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"Top contributor" banners??
Are these based on number of answers given, number of best answers, or what? Will these bias "best answer" choices in favor of more "long-term contributors" over new folks? Does it lead questioners to favor number of answers over quality of answers? How do you feel about these?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The more you answer in a particular category, and the more Best Answers you get (not the percentage) the more likely you are to get a "top contributor" badge next to your name, up to 3 categories. Levels, and points have nothing to do with it. I have it for answering in Yahoo 360 and Yahoo Answers categories, neither of which am I on the leaderboard, but I have been answering alot of questions in these categories recently. I do lead the category DIY and I do not have "top contributor" for that category, but I haven't answered much in that one for a while.
The TC badge will come and go on a persons avatar as they answer or don't answer.
Source(s): My cat - Anonymous1 decade ago
No, it not based on your # of answers. It will depend on you.