Why do people feel compelled to write "easy 10 points for best answer" or something similar?

it's a point gaming violation but if a yahoo worker asks it, it won't get violated.

they ask it to generate more responses.

In our society, anytime someone uses the word "easy", it encourages people to take notice. Even if it's simply answering a question that they'll obviously get 10 points for best answer, people are either too incompetent or lazy to realize any question is worth that much.

(example- EASY DIET, versus, same diet with same results, people are more inclined to go "Oh, easy. I love taking the easy way out so I might as well try this if I need to try something.")

so more people will answer there questions and so they can also earn another 3 points. (you get 3 points for making a best answer)

HI I just started this question and answer and I see there are a lot of smart alec's out there that don't care how stupid they seem.

In order to encourage people to answer his/her question.

Probably just to catch the eye.

it's one of the first things you'll see and wonder how it can exist, because it's is a TOS violation.

They're trying to signal that they reaaalllly want people to answer.