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Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove asked in Entertainment & MusicOther - Entertainment · 1 decade ago

Why does asking a question on here cause points to be taken away?

I would think asking would create activity thus creating points. Am I looking at this backwards?

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  • Skepticalist
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    To try to stop people from creating a second profile and then picking their main profiles answer as the best answer.

  • Lil Miss Answershine
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I do'nt know... I think everyone should get a certain level of free questions per day...that would encourage people to ask questions and make the cite better.

  • pregnant & praying now has baby
    1 decade ago

    I have no idea I haven't been on any other message boards that do that.

  • tcm. :)
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    cuz you asked a question

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  • Big R
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    points break down

    http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=...

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