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Points and Levels

To encourage participation and reward great answers, Yahoo!Xtra 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 summarises the point values for different actions. While you can't use points to buy or redeem anything, they do allow everyone to recognise 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!Xtra 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!Xtra Answers Once daily: 1
Vote for an 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!Xtra Answers recognises your level achievements with our special brand of thank yous!

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

Level Points Questions Answers Comments Stars Ratings Votes
7 25 000+ * unlimited * 100 unlimited 200
6 10 000 - 24 999 * unlimited * 100 unlimited 150
5 5 000 - 9 999 * unlimited * 100 unlimited 125
4 2 500 - 4 999 20 80 40 100 unlimited 100
3 1 000 - 2 499 15 60 30 100 unlimited 75
2 250 - 999 10 40 20 100 unlimited 50
1 1 - 249 5 20 10 10 0 25

*All limitations are per day

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