Why does yahoo require a minimum number of characters for answers?
If the answer is 42, we should be be able to answer "42." Not... "blah blah bla blah blah blah blah 42"
If the answer is 42, we should be be able to answer "42." Not... "blah blah bla blah blah blah blah 42"
Anonymous
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It's an attempt to reduce the number of non-answers, such as "maybe" or "gfddsprtl"
Daniel
To stop people from Point Gaming and putting Useless Answers like IDK or Google It or thanks for the 2 Points or people Not Attempting to Answer the Question and just put Yes or No ETC
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42.............
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They want more detailed answers instead of simple one-word answers.
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As mentioned a number of times already since the minimum was initiated, here in the Yahoo Answers subcategory, having a character minimum (which the site had years ago, then did away with) reduces simple point gaming answers as well as chat questions which typically only need a simple yes/no answer.
Considering the site was designed for knowledge seeking questions, it makes sense that the answers to such questions would require much more than yes/no so a 15 character minimum is far less than the length most quality answers to such questions would be.