whats with this points thing? what are they for? what do they get you???

Answer 1

Absolutely Nothing!!!

I wish u will get money for points earned, i have over 2000 and im still checking my mailbox everyday for my price!

Answer 2

I will tell you.

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"


Levels 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! Level Yahoo! Answers Thank Yous Points

Level
7 Be the first to find out! 25000+
6 Be the first to find out! 10,000 - 24,999
5 Be eligible to be a Featured User on the home page masthead. 5,000 - 9,999
4 Be eligible to be a Featured User on the community manager editorial page. (coming soon) 2,500-4,999
3 A super-special Yahoo! Answers thank you. (coming soon) 1,000-2,499
2 A special Yahoo! Answers thank you. (coming soon) 250-999
1 Full access to Yahoo! Answers! 1-249
0 Limited access: you cannot ask a question but have level 1 privileges 0


And 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. *All limitations are per day Level Questions Answers Comments Rates.

Answer 3

I think that there is a correllation between points and penis size, but I don't quite know what it is.

The only benefit to the points that I have seen is that as you go up in levels, you can ask/answer/vote more times per day, if you are enjoying yourself here so much that you tend to hit the daily cap.

Answer 4

I think it is like a report card. It just feels good to see those points--much the same as A's or B's!
You know it is nothing now but later it may really be worth a lot..who can tell?

Yahoo may start making a profit and be able to pay us some prize money! heh heh

Answer 5

no. You use the points to ASK questions, you get points for answering them.

Answer 6

the more points you have the more questions you can answer and ask. because you go to a higher level. the points just get you to a higher level. you just get satisfaction for helping someone.

Answer 7

for respect, on the street, once they know i have 979 points, people, they stay clear. I click my fingers and get the best table in the restaurant. I raise an eyebrow, and tesco opens another till for me.

Answer 8

Check out yahoo community guidelines.go to the homepage.answer questions,and receive 2 points.keep answering and answering,get your level up.level up=status and on the leaderboard.then you can ask questions.

Answer 9

The more points you get, the larger your head grows.

Answer 10

Once you reach 100,000 points Yahoo might send you an e-mail saying "Congratulations, you've reached 100,000 points!"