Why does asking a question cost us 5 points?!?

To stop people asking for the answers to ALL their homework questions.

i dont know but its not fair, hehe

I think it may be so people don't start asking unlimited stupid questions, kinda keeps things in check with the points, so you have to answer some to gain your points back, if that makes any sense!

As far as getting a reply from the staff, good luck. Ther rules are that asking costs five BUT you get three back when you choose Best Answer, so it really only costs two

if you ask one , just answer one ....then when you choose the best answer to yours , you will be even :::::::::it encourages answering :: click on your profile :: click on the blue icon next to total points:: enjoy it ,

i am very annoyed .....thx 4 the 2 points though =]

they're encouraging to help each other and share wisdom and info-, or just opintions, rather than us asking questions like "is christianity a hoax" (im not religious but really, its not an original question to ask), or "who's the hottest girl aloud?" edit: sorry, im sleepy, ill correct my spellings now.

To stop people asking frivolous questions, and only serious ones, as you can see from other questions it works a treat.

Pick a best answer and you get 3 points back so it only really costs you 2 points. Don't wait for someone from YA to respond as they don't exist. This site is run by robots.