My buddy reported an abuse and saw this as one of the ctagories. Yahoo answers have'nt responded yet.
2006-10-13 04:10:55 · 4 answers · asked by renhoez 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I'm going to have problems deciding which answer to choose; the response is COOL.
2006-10-13 04:38:30 · update #1
I think it refers to those people who post nonsense replies just to get the two points for replying to a question. Some people don't even attempt to hide it they just say, "thanks for the 2 points" and since that is mentioned as a violation in the rules here I believe that is what points gaming means. It wouldn't refer to the poster of the question because posting a question costs you 5 points rather than earning you any.
2006-10-13 04:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by twistedmouse 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's answering questions just for points rather than trying to help people. You can read about this under community guidlines.
This is what the Community Guidelines say:
"4. NO POINT-GAMING: You may not post content for the explicit purpose of gaining points, trading points, or soliciting others for points or otherwise "game" the Yahoo! Answers points system."
2006-10-13 11:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by Famous Amos {not the cookies} 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Points gaming is putting up questions or answering them ONLY for points -- like announcing "Hey, 10 points to the person who answers me first."
The purpose here is to get answers to real questions, not just scramble for points -- honest! LOL!!
2006-10-13 11:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
another severe case is when you have people who don't know the answer but put up some silly answer.
IE:
what is a dog?
answer A cat
2006-10-13 11:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by Harry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋