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Why is Y!A showing us questions from 8-10 years ago?
I'm looking at the answers to a question I posted myself. I scroll down a bit, and the "next question" is from a decade ago. Prior to finding answers to my own questions, I was at "Answer" not "Discover." But since that's not the page I found the old questions on, that may not be relevant. So none of the answers are really addressing the situation.
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- Anonymous7 months agoFavorite Answer
The new Yahoo algorithm shows questions that are similar in phrasing, regardless of age.
- LANLv 77 months ago
Because you aren't bright enough to click the answer tab and just leave it on discover.
Same as every other time this question is asked.
- .Lv 77 months ago
BELOW a question one may see other questions that are similar, but older. The site was designed to be a database of knowledge/experience. If a user has the "Answer" tab activated at the top of the question list, they will see current questions. Only during posting an answer (at least on a desktop) can one scroll down and find years-old other questions. For example, the one I see directly below your question (as I'm typing my answer) is "Why is yahooo answers showing and letting me answer resolved questions from 5 years ago??" - a question similar to the one you are asking in that it is also about questions several years old.
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- DanielLv 77 months ago
Which Tab are you under ? if your under the Discover Tab they tend to show Older Questions that have a lot of Views and Answers on
If you want the Newer ones you have to go to the Answer Tab
