Is Yahoo answers some sort of game?

You're it!

It's a site for the exchange of knowledge. The point system is just Y!A's way of awarding participation here. Answer & vote your daily limits. Level 2 starts at 250 points. All levels can pick a best answer to questions they ask and can vote for best answer on others' undecided questions. Once you hit level 2 & get the ability to 'rate', the only difference in the levels is the daily limits on questions, answers, comments, votes, etc. Levels 2 and up can 'rate' the answers of other Y!A users. Rating = giving Thumbs Up & Down to express your opinion of other peoples' answers. No points are involved (unless a best answer has TUs, then they get 1 point for each TU up to 50) in rating, and thumbs do not determine the Best Answer selection. Hints: answer your limit of questions each day (2 points each) get an answer selected as best answer (10 points each) pick a best answer for your question (3 points) vote your limit of unresolved questions each day (1 point each) save 3 searches (10 points) take the Community Guidelines (20 points) you also get a point a day for signing in each question costs 5 points, so ask sparingly :o) http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system

I think of it as a game. But the purpose of the point system is just to get people to talk to each other, and prevents you from asking too many questions. I'm so close to lvl 2, Victory will be mine!

No it isnt a game, silly. You get points from answering questions,voting, and etc. you Lose points from asking a question. :3

It's a site for the exchange of knowledge. The point system is just Y!A's way of awarding participation here. Answer & vote your daily limits. Level 2 starts at 250 points. All levels can pick a best answer to questions they ask and can vote for best answer on others' undecided questions. Once you hit level 2 & get the ability to 'rate', the only difference in the levels is the daily limits on questions, answers, comments, votes, etc. Levels 2 and up can 'rate' the answers of other Y!A users. Rating = giving Thumbs Up & Down to express your opinion of other peoples' answers. No points are involved (unless a best answer has TUs, then they get 1 point for each TU up to 50) in rating, and thumbs do not determine the Best Answer selection. Hints: answer your limit of questions each day (2 points each) get an answer selected as best answer (10 points each) pick a best answer for your question (3 points) vote your limit of unresolved questions each day (1 point each) save 3 searches (10 points) take the Community Guidelines (20 points) you also get a point a day for signing in each question costs 5 points, so ask sparingly :o) http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system

I think of it as a game. But the purpose of the point system is just to get people to talk to each other, and prevents you from asking too many questions. I'm so close to lvl 2, Victory will be mine!

No it isnt a game, silly. You get points from answering questions,voting, and etc. you Lose points from asking a question. :3