Hey! I'm New! What's up with the point thing?
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Points and Levels\nTo encourage participation and reward great answers, Yahoo! Answers has a system of points and levels. The number of points you get depends on the specific action you take. The points table below summarizes the point values for different actions. While you can't use points to buy or redeem anything, they do allow everyone to recognize how active and helpful you've been. (And they give you another excuse to brag to your friends.) \nPoints Table Action Points \nBegin participating on Yahoo! Answers One time: 100 \nAsk a question  -2 \nChoose a best answer for your question 2 \nPut the answers to your question to a vote 2 \nAnswer a question 2 \nVote for a best answer 1 \nRate a best answer 1 \nHave your answer selected as the best answer 10 \nReceive a "thumbs-up" rating on a best answer that you wrote (up to 50 thumbs-up are counted) 1 per "thumbs-up" \n\n  \nLevels are another way to keep track of how active you (and others) have been. The more points you accumulate, the higher your level. Yahoo! Answers recognizes your level achievements with our special brand of thank you's! \nThere's also a color associated with the levels. These colors will have more meaning as Yahoo! Answers rolls out new features in the coming weeks, and you'll see how "sharing what you know" and "discovering something new" can be fun and rewarding. Level Yahoo Answers! Thanks You's Colors Points \n7 Be the first to find out! Black 25000+ \n6 Be the first to find out! Brown 10,000 - 24,999 \n5 Be eligible to be a Featured User on the home page masthead. Purple 5,000 - 9,999 \n4 Be eligible to be a Featured User on the community editorial page. (coming soon!) Green 2,500-4,999 \n3 A super-special Yahoo! Answers thank you. Blue 1,000-2,499 \n2 A special Yahoo! Answers thank you. Yellow 250-999 \n1 Full access to Yahoo! Answers! White 1-249 \n0 Limited access: you cannot ask a question but have level 1 privileges None 0 \n\n  \nAnd finally, as you attain higher levels, you'll also be able to contribute more to Yahoo! Answers - you can ask, answer, vote and rate more frequently. Level Questions Answers Comments Rates Votes \n5, 6, 7 * unlimited * \n4 20 80 40 80 80 \n3 15 60 30 60 60 \n2 10 40 20 40 40 \n1 5 20 10 20 20
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You DO have a point...\n\n...but I think people like you are the answer - staying in to "engage" those people who DO want to hear from someone who thinks (even if we don't agree).\n\nThere are Points Hunters and Givers (some do both, and I suppose it's O.K., though one is better) in any group, in any place.\n\nStill, it's your call - but PLEASE don't stay away TOO long!
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thanks for the tip...but what's the question?
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How goes the answer and why ask the question and what's the point?
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The most irritating/important/frustrating/interesting thing I've learnt so far at Yahoo Answers [ & Questions] is that there are far too many human beings that ask mindless/useless/selfish/meaningless questions.\nApologies for the pessimism... but sometimes I really wonder how we can lack ... interest ... in things that "truly matter."
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is there a point to this?
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yes of course. What are points? I mean what do they really do? You get nothing so there is no point in the points lol. I find it interesting to ask things and see things from a different point of view.
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Points are not as important as enjoying the questions and answers! ;D\n\nYou seem like a nice person, don't get hung up on the points...\n\nSee you round ;D
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I asked a question similiar to this last week.  Basically, if you ask a question and someone responds with "2 points" and nothing else, it means that they are just answering to get two points to add to their score.  It apparently falls under the hideous infraction of "gaming for points", which means that you can report their snarky @sses if you so desire!  Muhahahahha
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This site wasn't really set up for points for spending.. but for the curious to find answers for what they were looking for that they didn't want to weed through a million search pages to find...or to get an public opinion or answer.. (I've asked common things about what others experiences are.. like with disasters they have experienced..or their thoughts on things I am curious about to compare my thoughts to others..and occasionally a helpful hint about something that I need help with...)\n\nPoints are only to give you more freedom within Yahoo! Answers.. new people are limited so they can't ask a bunch of silly questions as how many licks to the center of a tootsie roll pop, or answer with  "I don't know" and be able to progress to the next levels of limitless answering..but there are a few that seem to still stick around regardless of if they earn real quality askers/answerers points or not.\n\nIf you want to advance quicker in answers.. you may want to start putting it to a vote.. since if you call a vote you get 2 points.. (then when the PUBLIC decides what the best answer was).. you get an additional 3.. so all 5 points back of asking a question. (It's a better way to have a respected answer posted for a final 'Best Answer')\n\nI'm loving Yahoo! Answers new point gaming clarifications, and their thoughts in future tactics of taking away points for nonsense answers to be rid of those who are just in here for points instead of contributing with in depth answers or researched information..\nSee the link..http://blog.360.yahoo.com/y_answrs_team
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What is this about???
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huh?\n\nthanks for the points!
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uhmn....and the point is?
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Nope, never saw the point of it. Fancy message board for kids... God I sound old....\n\nlol
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Waste of a question, but thanks for the points!
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Whatever... thanks for the 2 points by the way, but in the other side this is useless! There is no need of points in here, but experience, knowledge and friendship!\nAnd I am a girl!
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ok your on here asking questions, you expect an answer, so ppl are trying to be nice and give you advice. Maybe you should refrain from asking question since all those that are trying to help you are in return being referred to as hoe's! The object of this is to recieve points is it not I am sure when ppl answer your shit they are think damn what a waste of space!