you can get 2 points anytime by answering a question. Its said as if you tricked the questioner into giving you 2 points?!
2006-10-01 13:13:37 · 25 answers · asked by abdulaziiz 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cause by typing in something mindless or even typing in a full-stop without any actual words, they earn 2 points.
In a way, thanking you for the 2 points is ettiquette - they're acknowledging that by doing what they've done they've helped themselves but that if you hadn't asked a question they wouldn't have been able to access their 2 point potential from you - so your question enables them.
How do you feel about the two points? Do you feel that it should be your right to allocate any points to answerers of your question? Do you feel like you're getting cheated by others who take advantage of the fact that you've enabled the 2 points for those who abuse the system?
Thank you for asking the question you did - and no, I'm not fishing for my 2 points (I know that'll happen anyway) and certainly not trying to get the 'best answer'.
Cheers, Meg
2006-10-01 13:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by ausbabe29_megan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Void answers are a form of gaming. Users are responding to the incentives in the system.
A better approach would be to calculate the average value of answers rather than the total number answered and assign a grade rather than a level. How about 16% or more best answers A, 12-16% B, 8-12% C, 4-8% D, <4% F. Perhaps a grade of D or higher could be required to ask a question. There could be some improvement in the selection of best answers. While subjective ranking is OK for questions about opinion, the 'best answer' for questions of fact do not always correspond with a correct answer. Changes are unlikely because the Yahoo business plan is about generating volume of traffic to be sold to advertisers. The unwashed and uneducated respondents that can't come up with credible answers have money to spend too, and perhaps this is what the advertisers are (or will be) paying for.
2006-10-01 14:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by d/dx+d/dy+d/dz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are mainly after points(2 not 10)
2006-10-01 13:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by robert p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually it is given as an answer by those who do not know the answer and are more interested in getting points than in helping people seeking solutions to their problem. There really is no way to control those idiots!!
Chow!!
2006-10-01 13:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the questions are usually lame and you can say almost anything regarding to a question for the 2 points. Nobody steals points from you.
2006-10-01 13:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by l2wh 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They're thumbing their nose at the questioner.
If you pay careful attention to the questions that get this reaction, there's a good chance that you'd probably consider those who say it have rendered a public service by passively attacking a troll and site nuisance.
Isn't that comment better than something as flatfooted and crude as "you dummy" or "oh shut up"??
2006-10-01 13:18:09 · answer #6 · answered by martino 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yep you get 2 points for answering a question, just as i did this one too..thanks for the 2 points!
2006-10-01 13:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by K 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i assume men and women simply wish the aspects they cant be troubled to style the reply. its stressful whilst you see like you've gotten two solutions they usually each do it particularly whilst you want the reply urgently
2016-08-29 09:30:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you give me the best answer, I'll get 10pts. and that would make me 10 points closer to the next level.
2006-10-01 13:22:40 · answer #9 · answered by almostdead 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually because the question is too moronic to be answered any other way.
Questions that are mean spirited, bigoted, ignorant, or just plain bizarre get that answer.
2006-10-01 13:17:05 · answer #10 · answered by mel 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋