what do points get you !!! I dont understand how this works.?
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They get your name somewhere on the leaderboard. The more points, the higher up your name will be.  That's it!\nThe points are pretty much pointless. Most people are here for entertainment, not for the points.\nJust have fun with it! ;0)
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It's a performance reward. For having a stellar game. Sort of how some contracts for players give them extra money for reaching milestones in the season.\n\nYou get all the standard points - plus the bonus - so it would be 21 + 5 for 26 (as long as you don't have fractional points on.)\n\nYour right though - I couldn't find anything in the help section either. Though, since I work on the team, I know this answer is correct. I'll try and get the help pages updated too.
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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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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. \nLevel 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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I HAVE NO IDEA I JUST WANT POINTS.
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If you pick a best answer or you put the question to a vote you get the points back.\n\nIt is to make you an active participant and not just a leach.
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You get 2 points deducted when you ask a question, then you can get the points back by choosing a "best answer".\n\nThey are trying to encourage people to come back, check the answers they have received, and choose a "best answer"; this will make the system more fair, especially in those cases where someone asks a question and someone else posts an answer that's so good, no one else bothers to answer.  The "answers" will not be put to a vote, because there is only one answer, so the person who posted the great answer gets only 2 points, not the total of 12 points that he or she is entitled to.
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it takes awhile for your points to upload to the server... esp when they're doing maintenance or if it's a high traffic time... be patient, don't worry, your points will show up.
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Point crazy what do you mean?  Opps I am suppose to be answering.... Ummm does this mean I do not get the points?  Shot I did it again...  I do not know.
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3 points for a win\n\n1 point for a draw\n\n0 points for a loss
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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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im soory i just need points!
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Depends what level your in, click the link below to better understand the points system.\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=AuY_E3dh0ANRfeRUopnXKsUezKIX
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Nothing... All they are are "bragging" points... You cant trade them in for anything... And anything that is done with them (ie levels) are automatic..
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To get points, there is only a single answer.\n\nAnswering in the Comments Box is another way but there are no points and you are limited to only 300 characters (including spaces).
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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
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click on your username and it will tell you. click on the amount of points you have to see the point scheme