What is purpose of these points?
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I'd have to say that they are probably just for fun and to make us feel accomplished.  I think it also helps to get people addicted to answers and so they keep coming back so Yahoo continues to make money.
438461
i've no idea i need points
334363
To seek others' opinions, viewpoints, etc...\n\n:)
277730
Yep, I'm trying to get points and I don't know what they are for.\n\nWhen I don't see anything that interests me anymore.
154303
to give me some points
578904
to get financial answers lol!\n\nthanks for the 2 points
328046
The points help you to attain higher levels. At higher levels, you get additional access to the website, and also special thank yous.\n\nBut yeah, really, the points don't give you anything in the real world. \nSource(s):\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_sy...
606502
I was wondering this same thing before. A lot of people just answer for the points. What honestly what do the points do. Its all very confusing to me.\n\nI guess its nice to ask questions to people with out them truly knowing who you are. So they can't judge.
908013
i need some points so i can ask some questions.
403573
This is supposed to be a question, i still have not figured it out but thanks for the two points.\n\nIf you have another question please ask it.
468224
LOL\nTo illustrate the point of itself, I guess :)
300733
huh?\n\nthanks for the points!
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and...? I don't even know what you are asking about. \n\npeace out, thanks for the points.
185434
Points are charged so that it adds some value to the point system. Just like any currency, it has value only when you can 'spend' it or 'use' it. If there is no way points reduce, and everything you do just increases the number of points you have, they don't have much value, do they?\n\nAlso, they also serve the purpose of preventing people from spamming the site with stupid questions.
676221
They are used as a visual 'marker' for the referee and his / her assistants to determine offsides. You can't be offside if you begin running from your own half. On a muddy pitch the post helps to spot the halfway line.\nThe referee's assistants also take a half of the pitch each to run the line, so this is their demarkation.
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don't know want points!
379941
nothing special.  They say that the points aren't worth anything