What are Yahoo's standards of a Top Contributor?

♨TOP CONTRIBUTER♨ To become a TC ( Top Contributor), keep these 4 easy steps in mind. 1) Choose a category► You need to choose a particular category about which, you know a lot, you can answer any type of questions in that particular category.(i.e. if you are good in science, then you can select this category for your contribution) 2) Answer a lot of questions► This is actually self explanatory. In the first step, you chose your favorite category, now you have to answer a lot of questions in that category 3) Best answer accumulation► Answering a lot of questions in the particular category DEOS NOT mean that you can answer a question with only a word/a line. Your answer should be knowledgeable and informative. Your answer should be accurate, suitable and helpful. If someone asks a question, he or she expects a suitable answer to it. If your answer is the best among other answers, it will be given ''the best answer (BA)''... In that way, you have to collect many BAs. The trick about becoming a TC all depends on the amount of BA you receive within a single week. Like, if you have answered 20 questions per week and you get 50%+ BAs that is, 11 or more BAs, then you will probably become a TC in that particular week. 4) Regularity/Active contribution► This does not mean one has to answer a lot of questions every day; it simply means to show up the good work. For example: I only answer 20-30 questions per week or may be more(sometimes) but I still manage to retain my TC badge without having to worry about losing it. That is right, I only answer 1 to 5 questions daily, and sometimes I do not answer any questions for 4 days straight. Please see(PS): try to accumulate 200+ points weekly in a particular category. This means you can answer 30 questions, which would be 60 points, and receive BA’s to make it up to 200+ points. Note you gain 10 points for each BA, and an additional 1 point for each thumb up on your answer selected as the best. ♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨♨ THINGS ONE SHOULD KNOW: ☞>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Yahoo! Staffs keep the TC formula confidential because Users would misuse the main purpose of being a TC. For example: A TC is supposed to be a knowledgeable individual in a particular category, and if Users find out what it exactly takes to become a TC, they would start becoming a TC unfairly. So this is the significant reason the Staffs keep the formula on how to become a TC confidential. Nevertheless, very few Users (particularly TC’s) know exactly what it takes to become a TC in a single week. I think I am really close, or exact.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ☞Users can become a TC in up to 3 categories simultaneously.(It was 4 before this new system) ☞The TC badge is not permanent. You gain it and lose it, depending on your recent contribution within the category(s) of your choice. ☞Users who are qualified for the TC badge will receive their badge on Monday morning, and once Users are given the TC badge, it takes exactly 3 weeks for the badge to be taken away if requirements are not met. ☞Two categories DO NOT provide a TC badge because categories like those do not require knowledge sharing contribution, they are only for entertainment. These categories are: POLLS AND SURVEYS and JOKES AND RIDDLES. ☞Vote for your answers whenever they’re in voting. It is perfectly legal to vote for yourself with a single account. This will increase your chance for accumulating BA’s. However, using more than one account to vote your answers as best is against the Community Guidelines and will result the sudden termination of your account. ☞Also, best answer percentage DOES NOT depend on your level. I hope I served you well. Have a star! ☻ Hope you become a TC soon!!!;-)

Heya~! really easy .. focus on a category get over 10% best answer in that category get over 120 points in one week in that category

Being a top contributor has nothing to do with how many points you have, which is a common misconception on this site. There are top contributors who are at level two, and there are level seven users who aren't top contributors. Rather, being a top contributor has to do with how well you contribute to one to three different categories, excluding Jokes & Riddles and Polls & Surveys. If you keep receiving the best answer in the category or categories that you participate in, you will eventually receive the top contributor badge(s). Good luck!

Hey! Easy :) ~Choose a Catagory ~ Over 10% BA in that Catagory ~Over 200 points a week in that Catagory ~Nothing more to do :) See Ya~

the rules are shakey..very shakey but you need at least ten percent best answer in a section and also to earn a bunch of points...I was worried this week because I only earned about two-hundered points last week and I was away two days but yeah...I don't think anyone knows the actual requirements