for all you old yahoo q&a users?

Question

i'm not too clear about certain things on yahoo questions.

-when someone rates your answer good or bad what happens?
-how do you give people points?
-do alot of people allow IM and what is IM/
what happens if someone reports abuse on you?
how do you become someones fan?
what happens when someone is your fan?
how do you become a top contributer?

i really appreciate everyone's help and will give the best answer points(if they show me how)

Answer 1

You really should read the "help", the forum, the blog, and all the related stuff (upper right corner). But here are your answers:

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Nothing. Some people see it as ego boost / ego bust, but any answer can be chosen as best, even ones that got lots of thumbs downs. And even answers with lots of thumbs up can be completely wrong.

<<-how do you give people points?>>

You must be the asker, and you pick a winner within the timeframe you set. The one picked is considered best answer and gets 10 points.

<<-do alot of people allow IM and what is IM/ >>

Instant Message, i.e. Yahoo Instant Messenger.

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You'll get a notice on the report, but not who did it. Then if Yahoo! decided it's worth punishing, you'll get a notice on what was done.

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Click on "my profile" and look below.

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Nothing, really, except he can track your answers more closely.

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Yahoo! staff determines that. There is no specific criteria, just be good in a particular subject (or two, or three, but no more than three) and you may find yourself with the orange badge one day.

Answer 2

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/