What is the reason behind Yahoo Answers getting shut down? ?

For the umpteenth time: Because Verizon Media is choosing to shut it down (just as they did Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Groups). No specific explanation was given, but considering the significant decline in quality of content on the site versus the cost of cleaning it up and keeping it running, it's not a surprise (a disappointment, but not a surprise). Yes, it's permanent. Do you really think this question hasn’t been asked dozens of times already? One need only review the question list to find the responses.

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A declining user base and poor maintenance are the mitigating factors behind Verizon's decision to shut down this site on May 4. Just two weeks before its closure, the site will revert to a read-only mode (on the 20th of this month).

No. It's for good. Membership is dwindling. This mean not generating income. And having to police it for trolls, is taking man hours.

CNN recently made fun of y/a. But even with the trolls, I like it. I wrote to yahh for another 6 months. And there are some  petitions to save it.

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Being taken over by Verizon the first thing you do is make some changes. It happens all the time like a new boss just to let you know he is the boss makes changes.

It's permanent. The reason given by yahoo (verizon media) was they were concentrating on other aspects of their business to “focus on products that better serve our members.”

Yahoo Answers has not been doing well Lately a lot of Users have Left Poor Maintenance of the

Site they have not Fixed a lot of the Problems they are Likely Losing Money on it as well so

They feel its Best to Close it Down If there not going to Fix it they minus as well Close it

Down

Its not Temporary it's Permanent If your looking for a Replacement Site I would Recommend Quora