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t1ggerb00
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t1ggerb00 asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

I'm new. How long does Yahoo's "coffee break" take?

Update:

Bummer...I'm not able to answer any of the questions I bring up. I get the same "coffee break" message.

Update 2:

This is getting frustrating. I was not able to answer any questions for over 6 hours yesterday and today it stopped for me around noon so now it's been 6 1/2 hours. I even emailed them for assistance. Makes me think I'm doing something wrong but can't be too wrong is a received 2 best answers today. I'm new and already want to stop helping people because of now not being able to answer anybody! ;0(

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  • Chicago Q
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    A lot of people have been having problems since the updates a few days ago. It's possible you've reached your limit for the day. It's more likely a problem with special characters.

    For many people the problem is happening when they use a special character in an answer, especially '%'. The workaround seems to be to use an 'x' or something to post originally, then go back into 'edit' and change to the character you need. This approach has been working for me all day today.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    1-2 minutes

  • sweet_blue
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Normally a coffee break is to last 10 - 15 minutes top

    and not hours or days.

    they can also take their coffee with them to the computer

    Source(s): This has wreck my weekly points because its stuck
  • TwinkaTee
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    When I get the message, I assume it is a nice way of saying "try again"...If I keep getting the message, I will usually leave the question and go to another. That seems to make the message stop....

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  • Adam
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I think Yahoo takes a coffee break when there are too many people trying to answer at once. It can vary.

  • *adrianna *
    1 decade ago

    4 me it takes like 30 minutes

  • *
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    just try and go back to other pages on YA. It never keeps me off really, except once when they actually shut the site down for hours.

  • Ukulele Lover ♥
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    usually 10-15 minutes or just refresh the page

  • Kt.
    1 decade ago

    Hahah just like 1 second lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well it has been about 3 days now...

    Any excuse for them not knowing how to iron out these kinks hey..

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