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Level 2 means that you're now able to Rate answers, vote and answer more. etc.

If you click on your points, it will show you a chart as to how you get points, how you lose points, and what the different levels are.

Essentially, the more time you put into answering questions (and voting and getting a thumbs up), and doing a good job at it (getting picked for having the best answer), the more you are allowed to keep answering questions per day... as well as asking questions.

It is like an investment of time, in that the more time you put into the Yahoo Answers system, the more time you are allowed to put into the Yahoo Answers system.

At lower levels, I would often hit my limit on the number of questions I could answer in a day. As a computer repair technician, I can offer help to a number of people that have issues. I enjoy offering help. The more time I put into this, the more people I can help.

You have to earn the right to rate answers, by putting the time in. It is the only aspect of Yahoo answers you can't start doing right away. This is to keep people with no respect and understanding of the system here, from abusing the system and rating people down who do not deserve to be rated down. This is why you have to put the time in to earn a Level 2 position before you can start rating answers up or down.

You don't *need* 40 answers. At level 2, you are only allowed to give 40 answers per day. You just need to keep answering questions, and try hard to make those answers good and informative, to earn the points you need to get to level 2... and then level 3, etc.

Don't just answer a question to earn the points. If your post is not related to the topic, it will probably get deleted, which can hurt your standing and status. If you post the same thing in every question, as to spam a thread, that will also get answers deleted.

So, if you are only looking to get to level 2 just so you can rate answers... I have to question why you are here in the first place.

level 2 starts at 250 points - the daily limits are higher & you can 'rate'. Rating = giving Thumbs Up & Down to express your opinion of other peoples' answers. No points are involved (unless a best answer has TUs, then they get 1 point for each TU up to 50) in rating, and Thumbs do not determine the Best Answer selection.

Hints:

answer your limit of questions each day (2 points each)

get an answer selected as best answer (10 points each)

pick a best answer for your question (3 points)

vote your limit of unresolved questions each day (1 point each)

you also get a point a day for signing in

each question costs 5 points, so ask sparingly

:o)

http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=...

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Level 2 (250-999 points)

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You can:

- Ask 10 questions

- Answer 40 questions

- Make 10 comments

- Make 100 stars

- Ratings (thumbs-up or down), unlimitedly

- Vote 40 questions

(All limits are daily)

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it just means you answered enough questions to get 250 points nothing special at all

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