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by Anonymous on April 5th, 2007

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Has anyone used Yahoo! Answers? How would you compare the features between Answers and nswersBag? Which one do you like more and why?

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on August 16th, 2007

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    You know I did...I am still feeling my way around this site..but so far it seems so superior to yahoo. Yahoo answers is like it is on acid(does that phrase date me?)..and spiraling out of control. Customer service at yahoo answers is an oxymoron. They suspended me for no reason...at least no reason that they would divulge to me (for, they say, legal grounds--what doublespeak is that?). I don't really think I violated anything--at least I didn't intentionally.But you cannot fight back when you don't know what you were accused of. So here I am..and glad to be hear.

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  • by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on August 16th, 2007

    P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines

    I did. I actually came here by mistake and after just one night I was hooked. This whole site just blows Yahoo Answers away. The staff is great and acctually cares about our happiness and input. They respond when you need them. They also participate so they know what works and what doesn't. And every one on here is friendly and fun to be around. Not to mention freaking smart. When we disagree we can move right on past it on the next question like it never happened. Grudges are not allowed. We also always have each other's backs. Any trolls are going to buy it. And don't get me started on the comment threads and tha fact you can up load to a post. Those just make this the best sight bar none.

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  • by Wickey Wow Wow on August 16th, 2007

    Wickey Wow Wow

    Well Tegarst, you know I did!! Yahoo answers started out great, but the negativity, trolls, and unfairness with yahoo policies has started on an all time high. Granted, I am still trying to figure out the point system here etc.., but I'm sure I will. Thanks for letting me know, looks like I have found a new home.

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  • by ron s is back on August 16th, 2007

    ron s is back

    I know I did. So far this is much better. Yahoo had gotten completely out of control. I think I'll be staying here a while.
    Ron s

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  • by Raynebow_Diva on August 16th, 2007

    Raynebow_Diva

    **Waving both hands in the air**

    Me me me!!! lol. I know all too well about the DRAMA that is yahoo Answers. It's just absolutely ridiculous. The site started out very informative, laid-back, good way to meet people AND get others opinions on things. Then it just made such a dramatic turn for the worse, its just terrible. Occasionally there are solid days where it seems like all of the trolls have been exterminated, but give it a few hours and there back stinking up the place again *sigh*. I really do like the layout over there though. Very easy to navigate, and i like the color scheme. BUT one thing i love about AnswerBag is the fact that LGBT is under Relationships :-) HAND CLAPS & WHISTLES!!

    Raynebow_Diva

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  • by Not Here Anymore on August 16th, 2007

    Not Here Anymore

    I came from there too. I agree with what the others have said. Trolls, stalkers, staff that is a joke at best, no customer service, and on and on. The site right now blows and isn't fun or helpful at all. I found about about AB in a question there where someone was asking about other answers-type sites. I've been to several others & they were no better. This place ROCKS. The people are nicer, smarter and the staff - holy cow - they actually answered an email! :-)

    I don't see Y/A lasting in its present state very much longer; they should just pull the plug and be done with it.

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  • by Kyogre-Stataen on August 16th, 2007

    Kyogre-Stataen

    I am one of them. I used to have an account there on Yahoo! As my time there, the people over there were not very social and open, and they actually questioned me whenever I asked a question.

    Here on Answerbag, it's a great place. It's more social, and quite more friendly, whereas all the questions are open (unless rejected). Overall, I think that this is a better website.

    By the way, why is this in the LGBT category? =)

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  • by Arisztid on January 12th, 2009

    Arisztid

    In that it is a question and answer website, yes.

    Good beginner information about AB:
    http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1919455

    There are many differences between AB and Y!A:

    1) trolling is not tolerated here nearly as much. We have community leaders (user mods, basically) and trolls are nuked much quicker. I can tell you that racism against my ethnicity is not tolerated here but was allowed in busloads on Y!A.

    2) being bullied off of AB is much harder than being bullied off of Y!A. I am not saying that it does not happen but it is much less than Y!A.

    3) we have comment threads in which we can chitchat. This provides a sense of community.

    4) The YAT would not respond, at all, to pleas for help from people being badgered off of the site. All you get is form letters. I was one of them. AB staff will reply and help. Again, sh*t happens and AB staff really needs, itself, to improve. They are not fully impartial in my opinion but they are 99% better than the YAT.

    5) High level accounts on Y!A are routinely taken down by troll reports. That does not happen here.

    6) We do not have the nebulous VN for nothing logical then *poof* goes your account. Yes, I think some people are permabanned unjustly here but it is a minuscule fraction compared Y!A.

    If you have a myspace, give this a read:
    http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=189415598&blogID=263311030

    I might be the most cloned individual over there.

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on August 19th, 2007

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    I will NEVER return to Yahoo answers. I have never been treated so badly by any company. Customer service there is an oxymoron. They are never wrong..they neve make mistakes..they will not listen to you. All their answers to your queries are computer generated responses which may or may not reflect what you are asking....AND...it has become a site of (as Tegarst would say--and I agree) 'trolls and 12 year olds'. This is far, far superior.

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  • by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on August 16th, 2007

    Jay Was Here - AYPWIP

    I tried Yahoo! Answers after test driving "The Bag" for a few weeks. I saw a few questions relating to the other site and just thought I'd check it out. No comparison. Yahoo! just didn't suck me in like AB did.

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  • by curiousKristy on November 26th, 2008

    curiousKristy

    Yahoo has the stupidest questions and answers. I almost can't stand to be on there. I think only 13 year old girls use it.

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  • by Milkbone on August 17th, 2007

    Milkbone

    Yahoo is way out of control. Actions seem to be aribtrary, its the realm of juvenile deliquents and adults who never grew up, which is too bad because I've met some really nice people and lost contact with some too because of the way Yahoo treats its customers. Its a joke.

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  • by gtravels loves her life penguin on April 5th, 2007

    gtravels loves her life penguin

    First of all, I owe Yahoo!Answers a debt of gratitude because it brought me to AB through a reference in a Yahoo answer.

    Yahoo is much more formal (ie: you have to give up five points to ask a question; you can only answer a certain number of questions a day until you reach a very high level). There is also very limited opportunity for contact with other members. AB is sooo much warmer and you feel a real sense of community if you stick around for a while.

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  • by jae3214 on April 5th, 2007

    jae3214

    Yahoo! Answers' rules are too strict. I like Answerbag more because it's more of a relaxed community instead of everyone being uptight (usually). Also, Answerbag gives users more control over their account and more statistics.

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  • by King of Sexytown on January 12th, 2009

    King of Sexytown

    No. We spread the love here. YA is a circus.

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  • by Worzel on November 26th, 2008

    Worzel

    AB, loads of us are ex yaboo on here.....yaboo is rubbish :o)

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  • by unknown on April 5th, 2007

    unknown

    I used it once. I did not like it. This is much better. Even if it does have a few kinks.

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  • by Sanguine Visions is wearing ninja garbs on December 14th, 2008

    Sanguine Visions is wearing ninja garbs

    This site doesn't make you renew your account once it's been inactive for a time like Yahoo, and once it does become inactive and you try and reactivate it, they screw you and don't let you do crap. My obvious answer: Yahoo Answers sucks, Yahoo sucks even more, I'd stick to Answerbag whenever I need an answer, though my questions are often tossed into nothingness because of spamming and pointless questions, though I do think some of the questions I ask are just as pointless.

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  • by redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... on August 28th, 2008

    redcatt63 is around here somewhere......

    Y/A is a joke...overrun with trolls and juveniles...and NO customer service. I don't like that you have to pick a "best answer" and questions are closed after a few days. Plus, you can't comment or upload pictures or videos. I followed some Y/A friends here and I won't go back!

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  • by letmespeak on August 24th, 2007

    letmespeak

    I prefer Answerbag to Yahoo! Answers. It's not the people that's wrong with Yahoo! I've seen questions answered and qualitative answers are not given due consideration. The ones that are picked for the best answer are questionable, sometimes they can be a sarcastic response or just someone not taking it seriously but I wonder why they're given 'best answer' status. At least on AB, all responses are given due consideration. The whole site is just easier to use.

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  • by Little big mouth on August 17th, 2007

    Little big mouth

    I just joined this today & I'll never go back to yahoo

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  • by judgebill on August 16th, 2007

    judgebill

    I began with Yahoo and accidently found Answerbag. I prefer Answerbag because there is the opportunity to give comments. I like the format better and yes, the people are more interesting. But I keep droppin in at Yahoo, just to put in a comment here and there.

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  • by amanda on May 17th, 2007

    amanda

    i like answerbag more coz
    * there is never a necessity to choose the best answer
    * the people out here are not very rude
    * there are points given for interesting questions

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  • by A on August 20th, 2010

    A

    I use Yahoo! Answers in the sense that I am a visitor. It has helped me a lot. However, I don't have any interest in contributing to it. Answerbag is my Q&A home on the web.

    I don't like that Yahoo! Answers seems to close questions after a certain amount of time. I like that Answerbag's questions are always open and you can answer a question even 5 years later. Answerbag is by far superior.

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  • by A on June 8th, 2010

    A

    I only really use Yahoo! Answers as a place to "observe" when other people ask questions I would like the answers to. I don't like how you can make questions there "Resolved". I view this site as far more superior.

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  • by LarryH54 on April 4th, 2010

    LarryH54

    Yahoo is inhabited by yahoos. In the Jonathan Swift sense. It also seems to be run by Yahoo techs that are always on 'coffee breaks'. I much prefer AB.

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  • by RC loves ice cream on January 19th, 2009

    RC loves ice cream

    I'm only just joined AB - I was on Y!A for months. Features-wise they may be similar, but on Y!A, if you get reported as violating guidelines the assumption is that you are guilty - I doubt that a human actually reads the content to verify - and there is no appeals process. There's just an automated email replier which tells you that your appeal was rejected.

    No amount of features piled on to that attitude makes it worthwhile.

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  • by Shatzee coming back? on December 14th, 2008

    Shatzee coming back?

    I used Yahoo alot before I found AB (which I found by accident but glad I did)I do like AB 1000x's better than Yahoo. I would get stupid violations over there for the dumbest sh*t. I guess those ppl dont like when you speak your mind. I still visit Yahoo occasionally but not very often anymore. AB is soooooooo much better.

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  • by I am a USN Sailor on November 26th, 2008

    I am a USN Sailor

    Answerbag.

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  • by --paw43--is back for now on November 26th, 2008

    --paw43--is back for now

    Yahoo who ??????

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  • by THE Rocker on November 26th, 2008

    THE Rocker

    answer bag

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  • by Tsamaya is on semi-retirement on August 22nd, 2008

    Tsamaya is on semi-retirement

    Came from there...disgusting to say the least!!!

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  • by sissy on July 15th, 2008

    sissy

    welli just came from yahoo too and this site is so much better,,there is to much drama anymore and yahoo is meesed up right now,,you cant get your alerts when someone ask a question,,si im trying to figure out how to play this one and hopefully stay here..hope to see alot of my friends on here to,,

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  • by Patti jo on August 17th, 2007

    Patti jo

    Yes I'm a member there and none compare to Answerbag my very favorite , bottom line

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  • by Raynebow_Diva on August 16th, 2007

    Raynebow_Diva

    Thanks Ron! :-) Im glad to be here. It seems like a really great place to be.

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  • by SusieQZ on August 29th, 2011

    SusieQZ

    I am a user on Yahoo Answer but Im thinking of leaving.
    I have helped alot of users on Yahoo to get through cancer.
    But there are the trolls who love to target me for Top Contributor
    in Cancer & law enforcement. So I came to Answerbag. I dont find that people
    report you for no reasons here. Its too bad people (trolls ) had to ruin Yahoo Answers.
    But I have come to like AnswerBag better. The features are good on Yahoo Answers
    but putting up with the trolls are not worth it.

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  • by MegumiS on January 20th, 2011

    MegumiS

    I forgot I had already answered this question. I have little to add now, except that I received three Best Answers at Yahoo today.

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  • by MegumiS on November 16th, 2010

    MegumiS

    I used AnswerBag first for a few days. Then, I somehow found myself on Yahoo Answers as well. I had Yahoo Mail and joined some Yahoo Groups about Japanese actresses. I saw some questions in the groups and answered one. I have not had any major issues with Yahoo Answers yet, but some people I know say they have, so I am cautious. There are hateful people on both AB and YA I observe. An immature male made some quite insulting remarks to me and lied outrageously about me. I rate them about equal thus far, but my opinion is subject to change. Today, I received e-mails from a Japanese girl who said she just joined AB yesterday, but today she is not allowed to log in for some reason. I hear similar tales about Facebook. Is there a connection?

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  • by Nemo_S on September 13th, 2010

    Nemo_S

    A long time ago in a galaxy far far away to borrow a phrase, yes BUT WAS HACKED BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE RELIGIOUS NUT BALLS, who took offense to my opinions, of course they take offense to anything that they think is offensive to their gods who or whatever they maybe, beware the foreign and alien children of good and evil as they will pick your pocket and rob you blind given have a chance, and I like answerbag partially because I have yet to be assaulted and I was partial to the old format of AB but the new is not bad at all a bit easier to navigate too , but I am sure that I will make myself very unwelcome sooner or later for what ever reason by those that do not appreciate the opinions of free thinking free speaking and freedom loving people but until then thank you AB community ..

    ~Nemo~

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  • by gtravels loves her life penguin on January 12th, 2009

    gtravels loves her life penguin

    What

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  • by snakebarber on December 18th, 2008

    snakebarber

    Yahoo Answers bans you immediately just because someone disagrees with your answer and reports you. Hence why I am here.

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  • by Mario--leaving AB for a while on December 14th, 2008

    Mario--leaving AB for a while

    I left yahoo ..i found they didnt have as many sections, but the one good thing was that alot of peopple kinda "hung" out in the smae place. I stuck around the marriage section. BUt too many trolls, and the answers expired after 3 or 4 days and here it seems there are not as many restrictions as to what u can ask which is nice. too many users compain on yahoo for the dumbest things. people seem more open minded here.

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  • by HelloHaley on November 26th, 2008

    HelloHaley

    isn't yahoo a drink? lol


    answerbag

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  • by Scrappy on November 26th, 2008

    Scrappy

    AB. I haven't been on YA in over 4 months and yet I am still getting Violation notices from them for questions that closed years ago.. What can I say? AB will always be #1

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  • by Squirrel Face on November 26th, 2008

    Squirrel Face

    I don't really go to Yahoo Answers. Every once in awhile it will come up under a google search.

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  • by Firebrand on November 26th, 2008

    Firebrand

    I have never been on Yahoo Answers. I found Answerbag and stayed.

    From what I have heard of Yahoo I am glad I stayed here.

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  • by EcoTechGeek - 5-MeO-DMT on November 26th, 2008

    EcoTechGeek - 5-MeO-DMT

    Yahoo has an answers section???

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  • by Madizon77 on April 7th, 2012

    Madizon77

    I recently deleted my Y.A account. The Community Guidelines are a joke. Violations for no reason, uanswered appeals, emails disappearing from insider retaliation and I also know of two people who had their IP address blocked from accessing the site. It's not user friendly at all. They will eventually self destruct. This forum is much better.

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  • by ellen.palmer1 on April 7th, 2012

    ellen.palmer1

    Yahoo! Answers is okay, I have been there awhile, and I haven't been here long enough to compare.

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  • by ChelseaLee on January 18th, 2012

    ChelseaLee

    I got suspended every 5 min on YA so i wouldn't know :(

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