Points Table
To encourage participation and reward great answers, Yahoo Answers has a system of Points and Levels. The number of points that you get depends on the specific action that you take. The Points table below summarises the point values for different actions. While you can't use points to buy or redeem anything, they do allow everyone to recognise how active and helpful you've been. (And they give you another excuse to boast to your friends.)
Points and Levels
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Begin participating on Yahoo Answers | One Time: 100 |
| Ask a Question | -5 |
| Choose a Best Answer for your question | 3 |
| Answer a Question | 2 |
| Self-deleting an answer | -2 |
| Log in to Yahoo Answers | Once daily: 1 |
| 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-ups" are counted) | 1 per "Thumbs-up" |
| Receive a violation | -10 |
Levels
Levels are another way to keep track of how active you (and others) have been. The more points you accumulate, the higher your Level. Yahoo Answers recognises your Level achievements with our special brand of thank yous
And finally, as you attain higher levels, you'll also be able to contribute more to Yahoo Answers - you can ask, answer and rate more frequently.
| Level | Points | Questions | Answers | Follows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 25,000+ | 20 | 160 | 100 |
| 6 | 10,000-24,999 | 20 | 160 | 100 |
| 5 | 5000-9999 | 20 | 160 | 100 |
| 4 | 2500-4999 | 20 | 160 | 100 |
| 3 | 1000-2499 | 15 | 120 | 100 |
| 2 | 250-999 | 10 | 80 | 100 |
| 1 | 1-249 | 5 | 20 | 100 |
*All limitations are per day