On Yahoo! Answers, how do I gain/lose points?

Question

On Yahoo! Answers, how do I gain/lose points?

Some days I'll get on here and I will 5 points higher then the day before and some days it will be lower? Why does it do this?

Answer 1

For every question you ask, you will lose 5 points. For every question you answer, you get 2 points. For every answer you gave that was chosen as a best answer, you get 10 points, for every answer you rate, you get 1 point. For every question you help someone choose a best answer for, you get 1 point.

Answer 2

To 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.)



Points Table Action Points



Begin participating on Yahoo! Answers One time: 100

Ask a question -5

Choose a best answer for your question 3

No Best Answer was selected by voters on your question Points Returned: 5

Answer a question 2

Deleting an answer -2

Log in to Yahoo! Answers Once daily: 1

Vote for a best answer 1

Rate a best answer 1

Have your answer selected as the best answer 10

Receive a "thumbs-up" rating on a best answer that you wrote (up to 50 thumbs-up are counted) 1 per "thumbs-up"

Answer 3

You gain points when you log in (1 point), answer a question (2 points), rate answers (1 point), select a best answer for your question(5 points), rate a best answer(1 point), get your answer rated as the best(10 points) and if no answers to your question is rated as best( 5 points)



You lose points if your ask a question(5 points) or if you delete your question(2 points)

Answer 4

You can get 1 point if you log on everyday. Then If you ask a question you will loose 5 points, and if you select the best answer for that question you will get 3 points, in that way you can loose only 2 points, so don't forget to choose best answers for your question.



And if your answer be choosen as best then you can get 10 points, and if someone rates a thums up mark to your answer you can get 1 point(up to 50 points for each thums up rating). If you delete your answer you will loose those 2 points.



And if you answer a question you will get 2 points for each. And for selecting a best answer(others) or for rating a answer you will get 1 point. All the best.

Answer 5

Points Table Action Points



When you ask a question, that's minus 5 points



when you choose a best answer for your question, you get 3



No Best Answer was selected by voters on your question, 5

Points are returned to you



when you Answer a question, you get 2



when you delete an answer, that's -2



when you Log in to Yahoo! Answers Once daily, u get 1 pt.



when you Vote for a best answer, u get 1 pt.



when u Rate a best answer, that's 1 pt.



when your answer is selected as the best answer, u get 10pts.



when you get a "thumbs-up" rating on a best answer that you wrote (up to 50 thumbs-up are counted) 1 per "thumbs-up"

Answer 6

Ask a question..lose 5 points.



Answer a question...gain 2 points.



Vote on a question...gain 1 point.



Rate a best answer...gain 1 point.



Your answer is best...gain 10 points.



But most importantly, you MUST have fun and respect for everyone in here, even if they don't have respect for you or themselves.

Answer 7

ActionPoints

Begin participating on Yahoo! AnswersOne time: 100

Ask a question-5

Choose a best answer for your question3

No Best Answer was selected by voters on your questionPoints Returned: 5

Answer a question2

Deleting an answer-2

Log in to Yahoo! AnswersOnce daily: 1

Vote for a best answer1

Rate a best answer1

Have your answer selected as the best answer10

Receive a "thumbs-up" rating on a best answer that you wrote (up to 50 thumbs-up are counted)1 per "thumbs-up"

Answer 8

Gain points for answering questions, rating Best Answers, getting your answer chosen as the Best Answer, and voting for a Best Answer.



Lose points for asking questions.

Answer 9

You gain points by answering questions. You lose points by asking questions.

Answer 10

on asking u lose 5 points and on answering a question u gain 2 points but getting your answer as brst answer u can gain 10 points

Answer 11

You lose points by asking questions and you gain points by answering them.

Answer 12

go to:)



http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system.php



this explains the scoring system and levels of achievment.



When you answer a ? you get 2 points- when you ASK one, you lose 5 points- Choose a best answer for your question, you get 3 points-Have an answer chosen as the best answer, you get 10 points, etc etc. Its all in the chart.

Answer 13

Gain:



**10 pts for best answer

**2 pts to answer someone else's question

**1 pt to rate an answer or vote on one (even if you give negative feedback.

**1 pt when you log in to Yahoo! Answers



Lose:



**5 pts to ask a question

Answer 14

ideally each question must be taken sensibly yet there are in simple terms some that i can not face as much as injecting my sort of humor into. i do no longer think of ridiculing all and sundry is ever suited. The greater a ways out an concept is the greater it desires to be spoke back to particularly otherwise all events in simple terms get greater entrenched of their view factor. factors are not important in any respect. in spite of each thing i think of none people are in common college from now on.

Answer 15

when someone thinks you gave a good answer you gain points, when you ask a question you lose points, when you answer a question you gain points.

Answer 16

When you ask questions it costs you 5 points, when you log on, answer a question or vote it gives you points.

Answer 17

instead of asking click the What's going on in Answers. Then scroll down and click the Points & Levels. This should give you a whole load of things

Answer 18

You lose points by asking questions. You gain points by answering...

If you get chosen as best answer you get points.

If you rate an answer you get points.

Answer 19

YOU LOSE 5 IF YOU ASK A QUESTON AND GAIN 2 IF YOU ANSWER ONE

Answer 20

you just lost 4 points.

Answer 21

If you ask a question, you'll lose points.

If you answer a question, you'll get points.

read the website below

Answer 22

click the link underlining your points and a chart will explain.

Answer 23

answered que: 2 p.

Asked que: - 10 p.

best answer: 10 p.

Answer 24

http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=ArSSFkpbuWVQiCxNf44DpsYezKIX



click on the link that is the number of points you have. it will answer all your questions

Answer 25

i have nothing to say..people here answered u very well