# Is it Bad Manners to Poll Dopers for Information for a Teemings® Article?

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**Created:** [November 1, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984 "2001-11-01T20:26:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984/1 "2001-11-01T20:26:29Z")

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I know it’s bad form to use the SDMB for homework. I’m kicking around an idea for a Teemings® article, and I’d like information from Dopers. Is this discouraged?

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984/2 "2001-11-01T20:54:23Z")

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I think that’d be fine, Rastahomie. You’ve been around long enough that we can trust your intentions.

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**Author:** ![thrillennium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@thrillennium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thrillennium)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984/3 "2001-11-01T21:02:33Z")

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Why is it bad form to ask about homework?  
Lots of questions are just idle, like today’s “How often do you brush your teeth?”  
Also, there’s the ones to settle bets.  
And there’s plenty of seemingly endless repetative religious questions.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984/4 "2001-11-01T22:20:41Z")

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I don’t see a problem with this, so go on ahead.

If the questions are inappropriate or the Teeming Millions don’t feel like playing along for any reason, they’ll let you know.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-manners-to-poll-dopers-for-information-for-a-teemings-article/90984/5 "2001-11-01T22:27:22Z")

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> Why is it bad form to ask about homework?

Becuase you should do your own homework with your own original research. That’s the whole point of homework.