Stuff to Know

This is stuff to know. Also just remember your questions and answers are anonymous. Statistics are in the form of aggregated data that does not include any user identifying information.

Answer Questions Overview

Yep, just answer survey questions and earn protein! Any question you answer now becomes a question that you can cross reference in your very own custom analysis.

Ask Questions Overview

How To Ask a Question

Asking a question is easy as pie, a few quick steps and you are on your way.

Choose what type of question to ask

You can ask a true/false style question, that is a question that has two choices or ask a multiple choice style question that has a bunch of options.

Now you can fill in the blanks

Write up your question and the choices you want users to pick from.

Ready to publish?

Review your new finely crafted questions and if you like it then you are ready to publish.

Keeping it clean and fun

We want to keep the site friendly and SPAM free. Each published question gets sent to the moderation queue for a quick sanity check. Once approved your question will be available for you and others to answer.

Why Can't I Ask Questions

Before you can ask questions you need to participate by answering questions.

Moderate Questions Overview

Help keep the site full of clean, fun, and useful questions by moderating.

It's so easy and all you have to do is select one of the moderation flags then click accept or reject. Each question you moderate, that is inline with the general consensus of moderation, earns you more protein. But be thoughtful, if you moderate the question in a fashion that doesn't jive with the crowd you may lose protein.

Protein for moderation is not immediate because it is earned relative to other moderation so you may not see your protein change as you moderate. Though when you are sleeping ...WHAM your protein will magically increase.

Question Status Overview

Edit

The edit mode is the only time your question can be modified.

Pending

Upon publishing your question will be locked down from edits. Millions and millions of other users will be able to moderate your question to see if it fit for answering.

Live

Once enough people think this question is up to snuff your question will be Live. Live questions can be answered and analyzed.

Removed

If a question doesn't pass muster with our moderators -- because it is spam, rude, or another reason -- it will be removed. Removed questions won't be answered or analyzed. Sorry buddy, but this means the question was a bust. Don't take it personally; it is only a question. Get right back on that horse and ask another.

Retired

Eventually questions get old and have to move to Florida too. Just like old people we'll keep retired questions around because they are useful for the historical reference but they won't be in the answer queue driving slowly in the wrong lane.

It's All About the Protein

What is Protein?

The plant or animal tissue rich in such molecules, considered as a food source supplying essential amino acids to the body.

Our definition of protein

We here at Tofu or Steak? use protein as a measurement of your positive contribution to the sites overall content. Each time you answer a question, ask a question, or moderate a question you earn more and more of this valuable substance. Additionally when you ask a question that receives positive moderation, gets answered, or used in analysis your question accumulates protein. The sum of your question's protein is added to your overall protein.

What's The Point?

I know, this all sounds freakin' awesome, but what does all this protein get me? Right now it gets you preferential status in the site. The more protein you have the faster your questions get in front of people. We will also be launching a full API for you data savvy individuals and you can trade in your protein in exchange for requests to the API.

In short protein gives you a glance into how much you contribute to the content of the site relative to your overall consumption of the sites' resources.

Groups Overview

Newbies

Everyone who joins the site is a newbie. This group can answer questions and look at stats.

Players

Players have shown they are participating in the site and can ask questions.

Movers and Shakers

This group of savvy individuals has shown real enthusiasm and can earn copious amounts of protein by moderating questions too.