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Why do I get a minus 5 points with some questions, what's wrong with this?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It costs 5 points to ask a question. When you choose the best answer to the question you get 3 points back.

  • 1 decade ago

    You will ALWAYS get -5 points for asking questions. That's the rule.

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

    for all the information about scoring, points and levels. You can return to that page by clicking the blue # link next to your points or level by your avatar. Also:

    http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/

    which is the blue HELP link at the top right of this page has a lot of answers and instructions for you.

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