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Mary C
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Mary C asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 8 years ago

What has happened to Yahoo Answers!?!?

This new format is really awkward! What are the Y/A People thinking!?! This new format is a train wreck!

Please go back to the old format!

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Yahoo decided to make the site more like all the other chat sites Twitter, Facebook and Tumbler (which they now own) so some one or some people who never use the site and probably never will set up this new format saying it was faster better and simpler...So not true at all.

    They want all those chatterinskis from the other sites to sign up here, as more users mean more ad revenue.

    So far the Canadian site is safe,it still has the old format and all the same q&a. http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/

    Many users find it confusing and difficult to navigate.

    Some things that will help with the new format...............

    To see your Q&A on the new format, The easiest way is go to your home page

    http://answers.yahoo.com/

    Beside your avatar there is the # of Points.. # of Best Answers ...# of Questions and # of Answers

    Just click which of those you want to view they are links.

    Your Q&A are not shown by pages anymore but by endless scrolling as pages only load 20 at a time.

    When you have questions you answered go to voting you get a notice on your home page saying "Your answered question is open for voting"

    There is a MORE link and the options on there are -- Saved Searches-- My Network-- My Watchlist

    On the ALL link the options are

    My Questions----My Answers---My Followed Questions-----My Network's Questions-------My Network's Answers--- My Network's Followed

    There is a video tutorial that will show you where things are on the new format.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRttAAMO3GM

  • 8 years ago

    What has happened is the new format... nothing we can do about it. For some it has periodically bounced back and forth between the old and the new. But the new format will eventually be here to stay for all. If you want, you can click the Internetional link on the left and select the Canada Answers. They are still using the old formation, but they will eventually also have the new. They won't be going back.

  • 8 years ago

    Hi. Friend,

    There is no any option to get back yahoo answers old version. So use any other country service for old yahoo answers look. in the yahoo dot com version first change and then charge other country service.

    Thanks

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    it does take some getting used to but its not that bad either that or you can move to canda like some have done

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