Can somebody really give you ten points for answering his/her question?

Question

You always see 10 point question but i only get two points....is that even possible?

Answer 1

only if they choose your answer as the best answer.
http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system.php

Answer 2

If your answer is chosen as the best answer, you get 10 points for it. The two points is for answering the question. The best answer points are like the icing on the cake.

Answer 3

If the person who entered the question chooses your answer as the best one, you get ten points. If the person who entered the question doesn't choose a best answer, you can still get ten points if enough people vote for your answer as the best.

Answer 4

yes for every question you answer you get 2 points but if the topic maker says that your answer was the best then you get the 10 points. I hope i explained that well enough.

Answer 5

Yes, if the person who asks the question denotes it as the "best answer" the answerer gets ten points.

Answer 6

Yes, If they chose your answer as the best. It gives you 10 additional points.

Answer 7

You get 10 points when someone chooses your answer as the best answer. So just hit that button below my answer that says choose as best answer, and I can get 10 points.

Thanks!

Answer 8

depends on the person who asked the question, if he selected your answer as the best, you will get 10 else you will get only two

Answer 9

Gee, I've only got 70 best answers so far. :(

Answer 10

If they select your ans. as best - 10 pts.