Do I lose 5 points for not asking a ? if I hit this button by mistake?
447448
Oops , yes you do...and you are not getting it back either,happened to me...I hit the back button on my browser and just for giggles and shits hit the submit button for my question again...same question twice and 5 points deducted twice...lol
82422
when you vote, you can't use the back button after you cast your vote. I noticed when I used the back button it takes the point off. But, if I just go back up to the answer,or discover button...the point stays. works the same way when you are in "my Q & A". Hope this helps ya. Good luck.
243013
As you've probably noticed by now, you lost 5 points for asking this question. You can get three of it back by picking a best answer.\nDifferent point values are given for different activities on this site. It's simply to encourage you to participate.\nYou get two points for answering a question, one point for picking an answer on undecided questions, one point for rating a resolved question. You'll get ten points for being picked as a "best answer" by the asker or the public (undecided questions).\nAfter you get so many points, you move up to different levels. You're on level 1 right now. When you've earned 250 points you'll move up to level 2.\nAt the top of the page, click on your points and you'll see how it works.
304544
Just a moment ago u were thinking \n"ppl answering this qusetion really dont have something better to do than to think and type what I was thinking? \nwhat all ppl do to get just 2 pts...huh? they will tell me what i was thinking to get 2 pts and even think of getting 10 pts for their answer?\nwell ... but i have not decided yet which answer to select the best one.. or even  to select one or not. If atall i happen to select one it will be the one that amuse me the most. else not my problem!!!"\n\nif u were not thinking this ... thats not my problem :P hehe
512150
Well, this question is not quite pointless.  It's worth two point...and hopefully ten later.  It would be 'pointless' if I didn't take the time to answer it...and if I don't get the ten extra, it would be 'pointless' to get upset about it.
363939
Do I not like this question?
535632
well, you added a question mark at the end of it so, now its a question. not a command!! ha ha, so im not going to answer it!!
442271
ask less and your points will go up cause if you ask more they subtract points..........
244184
No. As soon as you choose me as the best answer, you'll regain your two points and be back to level 2!
75298
you see how many points you can get before you offend someone and get kicked off and hsve to start all over again. Unless you are in the holy top five then you can do or say pretty much anything and Yahoo takes care of you by turning their heads and pretending it didn't happen.
85933
There a big blue button underneath the question that says "Answer this question". You can't miss it
256501
judging by some of the questions that get asked, lots of people do exactly that. I'd say it is certainly harmless, and better than trying to just be rude or inflammatory for the heck of it, because you can hide behind the anonymity here.  I think I might be worse even because I am becoming kind of a "point hog" and now that they are taking away 5 points instead of two for asking a question, I am asking very few.  So good for you, you keep the system going, you don't hurt anybody, and you just let me get 2 points. Thanks.
360438
whyd you waste the 5 pts to let me gain 2 ???
108755
You lose two points for every question you ask.  Yahoo! gives a new Answers member 100 bonus points to start with, so if you answer a question (two points) for every question you ask, you will stay even.
667495
Type 2 points \n\nor just don't reply to the question at all, cause deleting would lose you two points!\n\nst
519325
You lose 5 points for asking the question.\n\nOther people gain 2 points for answering it.\n\nYou get 3 points for choosing best answer.\n\nThe person whose answer is chosen as best gains 10 points.
875042
If there were a large number of Applicants, of whom several had not 'jumped the gun' as you put it, then you will not get the second call.\nBut, if there were only a few Applicants, and you had answered the rest of the Questions very well, you still stand a fair chance : If you get called, please do NOT raise the topic of this goof-up on your own - and only if [and when] they raise a query about it, answer honestly, that you had been 'too nervous'.\nBest of Luck !