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Points and Levels

To encourage participation and reward great answers, Yahoo! Answers has a system of points and levels. The number of points you get depends on the specific action you take. The points table below summarizes the point values for different actions. While you can't use points to buy or redeem anything, they do allow everyone to recognize how active and helpful you've been. (And they give you another excuse to brag to your friends.)

Points Table

Action	Points
Begin participating on Yahoo! Answers	One Time: 100
Ask a question	-5
Choose a best answer for your question	3
No Best Answer was selected by voters on your question	Points Returned: 5
Answer a question	2
Deleting an answer	-2
Log in to Yahoo! Answers	Once daily: 1
Vote for a best answer	1
Vote for No best answer	0
Have your answer selected as the best answer	10
Receive a "thumbs-up" rating on a best answer that you wrote (up to 50 thumbs-up are counted)	1 per "thumbs-up"

Levels

Levels are another way to keep track of how active you (and others) have been. The more points you accumulate, the higher your level. Yahoo! Answers recognises your level achievements with our special brand of thank you's!

And finally, as you attain higher levels, you'll also be able to contribute more to Yahoo! Answers - you can ask, answer, vote and rate more frequently.

Level	Points	Questions	Answers	Comments	Stars	Ratings	Votes
7	25,000+	* unlimited *			100	unlimited	100
6	10,000 - 24,999	* unlimited *			100	unlimited	100
5	5,000 - 9,999	* unlimited *			100	unlimited	80
4	2,500 - 4,999	20	80	40	100	unlimited	80
3	1,000 - 2,499	15	60	30	100	unlimited	60
2	250 - 999	10	40	20	100	unlimited	40
1	1 - 249	5	20	10	10	0	20

*All limitations are per day

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