What are yahoo points?
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For every \nquestion you ask  (minus)          -5 points \nquestion you answer (plus)          2 points\nq&a you vote best answer (plus)     1 point(s)\nq&a you rate chosen best answer     1 point(s)\n\nwhen your total points get to some level, you get reward ...
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It's a policy that Yahoo just implemented to help prevent the abuse of asking stupid questions.  You may have noticed the question spam on the site and Yahoo is trying to get rid of some of this.  You get your points back though after at least 24 hours when you select a best answer or put the questions to a vote.  I personally like it!
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You answered "Try google.com."  Stop wasting my time with answers like that.  You are abusing the system and this is not a good way to accumulate points.\n\nYou have been reported for abuse to Yahoo.com
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Points are the incentive for people to answer questions, rate and vote, basically to participate. You can see the points you have on the top (where it says "Hello ---- | Points: ---"\n\nAfter you reach certain numbers of points, the amount of stuff you can do on the site increases (you can ask more, answer more, vote more, rate more)
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good for you.  I just got up to level 3 by answering a lot of questions and voting for best answers.  by the way, you could vote best answer on any question and you get 1point.  i wish they give more than just 1 point.
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Check out the Yahoo! Answers blog for a list of people with the most points (excluding member of the Yahoo team, such as Yahooza).
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You can see the whole scoring system & the relevance of the points you obtained by clicking on this link http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system
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250\nIf you click on your points up in the light yellow bar where it says hello and your name it'll take you to a page describing how to earn pts and what the levels are
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Here's a breakdown of the scoring system: http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=ApsI0C6bJpcrAdnhIvylGJAezKIX\n\nPoints don't really mean a whole lot except to tell you who uses this service the most. For me, it's a challenge. Can I answer enough questions to get to the next level? You lose 2 points when you ask a question, but if you pick a best answer, you get them back.
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I get 1 point for voting, but Yahoo is acting up, giving me 2 points sometimes for voting, and sometimes taking points away from me, like this morning when I signed in, they took 11 point's from me.  They are also not fair in their TOS's or in removing questions. I think I can live well without Yahoo, period.
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its the way the game is played. to make the game grow yahoo want people to answer questions = points, which in turn asks more questions  which in turn more answers = points etc....and on and on....if everyone just asked ? for points the game would not grow reward program.
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i've no idea i need points
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Yahoo! Answers is an online community in which participants can ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics, from the serious to the irresistibly trivial. \n\nHow trivial is anyones guess.
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I looked at yahoo services on my home page and found a great site.  See below.\n\nNo, I don't work for Yahoo.\n\n\n\nPlease rate my answer best so I can earn points.
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Yahooligans makes an excellent starting point.
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You need a paid Yahoo account
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www.yahoodirections.com