Your poll--Should asking a question be minus 5 points or plus 5 points??

Yahoo Answers states that "asking a question is minus 5 points....I think it should be + 5 points or more. What are your thoughts?

2009-12-09T17:43:04Z

WHIZZ--you state:When you ask a question you want something--so it costs Minus (negative) -5 points---

-When you answer you give something so you get+2 points. when you choose a best answer to the question you get 3 points back so it only cost 2---

I agree with the "superficial math"...
however..---- Look at it another way: the question-- may be asking for clarification from your audience of what they believe---it is eliciting a common belief rather than asking for information; "consensus" versus asking for information.

It also may be asking an intelligent question--which may not have been asked before,---- thereby creating a positive path for sociological, political, creative or whatever change.

Rather than the question being punished for minuses....why not "reward"the questoin with ++++ points ???

Anonymous2009-12-10T05:50:11Z

Favorite Answer

You know what they say:

"When someone asks a question, he's a fool for 5 minutes, when someone never asks a question, he's a fool for a lifetime."

So, yea, we should GET 5 points, that means increase our points by 5 not decrease.

-Nikki-

EDIT:

But some non-logical questions, or stupid questions, or kids who copy their homework on here, and wait for someone to do it for them, they should have -10 not 5 points.

?2009-12-09T17:34:35Z

When you ask a question you want something (an answer)--so it costs you -5 points----When you answer you give something (answer) so you get+2 points. when you choose a best answer to the question you get 3 points back so it only cost 2 points. The world works much the same.

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?2016-09-16T17:45:21Z

Disagree. Charging point for asking questions helps to deter dumb questions like this being asked.

Anonymous2009-12-09T17:17:51Z

i agree, it should be plus 5 points =)