they sat on a website all day, trying to rack up meaning less points?
215603
If they are sitting at home... yes.... if they are bored at work.... no....
607676
I agree that people are just fishing for points.  Plus it takes some thought to put together an answer and some people just can't manage that ^_^
391007
I try to come in here everyday to at least get 1 point. Right now, I'm at work and I really should get off of here so that I can actually DO some work, but this site is addicting! Don't get me wrong, I always get my work done in a timely matter, but I admit I do play when I shouldn't be!\n\nAnyway, that's what I'm up to. So, what are you up to today?
65941
No...I respond to help people out. I also ask the maximun questions each day. So if I were in it for just the points I would ask questions, cause they give you -2. :-)
339413
not sure, they might be updating their website...check back in few hours...
2782
they're probably little kids who think it's funny. report them. eventually, MAYBE Yahoo! will get the point and find some way to not let those questions be asked, since they are against the guidelines anyway.
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He was suspended for point gaming, specifically asking polling questions.  For some reason I am having a hard time understanding how it is points gaming, because you lose points when you ask questions...I guess I am missing something somewhere.  Now the Answers team is saying that they are willing to talk with him, he is saying that it isn't true.  Who really know, I'm staying out of it.\nAs far as the answer from Miss D about rating answers all day, that is completely wrong.  You can rate answers all the live long day if you want, there is nothing wrong with it.  You certainly shouldn't be suspended for it.  Personally, I think it would be quite boring, but, hey, whatever.  If they didn't want you to do it, they certainly wouldn't give you points for it.
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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.
5371
Good question!  All we know right now is that you can do more answers, rating, etc. per day (for example, going from 10 to 20 when you get to level 2).  I'm level 2 and this is the only difference that I've noticed so far.
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Look at from the other angle.\nAll these days they were not\neven asking any questions.\nAt least this site has provided\nthem an opportunity to express.\nThey have transformed from Silent\nmode to (Some)Question mode.Next\nhaving realized the potential of\nthis mode,they will ask right questions\nand you can give right answer,Till then...
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People   get bored and look for easy answers.
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there's another 5...\n\nI think it's a glitch in the site. most questions aren't getting answered for some reason or another, so I don't think you'll get your points back. start answering questions.
201776
When I first discovered Yahoo Answers, I was addicted. I was on every night, and whenever I head some free time at work. My husband picked on me, and jokingly asked how many points I needed to get to the next level. He asked me one day last week, and my response was that I may never get to the next level, as there are fewer and fewer questions worth answering as time goes on. It takes so long to weed through the garbage, that it's getting to be less and less interesting. Maybe the folks that you mentioned will eventually become bored with this medium, and go back to their chat rooms. One can always hope.
36778
Are you the Brain Child behind this?\n\nHow did someone tag "miserable failure" to the web address?\n\nAnd more importantly, wht would I google that?\n\nAnyways, Clever webbing...
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I think someone got extremely bored with their time and decided to make a website that makes absolutely no sense!!!
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I have had this happen also.  It depends on the time of ay sometimes and how fast questions are being posted.  Sometimes they don't stay up long enough for people to read them.
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No, no! It's nothing personal! I'm glad to hear your answer - I wish he had left it online. (Bilberries are one of my favourite fruits - do they grow better in the shade? All the more for me if so : )\n\nHe might have already heard or found an answer he liked and hoped to save anyone else trouble. Politer to have acknowledged the answers he'd received ... but he might not hav realised this. I have often seen my Q&A listed with zero answers and clicked on the question to find five answers anyway. \n\nHe might have posted it for a bet with his pal or partner and found that he was wrong, instead of proving his point, and zapped it in annoyance. Or to make a point - "I bet you all that this is the one question that nobody can possibly answer." \n\nOr he might have had it as a school assignment, and now that he has an answer, removed it to stop his classmates from searching yahoo for their own homework, so that he looks good.\n\nOr - who knows? Maybe he hasn't gotten many points and hopes that he will retrieve 5 points by taking the question out? I don't 'play for points', so I don't know if that's how the system works. \n\nIt would have been better if he had left it online, I agree with you. \nHe's learning. Aren't we all?