why is there levels on this thing and how do you get off of level one??how many points do you have to have????

Answer 1

Answer more than you ask:

http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=AgAgpd2iCcFhBBBMW5idc9Hpy6IX

Answer 2

Look at your profile page...all that info in on the right side of the page.

Points and Levels
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
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 Votes

Answer 3

The following link has all the point info you can dream of. And to answer your question, 250 points are needed to get to level 2.

Answer 4

click on your picture and theres the info!

Answer 5

click Help