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While there are a lot of trolls and right-wing-teabagging hacks there, there are also some good folk there. Among them are [http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AiAivmri.SRu1y4xBsJmDWkgGAx.;_ylv=3?show=bcc62a4f188c1522006cc8ba2c7b102aaa “justgoodfolk,”] who proves that one can be a rule-abiding Trotskeyite and still flourish there;[http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AjhrQz1rK.pgfIcCzviLPyPlPhV.;_ylv=3?show=NfyVUjzkaa “Blessed Cheesemaker (cancelled),”] a former evangelical Christian who asks lots of loaded questions based on lesser known Biblical passages; and [http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile?show=tDvyf3Q5aa “Morteza,”] a cool Iranian (ex-pat?) who has his own forum that includes a section for YA. Even [http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile?show=uuU0TcW9aa Barack Obama] had an account in YA; and it looks like there’s an account called [http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile?show=SeWblfGuaa “TK”]. Whether it’s really him or not would require lots of stalking investigating. [http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/User:Fred_Bauder Wikinfo’s] creator [http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AiAivmri.SRu1y4xBsJmDWmOFwx.;_ylv=3?show=TID45AZuaa Fred Balder] also has a YA account and often answers questions in the Wikipedia category.
 
While there are a lot of trolls and right-wing-teabagging hacks there, there are also some good folk there. Among them are [http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AiAivmri.SRu1y4xBsJmDWkgGAx.;_ylv=3?show=bcc62a4f188c1522006cc8ba2c7b102aaa “justgoodfolk,”] who proves that one can be a rule-abiding Trotskeyite and still flourish there;[http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AjhrQz1rK.pgfIcCzviLPyPlPhV.;_ylv=3?show=NfyVUjzkaa “Blessed Cheesemaker (cancelled),”] a former evangelical Christian who asks lots of loaded questions based on lesser known Biblical passages; and [http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile?show=tDvyf3Q5aa “Morteza,”] a cool Iranian (ex-pat?) who has his own forum that includes a section for YA. Even [http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile?show=uuU0TcW9aa Barack Obama] had an account in YA; and it looks like there’s an account called [http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile?show=SeWblfGuaa “TK”]. Whether it’s really him or not would require lots of stalking investigating. [http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/User:Fred_Bauder Wikinfo’s] creator [http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AiAivmri.SRu1y4xBsJmDWmOFwx.;_ylv=3?show=TID45AZuaa Fred Balder] also has a YA account and often answers questions in the Wikipedia category.
 
Perhaps RationalWikians might want to join YA to raid the site for members help out YA question posters while citing their membership to RW, or plaster questions with links to RA articles give answers with occasional links to fine sources. Indeed, links to [[Conservapedia]] articles might be used to encourage YA neo-con freaks and oddballs to flood the site making it even more a laughing stock present articles with a POV somewhat different from Wikipedia’s.
 
 
 
(RationalWikians might even designate a page here to <strike out>plot and co-ordinate raids</strike out> chat a little about their experiences on Yahoo Answers,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or maybe not)
 
  
 
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There is a broader, perhaps slightly less biased, article on Wikipedia about Yahoo! Answers

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Yahoo! Answers is an “answer site” where people ask and answer questions.

One signs up in Yahoo! to be a member, and starts with 100 points. Asking a question cost 5 points. Answering a question gives a member 2. If the asker designates an answerer's answer to be the best, the latter get at least 10 extra points. Questions are open for only a week. If a question is reported by some other anonymous member, it’s likely removed and the asker loses 20 points. If a member loses removals or lose all his/her/its points, his/her/its account is suspended. According to CG (Community Guidelines)[1] and TOS (Terms of Service)[2], one are barred from creating new accounts, but many still do.


While there are a lot of trolls and right-wing-teabagging hacks there, there are also some good folk there. Among them are “justgoodfolk,” who proves that one can be a rule-abiding Trotskeyite and still flourish there;“Blessed Cheesemaker (cancelled),” a former evangelical Christian who asks lots of loaded questions based on lesser known Biblical passages; and “Morteza,” a cool Iranian (ex-pat?) who has his own forum that includes a section for YA. Even Barack Obama had an account in YA; and it looks like there’s an account called “TK”. Whether it’s really him or not would require lots of stalking investigating. Wikinfo’s creator Fred Balder also has a YA account and often answers questions in the Wikipedia category.

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