Can somone please tell me how to rate an answer?

Question

You know the thumbs down thumbs up at the bottom of someone's answer to a question. I cannot for the life of me figure it out. And I'm sure it's easy as pie. Anyways I would greatly appreciate you telling me how. Thanks much!

Answer 1

Get 250 pts. and you'll be on level 2. Then you can "rate" answers with "thumbs up" and "thumbs down."

Answer a question and get 2 pts. Ask a question and lose 5. Choose the "best answer" to your question and get 3 of those 5 back.

Be chosen as "best answer" and get 10 pts. plus 1 bonus pt. for each "thumbs up" your answer received.

Vote for "best answer" on unresolved questions where the asker was too lazy to choose "best answer" and you get 1 pt. per question. You also get 1 pt. every day for just logging in. It’s as easy as that!

Good luck, you'll be on level 2 in no time and then aim for level 3 (1,000 to 2,499 pts.)

Answer 2

It sounds like you need to be a level 2 or higher... but read below for clarification:

# How do I rate an answer?

If you think an answer is good, click the thumbs-up button in the action bar below the answer. If you think an answer is not good, click the thumbs-down button. When you give an answer a thumbs-down rating we will hide it. Click show to display it again.

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# When do I use the Report Abuse link? When do I use the thumbs-down button?

Use the Report Abuse link to report questions and answers that violate the Community Guidelines. Each abuse report is reviewed by customer care, and the content will be deleted if it violates the Community Guidelines.

Give an answer a thumbs-down rating when you feel the answer is not helpful to the person who asked the question.

Hide a question when you feel it doesn't quite violate the Community Guidelines, but it belongs more on a chat board, and not on a Q&A site like Answers.

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# What happens when I rate an answer with a thumbs-down?

When you rate an answer negatively, you'll see that the answer disappears from your view. You can make it appear again by clicking the Show link. The answer is only hidden in your view. It remains on Answers and is viewable by other users.

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# Will people use this feature to hide other people's answers they disagree with?

Currently, negative ratings don't actually hide answers from anyone else's view. Your negative ratings will hide those answers only from your view.

It's important for Answers to continue to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas. We don't intend the ratings to be a method of censorship. Ratings let people share their viewpoint and allows for differences of opinions.

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# Why is rating functionality limited to Level 2 users and up?

Ratings are a powerful way for you to voice your opinion on the content of Answers, and determine the direction of the product. By waiting until you reach Level 2 to exercise this privilege, we discourage abuse of the privilege.

Answer 3

You have to be a level two or up, and you're a level one.
Once you get 250 points you'll be a level 2.

Answer 4

You need to reach level 2/have 250 points.

Answer 5

you have to be level 2

Answer 6

Get a coin and then choose - say heads is thumbs up and tails is thumbs down.

Flip the coin , see the results, cast your vote.

Answer 7

you have to be level 2

Answer 8

i dont think you can do that on level 1, not sure though
you just put your curser over the thumb, up or down and click, it saves your rating automatically

Answer 9

You have to get to level 2 in order to do that. Which basically means that if you hold two jobs, quit one.

Answer 10

You need to be on level 2...sorry you'll have to wait a little while