More Question of the Day Shake-your-heads

Thanks for posting Jon.I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

We don't make them up. We get thousands of submissions and many don't get chosen. It might be something of a Hall of Fame effect. Take baseball. Once someone has been passed by a couple of years, the odds of them being selected become longer and longer, as they are forgotten and other worthy candiates surface. For QoD, it's more about getting burried by new submissions. Not saying it's right, but that's just the way things often work. Regarding "softness," I think that's just foolish. Anything you aren't interested in will look soft to you. Remember, we do this 365 and have for seven years. We won't hit every one out of the park (baseball again?), but they all take time, effort, and resources. I've written several of the gambling answers myself, and I can assure you they require work.

QODs are very often, really often, something I haven't thought to ask but glad to read about. I work all day and I spend almost no time surfing the Web (does anyone say that anymore?) for entertainment. I don't want tons of information on most things. So, LVA is the spot on my radio (computer) dial to tune in for my Vegas fix, quick, easy and fun and has the Vegas flavor I don't get elsewhere. I really appreciate the amazing detail that they come up with for a seemingly simple QOD, including my own.

Personally, I feel that the QOD is worth every penny that I pay for it. I also believe that complaining about something that you get for free is childish.

For what it's worth, as someone whose livelihood depends in large part on the ability to write well, I can attest that writing anything, even an answer to a "softball" question, is hard work if you do a good job.