directed towards private individuals is not allowed. Repeated and unwanted contact constitutes a form of harassment. Content should not make threats against others or advocate violence, including self-harm.

Respect the Rights of Others

Identity and Deceptive ActivityYour Quora profile should use your real name or legally incorporated business name and use accurate and truthful credentials. Do not use Quora to impersonate another person, act as another entity without authorization, or create multiple accounts.

Intellectual Property and Personal RightsDo not post content that infringes any intellectual property or personal right of another party. Writing taken from another source should be properly attributed and block quoted.

Respect the Quora Platform

No SpamDo not use Quora to post or attract spam.

No Malicious or Illegal ActivityDo not contribute viruses, malware, and other malicious programs or engage in activity that harms or interferes with the operation of Quora or seeks to circumvent security or authentication measures. Do not use Quora to engage in unlawful activity or to promote illegal acts.Abide by Other Quora PoliciesFollow Quora's other policies, which Quora may add or change from time to time.

Reporting Problems

If you see something on Quora that you believe violates our guidelines or policies, please report it to us using the in-product reporting tool, or via ourcontact form.Violating the Acceptable Use Policy may result in the removal of content, or in the limitation or termination of a user's access to Quora.

The verified checkmark icon appears on profile pages for well-known and high-visibility public figures in general interest domains like business, entertainment, government, religion, journalism, sports and other areas. In support of our missionto share and grow the worlds knowledgewe will verify a profile if we believe that many people reading answers from the person will recognize the name and will value confirmation that the writer is the person that they think it is.

What is a verified profile on Quora?

A verified profile on Quora is a high-profile writer, public figure, or organization whose identity on Quora has been confirmed. You will know that an account has been verified if they have a blue verified check mark on their Quora profile.

Why does Quora verify profiles?

As Quora has expanded its reach and scale, we have seen an increasing number of public figures writing answers. Verification helps establish the authentic identities of these individuals. We verify profiles to help you be sure that people are in fact the people that you think they are.

What kinds of profiles get verified?

We verify a profile when we believe that a significant percentage of Quora readers recognize the persons name or background and will value confirmation of the persons identity.

What about company or organizational accounts?

Not all company profiles are verified on Quora. We apply the same standard for verification to companies as individuals and may ask an organization to verify its identity in order to avoid impersonation of well-known entities.

Besides verification, how can I show my profile is authentic?

On Quora, the best way to support the authenticity of your identity is to link your profile to your Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter profiles. You can do this by visiting your Quora "Settings" by clicking on your name on the upper right-hand side.

How do I submit my profile for verification?

You can submit your profile using the form at http://www.quora.com/verification. Please provide any relevant information about your request for verification. Accounts are more likely to be verified if you have connected your Twitter or Facebook account, which can be done using the Settings page.

There are three types of question deletions on Quora:

Deletions made by the user who added the question. After adding a question, the OP (original poster of the question) has a grace period during which he or she is permitted to delete the question; this grace period ends when a certain level of activity on the page has occurred. This policy is consistent with Quora's philosophy that questions belong to the community and OPs do not have ownership over their questions.

Deletions requested by a user regarding a question about themselves as an individual.

Deletions to questions made by Quora moderators. Questions that are merely badly formed or unclear should be improved or tagged for improvement rather than removed. Joke questions should not be deleted; instead, they should be tagged with theJoke Questions tagwhich will limit their distribution to users who are interested in that content. There is a presumption in favor of editing questions rather than deleting them where this is reasonable and practicable. Questions on which a substantial amount of activity has taken place should not be deleted in the absence of consensus among moderators.

Some reasons why moderators may delete a question include:

The question is not a sincere attempt at eliciting good answers, perhaps because it is primarily focused on making a point in an argumentative manner.In cases where the question has been posted anonymously: If a question is posted by an anonymous OP, we will aggressively interpret the sincerity test; if reasonable people would conclude that there is a greater-than-50% chance that the question is not sincerely intended to elicit good answers, then it will be deleted. If the OP wants to appeal this decision, they will need to remove anonymity on the question and post a comment on the question making their case why the question should be interpreted as sincere. Once a question has been deleted per this policy, the anonymous OP cannot fix the question by editing it; the OP needs to reveal their identity and explain their rationale. This rule will be enforced especially aggressively on hot topics (e.g., religion, gender, politics, etc.).

The question violates Quora's Policy on Protecting Individuals.

The question could be considered to constituteharassment or hate speechby a reasonable observer and has the potential to make the experience of using Quora uncomfortable for targeted group(s) of users.

The question is posed such that a direct answer that sincerely attempts to provide the information requested by the question would inevitably be contrary to a Quora policy, including but not limited to the Be Nice, Be Respectful policy and the policy prohibiting answers that advocate certain harmful actions.

The question's primary focus is the promotion of a product or service.

The question is a legal or medical question that concerns client- or patient-specific facts.

The question is not written in English.

The question is not a question at all, but is some other sort of content.

The question is incoherent or otherwise unable to be answered meaningfully, and would not be improved by straightforward edits.

Questions that are created with the purpose of attracting spam content are also considered spam and may be deleted.

The question is a solicitation, classified ad and/or job posting. (To be clear, it is fine to ask questions like "What are the best ways to go about hiring great iPhone developers in Silicon Valley?" that are requests for general, reusable advice about approach.)

Notes:A user cannot delete a question that another user has added. However, if a user notices two duplicate questions, the user can redirect the newer questions with fewer answers to the older question with more answers. Users can also edit questions to improve them, just as moderators can.

If you feel your question has been unfairly deleted, please contact us using our contact form.

What are some tips on how to ask questions as a partner?

You can learn more on the Quora Partners Blog !

How much money can I make from the questions I ask?

There's no limit.

How and when will I be paid?

First, you need to connect a Stripe or Paypal account. If you are located in the U.S., you must use a Stripe account. If you are in a non-U.S., eligible country, you must use a Paypal account.

After you've done that, every month we'll total up the money you've earned and send it to you on the first Monday of the month (based on U.S. Pacific Standard Time).

Note that you must have earned at least $10.00 to be paid. Once you've earned $10.00, no further action will be needed on your end, as the money will automatically be sent to you. Once the payout has been sent, it may take up to two business days for the money to reach your account.

How do I connect a Stripe or Paypal account?

Once you make $5.00, when you go to your partners dashboard, you'll be prompted to connect to Stripe or Paypal. Compensation for the Quora Partner Program will happen through Stripe or Paypal.

What do I do if I don't have a Stripe or Paypal account? Can you pay me a different way?

At this time, Stripe or Paypal is required for receiving payment.

If you are located in the U.S., you must use a Stripe account. If you are in a non-U.S., eligible country, you must use a Paypal account.

How can other people I know participate?

The program is invite-only at this time, but we intend to open it up to more people as time goes on.

How do you decide what to compensate for a question?

Questions are compensated based on the user engagement and advertising revenue they generate. After you ask a question, you will earn money on it for 1 year.

How do you decide what ads to show on what content?

Our ads will appear based on either thetopicthat the question is in or they will be targeted specifically to theuserviewing the page based on their interests. Targeting users allows us to have questions and answers about everything in the world rather than just about specific topics that advertisers want to sell on.

Are all questions eligible to generate advertising revenue?

No; to best serve our advertisers, there are some categories of topics that we do not show ads on. Examples include adult content, content associated with violence, abuse, or terror, and other potentially controversial topics. You can read more about this here: What measures does Quora have in place to ensure brand safety for businesses?

What if I want to be taken out of the Quora Partner Program?

You may discontinue your participation in the Program at any time by notifying us in writing at [email protected].

Where can I see how well my questions are doing?

Once you've agreed to the Quora Partner Program terms of service, you can check your Quora Partner Program dashboard by navigating to Partner Program under the You tab or by going directly to https://www.quora.com/partners.

When do my earnings update on my dashboard?

Your dashboard should update by 10am Pacific Standard Time daily. It may update earlier, but will update by 10am PT at the latest.

Can I earn money from questions I ask anonymously?

No. We don't associate anonymous questions with your user account, so we can't compensate you for them as part of this program. For more information about anonymity on Quora, visit Quora's answer to How does anonymity on Quora work?

What do I do if I don't agree with a merge on one of my questions?

If you disagree with a merge, you should undo the merge by following the steps outlined here: How do I unmerge my question?. If you have more questions, you can email us at [email protected].

What do I do if I don't agree with a Quora moderation decision on one of my questions?

If you disagree with a Quora moderation decision, you may appeal the decision through the typical Quora moderation appeals process. To appeal a decision, you can follow the steps here: Quora's answer to How do I appeal a Quora Moderation decision?

When do I need to have my Stripe or Paypal account set up to receive my first month's payout?

Questions will accrue money, but you will not receive payment until you connect your Stripe or Paypal account. Once you connect your Stripe or Paypal account, and you have earned at least $10, you will be paid within 60 days.

Is there a limit to how many questions I can contribute to the Quora Partner Program?

There is no limit.

From which countries can I participate in the Quora Partner Program?

You must live in an eligible country to participate; the program is active in the following countries: U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, India andBrazil.

Who can I contact for additional information or other questions about the partner program?

Please email us at [email protected]

On Quora, users have the option to anonymously add questions and answers. Here's how:

Posting an anonymous question:

You can anonymously ask a question by clicking on the drop-down menu, "Show to followers" and selecting "Anonymous" from the list. After you click submit, your question will be posted to Quora and you'll be taken to theAnonymous Edit Linkfor the anonymous question. This link is your only way to anonymously make edits to the question, including the question text, source and applied topics. Any edits you make on the public question page will be associated with your name in the edit log.

When you add a question, you will automatically be opted in to receive notifications from the question via private follow. If you would not like to be associated with the question in any way, you can unfollow the question by unchecking the option in the "..." menu under the question text on the public question page.

Adding answers anonymously:

To write an anonymous answer, go to the "..." menu below a question and choose the "Write Anonymously" option. This will take you to theAnonymous Edit Linkfor the draft of a new anonymous answer. After you post your answer, that link will be your only way to edit or delete your answer in the future. It is important that you keep track of that link because there is no way for us to recover it for you if you forget or misplace it.

Important to know: What's always public

Any actions that are not taken using the Anonymous Edit Link will be public. This includes things such as:

Upvoting

Commenting (includingquestions you asked anonymously or answers you wrote anonymously)

Requesting answers from someone or from Quora

Merging questions

Suggesting Edits

Editing answer wikis

Reverting edit log operations

Editing a question that you didn't ask (including the question, source, or topics)

In addition to these actions above, there are many actions on Quora that can't be done anonymously, such as following topics, following other users, sharing to Facebook/Twitter, and sending Quora messages. So remember that these actions arealways public, even if you take them on the page of a question or answer that you contributed anonymously. A good rule of thumb is that if the action isnotdone using theAnonymous Edit Link, it will be done publicly.

The goal for each question page is that it become thebest resourcefor anyone looking for the answer to that question.

Question Policies

Questions should be sincere attempts to obtain reusable information

The primary intention of a question should be to obtain information, not to argue a point or make a statement.

Questions should not be used to promote a business or service, or forsolicitation.

Questions should encourage answers that provide explanation and should be as open-ended as possible.

Questions should be clearly written

Quora requires correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and capitalization to be used in questions. A question should consist of complete sentence(s) and end in a question mark.

Questions should contain enough information for meaningful answers to be posted, and make clear how answers can meet their expectations.

Questions should be concise. As a general guideline, questions should generally be no longer than 2 sentences, and only one question should be asked at a time.

Questions should comply with Quora site policies

Questions aboutindividualsthat are hurtful, mean-spirited or likely to make the person uncomfortable aren't allowed.

Questions that constituteharassmentand have the potential to make the experience of using Quora unpleasant or uncomfortable for group(s) of users may be deleted.

All content on Quora, including questions, should bewritten in English.

Legalandmedicalquestions that deal with client- or patient-specific facts are not allowed and may be deleted or reworded to describe a general situation.

Questions are viewed as community property

Questions are viewed as community property: anyone canedit a question, butmalicious editsand those that change the substantive meaning of the question are not allowed.

Questions can be deleted by the person who asked them, but users canrevert those question deletions. Questions may bedeleted by moderatorsif they contravene policy.

A question can bemergedinto another question if both ask the same thing. Generally, the question with the phrasing that is simplest and most commonly asked should remain.

Question sources should be used to provide context for a question

Question sources (links) should be added to provide additional contextonly.

The question must be clear from the question title itself; it should not depend on the source.

The source must be working and not malicious or irrelevant to the question itself.

Topics should be used to help people who may be interested in the question find it

Topics that are not directly relevant to the question, are overly broad, or are relevant only to certain answers should not be applied. Questions should not be intentionally overloaded with topics to increase distribution.

Question Guidelines

Questions are stronger if they are phrased neutrally, ask for information and ask why

Questions are stronger if they arephrased neutrallyand minimize presuppositions.

Questions are stronger if they do not contain assumptions. In particular, they should notimply false information.

Good questions are as open-ended as possible and ask 'why?' where this would potentially lead to more informative direct responses.

Questions of many types are encouraged

Questions aboutanything you are curious aboutare encouraged.

Questions that areeasily answerable by search enginesare encouraged.

Questions aboutthings that are illegalare acceptable as long as they comply with Quora's policies and ToS.

Survey questionsasking for the perspectives/views of individuals and typically ask why or how those views came to be. They are allowed on Quora.

There are multiple ways to ask a question on Quora:

On the web:

Click the "Add Question" button at the top-right of the page.

You can also start typing your question into the search bar at the top.You will be shown search results based on what you've typed. If you don't see a version of your question that already exists, click "Add New Question" to add it to Quora.

On the mobile app:

Tap the "Add" link in the top-right.

On web and mobile:

From your Quora Home page, click on the "What is your question?" prompt above your feed and start typing your question.

Once you've asked your question, we will distribute your question to writers and notify you about new answers.

If you wish to undo a question merge that you believe was done in error, please follow these steps:

Visit the question that yours was merged into.

Under the 'Question Stats' section, click on the link that mentions "Merged Questions"

Here you should see a list of any questions that were merged into this one. Underneath your question, click on the "Undo merge" link.

If you encounter any issues when attempting to unmerge a question, please reach out to us through our contact form.

Please note that Quora does not provide any tax advice, and for any tax guidance please consult a professional tax advisor.

Below is the available standard PayPal report which summarizes payments received from Quora Partner Program. Depending on your country, you may have different income reporting and/or documentation requirements. Please consult a professional tax advisor for specifics pertaining to your situation.

The screenshots and steps below may vary slightly depending on your country's PayPal interface. Depending on the type of account you have (Business vs. Personal), please follow the applicable instructions below.

Business Account

Step 1: Go to the Reports section of your account

[email protected]

Step 2: Go to the Statements section and select Custom for type of statement to be generated

Step 3: Select the date range which applies for your tax reporting needs

Step 4: Click on Create Report and then download the CSV or PDF report generated. To obtain the CSV file, please click on Request. You can Refresh the page until the hyperlink for Download appears for either the PDF or CSV file.

Step 5: If you download the CSV file, you can filter in the From Email Address field within your spreadsheet for [email protected] for all payments received from Quora

Alternatively, in the PDF file you can view the Transaction History section of your statement to see all transactions and look for Quora payments based on the Name/Email field

Personal Account

Step 1: Go to the Activity section of your account

Step 2: Select the date range which applies for your tax reporting needs

Step 3: In the Search activities field, input to filter for all transactions from Quora

Step 4: Filter for Payments Received

At this point, unfortunately, PayPal does not have the capability to allow you to download or print the generated report. Therefore, you will need to:

Screenshot the generated filtered activity report OR

Print out each transaction detail

When you follow a topic on Quora, your Feed will start to include content - such as new questions and answers - relevant to that topic. (Please note: you aren't guaranteed to see all of the topic content in your feed - this depends on the amount of activity from other topics and people you're following.)You can follow any topic on Quora through a few different ways:On web:

Anywhere you see a topic name - e.g. you're reading feed or looking at the topics that a question is tagged with - you can hover over the name and then click on the "Follow" option that appears

From any topic page, you can click on the "Follow Topic" button, located just below the topic name and description

On mobile web/Quora app:

You can click on topic names, which will take you to a topic page

From any topic page, you can tap on the "Follow" button

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Questions with substantially the same meaning should be merged as duplicates. The key for proper question merging is that the intents of the people arriving at both questions are the same. Even if the phrasing or details are slightly different, questions should be merged when you expectallanswers to apply to both questions.

Examples of questions that should be merged are simply alternate phrasings of the exact same question. Consider the following questions

Can I go to Belize from Cancun without taking a flight?

How can I go to Belize from Cancun without taking a flight?

Can I go to Belize from Cancun without flying?

They all satisfy the exact same intent and should be merged together.

More generally, questions that begin with

How do I do X

How do you do X

How could I do X

How could you do X

Can I do X

Could I do X

all frequently satisfy the same intent.

Examples that shouldnotbe merged:

Where are the best tourist attractions in Paris?shouldnotbe merged intoWhere's the best view in Paris?because these satisfy different intents. Not all tourist attractions have good views and not all places with good views are tourist attractions.

How do I prepare for a software engineer interview at Google?shouldnotbe merged intoHow do I prepare for a software engineer interview?because while the first question is asking for specific advice that applies to Google and the answers to the second question may not satisfy that intent.

For example, "Is X the best Y?" should not be merged into one question: "What is the best Y? because the intent of Is X the best Y? is to examine how X is or is not the best Y. People with that intent who end up at What is the best Y? may not have their intent satisfied because X may not be addressed in any answer.

It is instructive to examine some similar question that should be merged and should not be merged around weight loss are:

What is the easiest and most effective way to lose weight?should not be merged intoHow rapidly can someone safely lose weight?because the intent of easily and effectively losing weight is not the same as rapidly and safely losing weight.

Are there any foods or supplements that actually reduce the fat so that I can lose weight easily?should not be merged intoHow rapidly can someone safely lose weight?because the intent of finding out how to lose weight through foods or supplements is not the same as rapidly and safely losing weight.

How can I lose weight easily?should not be merged intoHow rapidly can someone safely lose weight?because the intent of losing weight easily is not the same as rapidly and safely losing weight. However,How can I lose weight easily?should be merged intoWhat is the easiest and most effective way to lose weight?because the losing weight easily generally has the same intent as losing weight in the easiest and most effective way, as few people wish to lose weight ineffectively.

Can you lose weight without exercise?should not be merged intoHow rapidly can someone safely lose weight?because the intent of losing weight without exercising with no time frame specified is not the same as losing weight rapidly and safely. However,Can I lose weight without exercising?should be merged intoCan you lose weight without exercise?because the intents of these two questions are the same.

Disputes

Should there be a reasonable dispute about whether to similarly phrased words or phrases are the same, then err on the side of not merging, as it will always be easier to merge later, whereas unmerging later on can be difficult.

Finally, all merges are reviewed to make sure that they satisfy these policies and guidelines.