When you first sign into Yahoo answers you get the "best of answers" on the top of the center of the page
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I've never noticed that any of them were a LGBT question.  and I'd be interested in knowing how they were picked as well!
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on the top green bar or whatever color click my Q&A.
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At the bottom of the page there is a ling "back to old yahoo page" or something like that.
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go into your answers account and then look at the questions you answered. if the person who asked the question said it was the best answer, then you'd get an e-mail. if it's not the best answer, then you really have no way of knowing whether or not the other person found it helpful.
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Very simple answer. After you sign in on Yahoo, the main page has different destinations such as groups, 360, etc. One  of them is Photos. Click on that link and go from there.
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on the top of the new page it says SWITCH TO OLD PAGE...
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I've found a nice web page that support the first answer
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People receive points by someone choosing their answer as the best answer.  Also, when it is put up as a vote, then people get points for that as well.
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Clicking on this site may begin to answer your question.
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There is a little box when you are submitting a question that says "email me the answers"  Unlclick it :)
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if you click on Yahoo beta, the frontpage is slightly different
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When you click on the name on the top of the page, it will take you to a page that has all the questions you've asked, answered, how many points you have, what level your on ect... and on the right side, theres a column with like the last 10 or so things you got points for or lost points for.\n\nHope I was help. :)
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When you have decided that you have a satisfactory answer to your question click on 'My Q&A' in the green bar above. Then in the 'My Questions' area where all of your asked questions are listed, click on the one that you want to give a 'best answer' for. In the question next to each person's response it will say 'Choose as best answer', simply click on this button next to the answer that you want to choose and it will automatically be added to their points.
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You say your thank you's in the comments section at the time you pick the best answer to your question....
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View the question and click on the button below the answer that says best answer. \n\np.s. mines the best
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The answer is still there. Just click on the "My Q&A" link to the upper right of any Yahoo! Answers page, and then click on the question title in your list. From there you can select the best answer for your question and even leave a short thank you to show your appreciation.
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when you choose a best answer, there is a box where you can type a message. You can say "Thank You" there.