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Has Yahoo Answers 'Relevance' rating method changed to favor 'newest' answer?
I notice now that the newest answer seems to be getting highest relevance, even when short and no thumbs up. What exactly causes this? Has Yahoo Answers decided to reward late-comers? Is there any real relevance criteria or is it the same as 'Newest'?
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- Anonymous5 years ago
No it has not changed, it bases the answer relevance on words (keywords) in the question used in the answers.
You will find answers copying and posting the question above their answer or as noted using capital letters on every word to make their answer appear first. It does give an unfair advantage when a best answer is selected as it is
common for some to choose the one at the top they see first.
- Anonymous5 years ago
No if you want to have an relevance answer you need to use the key word in your answer. It also helps to capitalize ever first letter of every word Just Like This Is A Way People Make Their Answer Relevance. But some consider it cheating.