Why do you think that asking cost 5 points as opposed to gaining only 2 points for answering?

Answer 1

Checks and balances. It's to discourage you from asking questions and to encourage you to answer more, so that this site can run. If it were the other way around, no one's questions would be answered.

Answer 2

If you have a good answer you get 10 points not 2... Best answer

Answer 3

once you select a best answer you get 3 points back
bottom line is that to answer a question is only 2 points

Answer 4

I think it's so you'll pick a best answer which is worth 3 points. And, I guess you might get a star which are worth 10 a piece.

Answer 5

Well you get 3 pts back if you pick a "Best Answer" so it really only costs you 2 pts. to ask.

Answer 6

It only costs u two in the end after you pick a best answer, so it's not bad.

Answer 7

To encourage fewer questioners than answerers...3 points for choosing a best answer to encourage askers to choose a best answer and recoup their points... chance to earn 10 points to encourage more answers

Answer 8

i don't have the money accessible to make marketing campaign contributions and am not in a position to artwork on the marketing campaign headquarters close to me via time schedules. besides the undeniable fact that, I even have been emailing many human beings to aprise them of information they could not be attentive to. this might seem lame, yet I even have sent my candidate, Obama, marketing campaign concepts because i used to be a merchandising Director in long island for some significant companies and wanted to grant useful concepts he has not yet accomplished.

Answer 9

hmm, im not sure. but i think it equals out to only costing you two point in the end...because when you chose a best answer, you get three points! haha. so it works out.
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Answer 10

because you get another 3 points when you pick for best answer, it all evens out.