Why doesn't my points show up after I rate a question?YAHOOOOOO???
153308
You have to refresh the page if you want to see your points after each question you answer. But even if you don’t refresh, yahoo is still keeping track. Your points are not lost.
118791
Mostly for bragging rights, but Yahoo! will reward you.\nClick on your points at the top of the page for more information.
963485
I hope you feel better!!!!!\n\nHere, ill give you some thumbs ups on your best answers....you will notice points appearing from nowhere!!!!!!\n\n=) Have A Great Day (=
25089
If the site attracts enough users I expect the points system to be radically changed, possibly rewarding only "Best Answers" and "Thumbs Up" ratings.  That would be the way to encourage and reward positive participation and quality.  As it stands now, they are on a mission of getting people here and keeping them for a while, so basically any and all participation is rewarded.
15047
i am at level 2. and i havent come across any thankyous yet :P. only that i can answer, vote and rate 20 qns instead of the normal 10.
471557
You're not alone. I think we've all answered the life altering question "Is my Avatar HOT" out of boredom a time or two. I do think that the all out blitz to pile up points has gotten way out of hand. What purpose can be served with being able to say you have 10, 15, 30 & 50,000+ points other than to boost a fragile ego? Granted, some of the Q&As these people have are quite good, but they seem to have built a leagion of followers who hail them as a prophet based on their points total when in fact they pad that total with unlimited rates and votes points. The whole idea was to help, inform and have a little fun, not build an empire based on points for self-gratification, but I suppose that is the competitive nature of the beast. Getting voted as Best Answer and a few Thumbs Up, I will admitt, dose make me feel good knowing that someone appreciated what I had to say but it's not an all consuming mission. It has almost gotten to the point where Yahoo! has lost control of what started out as a good idea and I'm not sure how they can get it back.
1159761
It was soooooo worth it, wasn't it?  If you are close to the next level, get points by rating etc. resolved questions and maybe you can ask more today(I did that once and It worked)
162351
The board is only updated once a week...you may not have had enough points to place during the last update.\n\nGood luck!
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
1147816
being honest i need points bad!!!
31053
They don't take away points for clicking the back button.  Your points just don't show up on the previous page.  You still get the 2 points.  If you pick my answer for best I'll give you your 2 points back you spent asking this question!  By the way e-mail me if you are interested in purchasing a bridge.
39595
it should probably show up in your account.  Click on your profile name (or Yahoo ID) in Yahoo Answers (where it says Hello XYZ).  When you click it, it will display all your answered questions.  If it shows up there, then your answer has been recorded.  Probably, your browser didn't refresh the page soon enough.  Check back after a while and verify.
63218
You're probably using the back button (on your browser) to return to the previous page - it shows the pages status the last time you were there.\nHit the refresh button for your current points.
263007
i just started thing not even half a month ago....so far i just got 224 points and yet only upto level 1
423732
I've got it before. I think it's that Yahoo feels that you've already voted on the question. It can happen if you submit your vote multiple times in quick succession.
26847
Yep, their database servers have some serious problems sometimes. I've voted on answers before and gotten no points for it, which was very sad.
211573
You'll notice the little word 'BETA' right below Yahoo! Answers.  Perhaps whenever  Y! Answers comes out of beta status, that feature will be available.\n\nPerhaps a good idea to click on the 'Tell us what you think' link and make a suggestion?