A lot of the lowest-quality questions came from a period when they were paying people to ask questions. People of course flooded it with questions designed to a

A lot of the lowest-quality questions came from a period when they were paying people to ask questions. People of course flooded it with questions designed to attract that kind answer, which is precisely what Quora wanted because it drives engagement. They replaced it with a bot which actually does a better job, in my opinion, despite also having a ton of howlers.