MovieLens Q&A Help

How do I ask a question?

  • To ask a question, click on the "Ask a question" link at the top right of the screen on any page.
  • If you're not logged in, you will be asked to log in or register with MovieLens Q&A.
Ask a question page
  • The "title" field will be used on the front page and in search results to summarize your question.
  • In the "details" box, please add any additional information that will help people better understand what you're asking.
  • To insert links to movies automatically, type the "#" character, followed by the beginning of the movie title. A list of search results will appear just below the text box.

How do I answer a question?

  • Just below any question, there's a link with the text "answer this question". Click this link to visit the page shown below:
  • Alternatively, below any answer, you can click the link "reply with quote" to visit the page shown below. By doing so, we will automatically insert that answer as a quote into your response. You can even click "reply with quote" for multiple answers to automatically insert quotes from each of those answers.
How to answer
  • You can insert movie links into your answer just as we describe above: just type a "#" followed by the first few characters of the movie title. Suggestions will begin to appear just below the text box.

How do I rate answers?

How to rate
  • You can rate answers by using the cool rating utility you have in each answer. Press '+' if you like the answer and '-' if you don't.