how do i get points?

Answer 1

a) From where can you gain points:
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
Vote for No best answer...........>>>>----------<<<<<............................................................................... 0
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"

b) Benefit of points:

The points give to you more answers, questions, voting for the Best Answers, depends on the level you have, Go to this link from Yahoo! Answers to know all about limits and systems in this site:
http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system

1. Level 1 from 1 - 249 points
2. You need 250 - 999 points to get to level 2
3. You need 1,000 - 2,499 points to get to level 3
4. You need 2,500 - 4,999 points to get to level 4
5. You need 5,000 - 9,999 points to get to level 5
6. You need 10,000 - 24,999 points to get to level 6
7. You need 25000+ points to get to level 7

============= Limits per day on Yahoo! Answers:
i.) At level 1, you can ask 5 questions and answer 20 question and vote 20.
ii.) At level 2, you can ask 10 questions and answer 40 question and vote 40 + from this level and above you can rate questions and answers for unlimited number.
iii.) At level 3, you can ask 15 questions and answer 60 question and vote 60.
iv.) At level 4, you can ask 20 questions and answer 80 question and vote 80.
v.) At level 5, you can ask and answer unlimited of questions and vote 80.
vi.) At level 6 and 7, you can ask and answer unlimited of questions and vote 100.
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P.S You can rate questions and answers once you reach level 2 and above (and ratings not give you any points).

Good Luck.

Answer 2

Answer Questions 2pts
,get a best answer 10pts,
visit each day 1pt,
ask a question then choose someone for a best answer 3pts.

Answer 3

answer questions like this one and visit regularly (one point for visiting a day)

Answer 4

get best answers

Answer 5

answer questions, like im doing now.

Answer 6

NO!