Why does Yahoo penalize us for asking questions?

Caroline2007-06-02T12:36:01Z

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Because if they didn't charge 5 points per question, people would be asking lots and lots of questions without even thinking about what they're asking, and there might be more askers than answerers.

Anonymous2007-06-02T11:57:09Z

i dk, maybe just so there aren't sooooo many questions
if there was not -5 pts ppl would constantly be asking questions like crazy