Want to know? Let others help!
Whether you’re looking for an answer to a recent question that you just can’t solve, or you’re trying to remember something - like a movie, a song, a commercial - but you can only remember tiny fragments from it, all you have to do is visit Yahoo! Answers and ask millions of other users for help.
While still relatively new, compared to other Yahoo! services, it is well worth checking out, because it blends all registered users into a giant question-answering machine. No matter if you’re trying to find information about cars, movies, health or parenting, you may find another user who had the same problem as you, but got some good advice. If not, ask for yourself and be amazed at how quickly the first answers will roll in. Your troubles could disappear in 10 minutes or less.
Additionally, the point system that’s been implemented on the site truly does its job. It not only encourages users to answer questions, but answer them as best as they can, just to earn those extra Best Answer points. Also, it uses your point statistics to determine your rank on the server, and the privileges you are offered. This ensures that only those who deserve it obtain access to the service’s full benefits. For example, newcomers may not rate the answers to any question, so that they may learn the unwritten laws, set by the more experienced users.
However, this does not mean that newcomers don’t have the privileges that make this service so great. Everyone may ask or answer questions - up to a certain daily limit - as they see fit, all this time learning the more complex features that they will be able to use once they get enough points.
In conclusion, Yahoo! Answers is a great idea, granting users access to an almost unlimited pool of knowledge. After all, why shouldn’t you show off with what you know, especially if it helps someone else out. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll just find out just what that song that’s stuck in my head is called…
