Strange assignments: As you know, some question assignments are odd. Some may not seem exactly spiritually-related, others might come across as brash or insincere. As assignors, we do our best to filter out questions that are clearly not in our topic fields or in which questioners are overtly rude. However, we also do our best to make use of every opportunity to share the gospel. Often, responding with truth and kindness communicates the love of God well. So if we send you a question that seems a bit off, please pray and think through how you might . . .

As a reminder, when we assign a question to you from the system we're anticipating an original response back from you, tailored to that specific questioner. You are more than welcome to use reliable outside sources in your response, including referring questioners to site articles that might fill in some gaps or provide extra information. But any time you do so, please be sure to cite your source. We want to give credit where it's due and be clear with questioners when the answer is coming uniquely from you or when it's coming from somewhere else. . . .

Think of every "question" as essentially an open ticket item in a larger system. Any time we send you something with an "answer" link, we need to hear back from you. If the actual questioner doesn't need a response, please let us know (via sending in an "answer" or emailing Gwen). We do our best to send questions that we think can be answered, at least partially. But if the question is totally unclear and you would like more information from a questioner, please ask the questioner directly by using the "answer" link. Or, if you can't find a . . .