What determines how long my answers can be....how do some folk get more letters than me..wot do i have to do?
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The more points you get allows you to advance to the next level (You are at level 1)..There are 6 or 7 levels, each with different "rewards" or privelages granted like the ability to answer more questions in a 24 hour period,  and things like that.\n\nAlso what determines how long your answer is personal preference(meaning how long do you want to type for basically) and/or intellence level. Some can sum it up in 2 sentences while others can write several long paragraphs.
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In addition to managing spam, I would suggest that this limit actually increases the number of answers posted--especially useful answers. Most users who want to post an answer but have already posted 10 that day will post it the next day, while imposing a limit creates in many of the more hard-core users the desire to always post the maximum number of answers. And since the limit is so small (starting out, anyway), the temptation to troll, posting useless answers, is minimized. This limit actually gives an incentive to post more to people who, out of egotism or the desire to help others, want to maximize their posts.
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Hey neither can i can't vote for best answers on an undecided question i don't know why one day i could then i wnet away over a 5 day long weekend when i got back i couldn't maybe it has something to do with not using your account enough\nHope that helps\n~Harley~
465005
wait until tomorrow and then you can start answering all over again...that kind of sucks when that happens becuz you'll be on a roll and then all of a sudden you are at your limit.\nthe higher your level, the more questions you can answer.
80868
It depends on what time of day you post.  If you post in the morning or afternoon a lot of times you'll get better answers.  Also, some people try to get stuff in really fast to get points.  The more thought out answers take time to write so they end up after the quick ones.
93896
I have an open question with no answers that's five days old now.  It may be it was just too obscure.  I think there is a provision to extend the deadline for votes on questions, but I do not see one for extending the deadline for answering.  Maybe we need that capability, too.  One could always ask it again, of course, and possibly phrase it differently or put it in a different category.\n\nP.S.  My bad:  I checked, and there is a way to extend the deadline for a question.
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You have two choices.. Pick a best answer to your question by hitting the Choose as best button next to their name and answer (You'll receive 3 points).. \n\nor 'call a vote' so the Yahoo members can choose which one was the best answer..but hitting the button at the top of your question that says Put question to vote.. (you'll receive 2 points, but after the winner of the question is decided you'll receive another 2 points.. total of 4)\n\nBut you can only choose an answer after 24 hours
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By biggest do you mean longest? I don't just look for the person who wrote the most, just the one who answered the question most thoroughly. I like when answers are more than just a few words, but it also annoys me when they're are 1500 words. Even so, I try to read all answers completely. Thanks for answering my questions! :o)
997736
Just let it set for a few days.  A lot of people look to answer questions in certain categories, so be patient, as you don't always get instant answers in here.
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Actually, the limit of questions you can answer are 20 for level 1 and 40 for level 2. (Not 5 and 10).\n\nWhy? Probably because this is a beta (ie test) system and they don't want to stress it before they iron out any bugs.
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The more points you have, the higher level you can obtain.  Reaching higher levels means that you can participate more on the site.  On lower levels, you are limited to how many questions and answers you can post per day, and this limit gets higher and higher (as you get points) until, at level 5 and over, you can answer and ask an unlimited number of questions.  For more information, click here: \nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system
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This is a question of how many ways can 26 letters be assembled, if they can each be used m times, and the word produced is n characters long. Without specifying the number of times each letter can be used, and the limit on how many letters can be in each word, there is no way to solve the problem.
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No u cant.. u can only use ur points to answer questions.. and u get unlimited questions whn u reach up to lever 7... buh u cant buy wit ur points...
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my guess in 15 or the max allowed on yahoo. answers before they close the question! im number 5
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is there a limit on how many letters you can use-cos ive caused loads of accidents through not payin attention as ive been to wrapped up in Yahoo Answers!\nI flooded the bathroom about a week ago-i started to run the kids bath and come back downstairs just to finish answering the question i was doing and got a bit carried away! Next thing i know, one of the kids come in to say water was by the lights in the front room!!! Could have blown the bloody house up! All because of answering questions!! Ive now got a nice crack across the newly decorated ceiling in my living room, which im waiting for the council to come out and fix...guess i'll be waiting 4 ages but cant tell them how it happened can i!!\nApart from that major cockup...ive burnt a fair few dinners too!!
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Your question will be open for 14 days while it accepts answers.\n\nOnce your question has been answered, you can take any of the following actions during the 14-day period:\n\n    * Choose a Best Answer\n    * Call for a vote (if there are two or more answers)\n    * Extend the expiration date\n\nIf your question receives no answer, the question will be deleted if no action is taken before time runs out.\n\nIf the question expires with two or more answers, they will automatically go to a vote if no action is taken before time runs out.
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You have to wait at least (I think) 24 hours.  After that, you can pick a best answer and the question will be locked from any further answers.  Plus you get a couple of points just for picking the best answer, which is also pretty cool.