Yahoo will Shutdown Answers on May 4th, 2021.
I joined decade ago and I feel it :(
When you joined Yahoo Answers? And what do you think is this fair to shutdown any service without asking the users? I mean it. Yahoo should check the opinion of users!
Redstone
Hello Mr. Mahmood.
I began here in Y!A since it started. (Quite the long time.)
To be fair this is an entirely a business decision. Y!A has been losing market share to the competition for years. Any gains in users wasn't enough to offset the loss. I think Oath could of put more effort to make Y!A more attractive, but their attentions is turned elsewhere. Quite unfortunate, since I find this forum easy to use.
Overall, I had fun here answering people's queries and giving some sage advice about things on various topics. Plus the people I've interacted here was fascinating and educational.
I think I may move on to Quora, Reddit (revive my dormant account), and I possibly give Answerbag a try.
ponderer
Do you really need to be schooled about fairness in the business world? Some of the yahoo stories are opening back up their comments at the end again. If that helps you. It does me.
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Yes, it's fair to shut it down without asking the users. The users aren't paying the bills to keep it running while it makes no money for the company that owns it.
sunshine_mel
Yahoo's a private company, and the site is free.
They owe you nothing.
thinkingtime
I joined when the site first opened in 2005 and it was a very different place, with adults asking and answering sensible questions.