I Like The Concept Of Yahoo Answers

Good question! I used to use Yahoo Answers a lot until my account got banned. I was banned for promoting mylot.. lol... well i posted my ref link and i didnt know you weren't allowed to so they banned me and i email saying sorry, i didnt know.. and all they told me was "tough luck buddy, make a new account".. i was pissed cuz i was at like level three and was competing with my cousin! lol.. well anyway on mylot i posted my ref link (not knowing) and all they did was delete the post.. not my account! I love myLot more than Yahoo Answers because they realise mistakes could happen and also pay people for posting..

I think someone else in mylot is on yahoo answers as well.. haha =D He has got the same sentiments as u though.. hehe ^_^ IT seems interesting based on what both of u had said here, and i guess i will check it out when i have the time ^_^ BUt now, i will still stick to mylot in the meantime, for i've got time constraint.. lol =D

I couldn't agree with you more. i get a lot of great information here on Mylot, and the payments are wonderful. However, on Yahoo answers, the people are a lit better versed in the English language. There are a lot of fantastic English speaking people here on MyLot (you are one of them!!!) but there are plenty on here who can hardly be understood, whereas on Yahoo Answers everyone I have encountered so far has spoken near-perfect English.

I have seen many good questions asked on Yahoo Answers, but some of the answers are pretty lame. In fact, it is REALLY annoying when you are Googling up information and you find that someone else has posted a similar question to the one you have there on Yahoo Answers, and you go there only to find no response or some idiotic response. So if there were some way to keep the questions out of the search engines until after they have been properly answered that might help. Otherwise it is almost like spam. The myLot questions do not usually show up and confuse everyone. Mostly they just come up if "myLot" is included among the search terms.

It would draw attention to it. But would it ruin it putting money into the mix?

I actually came from Yahoo Answers before myLot! I got hooked on it a couple years ago. I made it to top contributor and top answerer in my particular category! There are no monetary earnings, like you mentioned, but you try to climb up the status ladder and that was motivating for me for a long while - and I made it! And til this day, I am still the top answerer of my category - and I haven't been on it for almost a year now!! The reason why I left? As a top answerer you get targeted. Trolls are everywhere giving thumbs downs. People cheat - yes, it's possible to do so there, especially in voting. Some of the guidelines are kind of gray . . . like we're not supposed to "chat" there . . . well, where exactly do you draw the line? People don't necessarily pick the best answer . . . not that I care about the points . . . but the information is on search engines . . . which means there is a lot of misinformation floating around in cyberspace. After I got sick of the Yahoo Answers part, I hung out on the Suggestion Board. That was pretty fun as there are regulars there too! I like myLot in that you can discuss freely in your writing style (there really aren't any gray areas in the rules). Plus you get the earnings. People seem to be a lot nicer here too. I would go back to Yahoo Answers because I can talk about my category interest over there - it's not very popular here. But I enjoy spending my time with you all here!

Hi Zed! I was not even aware of Yahoo Answers before I joined myLot. I had a look and have not been back to it. The only time I go there is when I happen to find a discussion on here has been plagiarised from there. I joined another similar question and answer site recently which pays for your contributions and that looks promising though it has strict rules. I have sent you a PM so that you can see it too. However nothing will take the place of myLot for me. I have so many friends here and it is the only place that I know where we can discuss and build friendships too

I like Yahoo answers too. In fact I've been learning from it. There are issues that are given good answers through Yahoo answers. I bet this could be more exciting and popular if they will implement your suggestion to put a revenue sharing program. I hope it will happen in the near future!

I have never used Yahoo Answers but I know a lot of people who say they do and it doesn’t sound like a bad site. I guess one of the disadvantages is that no one gets paid there; certainly that is not a reason why you can’t enjoy the site anyway. I would be on MyLot if they didn’t pay; it’s just really satisfying to earn a bit if pocket money though.

hi zed, well to be honest i find it hard to get back to yahoo answers after coming here .. that is pretty good site too, but you see you also gain something more out of here

Hi Zed, If yahoo will do it--wow, it will surely be a hit too. maybe majority of the mylot users will sign in to and have this as another way of earning extra money. this is a good idea zed. i hope this will reach yahoo and be blessed. goodluck.

I like to visit Yahoo answers sometimes as I find it a very helpful resource (when it isn't being infested by 12-year-olds and trolls). I think Yahoo Answers would benefit from what you mentioned in your original post zed_k4, and am surprised they have done nothing like this yet.

I like Yahoo! Answers to stay as it is because the answers that have been given there have good quality, at least better than MyLot, because to be frank, sometimes in MyLot the answers are not quite relevant (I mean the one that answers has no knowledge on the topic, some of them just concern about money, that's all). My apology if this offending some people. Have a good day

Yea I too like Yahoo Answers as much as I like Mylot. In Yahoo Answers all the replies given are specific and much honest, But here In Mylot everyone is replying for commercial and earning purpose. thus the replies are much bigger and lengthy. The idea you provided for yahoo answers to put revenue sharing program like Mylot is really good, it can be more interesting. But the other side of the coin is also there. If Yahoo Answers starts revenue sharing program then yahoo answers will become solely for commercial and for earning purpose. The honesty, truth will diminish from it. The users will not reply truly and honestly. In my opinion Yahoo Answers is best what it is now.

It is a neat concept. I like wiki answers too. There is some good information on both sites, and you can learn a lot from the other users who comment and ask questions.

I am a member of Yahoo answers too! It's been forever since I've been there though. I became a member there before I knew about myLot. Since being here, I haven't been back very much but I liked it alot when I was. I'll have to go visit now that you've mentioned it..lol..Take care.

I like mylot alot better than yahoo answers.Every time I ask a question people are so mean when they answer.They call me names and everything,so why would I bother with that site for?I don't like it.

I enjoy coming to mylot, but i can't stand YA and i stopped going there. The whole set up there, in my opinion, seems to cater to the somewhat 'immature.' They set up this little 'game' where you rise in 'levels' the more questions you answer. What do you get for rising to the next level? Nothing. Not even a few cents. So why do people care if they rise to the next level? Because these people are like children- you introduce a child to a game, and say 'if you can do this and this you get points-the more points you get the better you are at the game.' To a kid, that's a fun challenge. But in adult should have the sense to realize, what do i need to play this game for?? If i want to be helpful and answer someone's problem, that is pay enough for me-the fact that i helped somebody-leave me alone with the stupid levels. But people fall for this. They think it's something great to get to a high level. How silly is THAT??? Secondly, don't ask me why, but a large percentage of people on YA are as nasty as they come. People come with real life problems, and they get verbally kicked in the head. When someone comes asking for help with a real problem, that is not the time to ridicule the person for their spelling, but that is exactly what some people do and worse. Once, for example, i came to YA asking some information about bipolar disorder because i was trying to write a novel about someone with BP. Somebody came on telling me that i shouldn't write a book if i dont know anything about the subject. He (or she?) worded it in a very mean way. What kind of help is that?? I have been on mylot so far for much less time than i've been on YA but so far, i have not seen nasty comments-not to me and not to anybody else. I hope it stays that way. I don't know why the nice civilized crowd seems to be attracted to Mylot and why those 'other' folks end up on YA. I don't know if it will help if they add a revenue program. There is something about the set up there or the way it's run, that attracts a lot of nastiness, and i'm sure it will help if they start paying them.

yahoo answers is also a good site the you can know your question by typing it and the yahoo answer give the answer on your particular questions but it doesn't pay you. but here and mylot. you can post your question or a topic and also here you can comment or answer on the particular topic and then mylot will pay you it depends on your post.

My English isn't goog enough ,and I tried yahoo answers last year,but I found there are lots of topics I can't understand,so I give up last year.This time I found mylot,I found I can now read this discussions and also I can give my own response,I'm so glad of this.I think I will continue to use mylot,also I will try yahoo answers..It really will draw more attention if yahoo answers do the same thing like mylot..Hope yahoo can use this sort of bussiness model to attract more memebers.