Hey Yahoo! Answers community,
Yahoo! Answers has teamed up with Yahoo! Movies and offered you the chance to win a trip to the the Twilight set in Italy to filming for the upcomming movie - New Moon.
For more information and terms and conditions, click here.
All the best
Cheers
Thursday 23 April 2009
Monday 13 April 2009
Yahoo! Answers news
Greetings Yahoo! Answers community,
Here is a breif summary of the lastest Yahoo! Answers going-ons:
Tweet tweet - You can now follow Cheers on Twitter
Cheers has expanded to Twitter, and posts his lastest Yahoo! Answers news and best finds as a twtter feed. Stay up-to-date and maybe find questions you can answer by following the feed at: http://twitter.com/yacheers
Yahoo! Answers is doing updates:
Yahoo! Answers shall be unavailable for approximately three hours tomorrow Tuesday 14th April following the need to perform updates to the service. You can read more information on the update at the Yahoo! Answers staff blog. The updates start at 08:30 GMT.
Do you have questions or concerns over the new Yahoo! Profiles?
Melissa, the product manager for the Yahoo! Profiles has been spending a lot of time in the Yahoo! Answers suggestion forum answering user's questions. Head on over to check out the current threads posted by users at the suggestion forum.
You can also check out the Yahoo! profile blog to stay in the loop on recent developments.
That's in for this week, stay tuned for more Yahoo! Answers news in the near future.
Know sometimes I don't ? Please drop me a line.
All the best
Cheers
Here is a breif summary of the lastest Yahoo! Answers going-ons:
Tweet tweet - You can now follow Cheers on Twitter
Cheers has expanded to Twitter, and posts his lastest Yahoo! Answers news and best finds as a twtter feed. Stay up-to-date and maybe find questions you can answer by following the feed at: http://twitter.com/yacheers
Yahoo! Answers is doing updates:
Yahoo! Answers shall be unavailable for approximately three hours tomorrow Tuesday 14th April following the need to perform updates to the service. You can read more information on the update at the Yahoo! Answers staff blog. The updates start at 08:30 GMT.
Do you have questions or concerns over the new Yahoo! Profiles?
Melissa, the product manager for the Yahoo! Profiles has been spending a lot of time in the Yahoo! Answers suggestion forum answering user's questions. Head on over to check out the current threads posted by users at the suggestion forum.
You can also check out the Yahoo! profile blog to stay in the loop on recent developments.
That's in for this week, stay tuned for more Yahoo! Answers news in the near future.
Know sometimes I don't ? Please drop me a line.
All the best
Cheers
Update concerning profiles:
Greetings once again
In my last update I expressed the need to create a Yahoo! profile page in order to display a custom image. Now it has emerged that many users are concerned about the privacy of these profiles and what information is on display to other users.
Thanks to the work of user Koolkat, she has created a summary of the information visable and explains how you can best manipulate your profile to show only the information you want, or how to hide your profile completely. This excellent summary can be found at:
Koolkat's profile guide
http://suggestions.yahoo.com/detail/?prop=answers&fid=139442
I hope you find it informative,
All the best
Cheers
In my last update I expressed the need to create a Yahoo! profile page in order to display a custom image. Now it has emerged that many users are concerned about the privacy of these profiles and what information is on display to other users.
Thanks to the work of user Koolkat, she has created a summary of the information visable and explains how you can best manipulate your profile to show only the information you want, or how to hide your profile completely. This excellent summary can be found at:
Koolkat's profile guide
http://suggestions.yahoo.com/detail/?prop=answers&fid=139442
I hope you find it informative,
All the best
Cheers
Friday 27 March 2009
A little more about Cheers
Hey Yahoo! Answers community,
Over the last few months I have received numerous emails from members of the community asking various questions about who I am. While I try to respond to all messages sent to me, I feel this blog should help clear up some loose ends.
Here are some of the most common questions I am asked while on Yahoo! Answers:
(1) Are you a member of staff ?
No, Cheers is not a member of the Yahoo! Answers team. I have simply developed a lot of information concerning Yahoo! Answers throughout my time using the service. I simply like to pass on my knowledge to help others make the most out of the community in a fairly direct manner. I feel it is important to stress that at no point did Cheers state to be a member of staff.
(2) Are you a moderator of Yahoo! Answers ?
Yahoo! Answers has no moderators. You as a member of the community help to keep the community safe by reporting unsuitable content.
(3) Why do you have no life ?
Can't quite image where this one came from, however I do have a life. I only make use of Yahoo! Answers for a few hours each day when I have spare time during university. I am a relatively quick at typing (cheers no longer copies and pastes generic answers), as such I am able to answer quite few questions each hour - maybe as much as 40 - 50 questions an hour. With just other half of these answers later being voted as the best answer, it's quite easy to rack up some points, even then just short of 80,000 points in three years is not exactly impressive.
(4) Are you a featured user ?
I was a featured user for the computers and Internet category at one point, however I have since focused my efforts on the Yahoo! Answers category. I do infrequently return to answer questions in the Internet categories and I still accept emails concerning Internet questions. I do have plans to return to the category at some point. I have also have a few questions featured by Ask Mike in the Yahoo! Answers staff blog. These can be seen here: featured questions
(5) What questions do you hate the most on Yahoo! Answers ?
I don't particularly hate any questions, however sometimes I do wish users would make better use of the Yahoo! Answers search questions feature to see if their question has been previously asked before, after all there has got to be enough information informing users how to select the best answer or how to reach level two - right ?!
(6) And finally, what answer gets on your nerves ?
I like this question, and I have to say anyone who brings up bad spelling or tells someone to use 'Google' I find somewhat annoying and may merit a thumbs down. Yahoo! Answers involves some effort after all. Otherwise, don't copy other people's answers and pass them off as your own.
If you have any questions to ask Cheers, why not send me an email - or visit my new Y! Profile Page and leave a guestbook comment.
Until next time, keep on asking and answer 'n',
Chεεrs
Over the last few months I have received numerous emails from members of the community asking various questions about who I am. While I try to respond to all messages sent to me, I feel this blog should help clear up some loose ends.
Here are some of the most common questions I am asked while on Yahoo! Answers:
(1) Are you a member of staff ?
No, Cheers is not a member of the Yahoo! Answers team. I have simply developed a lot of information concerning Yahoo! Answers throughout my time using the service. I simply like to pass on my knowledge to help others make the most out of the community in a fairly direct manner. I feel it is important to stress that at no point did Cheers state to be a member of staff.
(2) Are you a moderator of Yahoo! Answers ?
Yahoo! Answers has no moderators. You as a member of the community help to keep the community safe by reporting unsuitable content.
(3) Why do you have no life ?
Can't quite image where this one came from, however I do have a life. I only make use of Yahoo! Answers for a few hours each day when I have spare time during university. I am a relatively quick at typing (cheers no longer copies and pastes generic answers), as such I am able to answer quite few questions each hour - maybe as much as 40 - 50 questions an hour. With just other half of these answers later being voted as the best answer, it's quite easy to rack up some points, even then just short of 80,000 points in three years is not exactly impressive.
(4) Are you a featured user ?
I was a featured user for the computers and Internet category at one point, however I have since focused my efforts on the Yahoo! Answers category. I do infrequently return to answer questions in the Internet categories and I still accept emails concerning Internet questions. I do have plans to return to the category at some point. I have also have a few questions featured by Ask Mike in the Yahoo! Answers staff blog. These can be seen here: featured questions
(5) What questions do you hate the most on Yahoo! Answers ?
I don't particularly hate any questions, however sometimes I do wish users would make better use of the Yahoo! Answers search questions feature to see if their question has been previously asked before, after all there has got to be enough information informing users how to select the best answer or how to reach level two - right ?!
(6) And finally, what answer gets on your nerves ?
I like this question, and I have to say anyone who brings up bad spelling or tells someone to use 'Google' I find somewhat annoying and may merit a thumbs down. Yahoo! Answers involves some effort after all. Otherwise, don't copy other people's answers and pass them off as your own.
If you have any questions to ask Cheers, why not send me an email - or visit my new Y! Profile Page and leave a guestbook comment.
Until next time, keep on asking and answer 'n',
Chεεrs
Thursday 26 March 2009
New Profiles
Hey Y! Answers community,
Just wanted to introduce the new profiles on Yahoo! If you have yet to make a profile, you can do so at http://profiles.yahoo.com. These are of key importance to Yahoo! Answers should you want to make use of a central Yahoo! nickname, or to upload a personal image to use as an avatar image within the community. Please note that Yahoo! 360 is no longer supported to upload personal images for an avatar for Yahoo! Answers.
If you have any questions, please visit the profile page and click the 'help' link found at the bottom of the page. I look forward to seeing you all within the community, and feel free to connect to Cheers' profile either by searching the keywords ' Cheers uk' or using the following link.
All the best
Chεεrs
Just wanted to introduce the new profiles on Yahoo! If you have yet to make a profile, you can do so at http://profiles.yahoo.com. These are of key importance to Yahoo! Answers should you want to make use of a central Yahoo! nickname, or to upload a personal image to use as an avatar image within the community. Please note that Yahoo! 360 is no longer supported to upload personal images for an avatar for Yahoo! Answers.
If you have any questions, please visit the profile page and click the 'help' link found at the bottom of the page. I look forward to seeing you all within the community, and feel free to connect to Cheers' profile either by searching the keywords ' Cheers uk' or using the following link.
All the best
Chεεrs
Sunday 8 March 2009
Y! Answers - The latest
Hey Yahoo! Answers community,
It's been a while since I pointed out some of Yahoo! Answers newest updates, so here is a low-down on this weeks news:
We're number one...
That's right! After seven months of waiting Yahoo! Answers staff have managed to rectify the Yahoo! Answer leader boards which shall now continue to update at least once a week. Have you made it onto the new updated lists ?
Yahoo! Answers is unavailable ?
A few users have commented about seeing the Yahoo! Answers is unavailable error message when trying to ask and answer questions. This message appears due to an error occurring when your computer tries to connect to the Yahoo! Answers server. If you see this message, use the page back [go back one page] function on your browser and then the forward function. Your answer / question should still be present and you should also be able to proceed with posting your content.
Another glitch with Yahoo! 360 images as avatars:
Some users have also stated problems with trying to upload a custom image within Yahoo! Answers for use as an avatar. At present Yahoo! Answers staff have yet to comment on a fix or what may be causing this issue. More information shall be provided when it's known. In the meantime, keep checking out the Yahoo! Answers staff blog and suggestion board.
Know sometimes I don't ? Please drop me a line.
All the best
Chεεrs [uk]
It's been a while since I pointed out some of Yahoo! Answers newest updates, so here is a low-down on this weeks news:
We're number one...
That's right! After seven months of waiting Yahoo! Answers staff have managed to rectify the Yahoo! Answer leader boards which shall now continue to update at least once a week. Have you made it onto the new updated lists ?
Yahoo! Answers is unavailable ?
A few users have commented about seeing the Yahoo! Answers is unavailable error message when trying to ask and answer questions. This message appears due to an error occurring when your computer tries to connect to the Yahoo! Answers server. If you see this message, use the page back [go back one page] function on your browser and then the forward function. Your answer / question should still be present and you should also be able to proceed with posting your content.
Another glitch with Yahoo! 360 images as avatars:
Some users have also stated problems with trying to upload a custom image within Yahoo! Answers for use as an avatar. At present Yahoo! Answers staff have yet to comment on a fix or what may be causing this issue. More information shall be provided when it's known. In the meantime, keep checking out the Yahoo! Answers staff blog and suggestion board.
Know sometimes I don't ? Please drop me a line.
All the best
Chεεrs [uk]
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Location Location....
Yes Yahoo! Answers users, you can now determine the origin of questions on Yahoo! Answers - simply scroll to the very bottom of the question (under the resolved / related questions) and Yahoo! Answers shall detect which country the question originated from.
All the best
Chεεrs
All the best
Chεεrs
Wednesday 28 January 2009
Community moderation explained
Yahoo! Answers makes use of community moderation, a process where members of the Yahoo! Answers community will report content they feel violates the community guidelines.
Users are assigned a trust level which is based purely on a user's previous reporting accuracy. Very accurate reporters shall have a high trust level and therefore will have more power when it comes to removing content. If content is reported by two or more trusted reporters then that content shall be removed from the community automatically.
When content is removed, the author of the question may be docked points (between 2-10) as a form of punishment. They shall also be sent a violation notice which shall outline the reason for their content being removed as well as a link to appeal the removal of such content should the author of the content feel it was removed incorrectly.
When a user files an appeal, a member of the customer service team for Yahoo! Answers shall review the appeal. If they agree the content was reporting incorrectly, the content shall be reinstated back into the community along with any points originally deducted. Furthermore the user(s) who filed the report shall be considered less trustworthy and will find it harder to incorrectly remove content from the site.
This is further explained in the diagram below:
Your content (i.e. a question or answer)
↓
2 or more reports are filed by trusted users
↓
The content is removed automatically without review
↓
The author shall be sent a violation notice
↓
The author of the content can appeal → Or author will take no further action
↓
The appeal shall be reviewed by a member of staff
↓
The appeal can be declined → Content is not replaced and ten points removed
↓
The appeal is successful and the content is reinstated along with any lost points
Violation notices are simply a warning to indicate that a user has broken the rules. Your account should be in no danger of being suspended unless you receive many violation notices in a short period of time or post very bac content such as breaking the law.
Hopefully this helps to explain the process a little clearer.
All the best
Chεεrs
Users are assigned a trust level which is based purely on a user's previous reporting accuracy. Very accurate reporters shall have a high trust level and therefore will have more power when it comes to removing content. If content is reported by two or more trusted reporters then that content shall be removed from the community automatically.
When content is removed, the author of the question may be docked points (between 2-10) as a form of punishment. They shall also be sent a violation notice which shall outline the reason for their content being removed as well as a link to appeal the removal of such content should the author of the content feel it was removed incorrectly.
When a user files an appeal, a member of the customer service team for Yahoo! Answers shall review the appeal. If they agree the content was reporting incorrectly, the content shall be reinstated back into the community along with any points originally deducted. Furthermore the user(s) who filed the report shall be considered less trustworthy and will find it harder to incorrectly remove content from the site.
This is further explained in the diagram below:
Your content (i.e. a question or answer)
↓
2 or more reports are filed by trusted users
↓
The content is removed automatically without review
↓
The author shall be sent a violation notice
↓
The author of the content can appeal → Or author will take no further action
↓
The appeal shall be reviewed by a member of staff
↓
The appeal can be declined → Content is not replaced and ten points removed
↓
The appeal is successful and the content is reinstated along with any lost points
Violation notices are simply a warning to indicate that a user has broken the rules. Your account should be in no danger of being suspended unless you receive many violation notices in a short period of time or post very bac content such as breaking the law.
Hopefully this helps to explain the process a little clearer.
All the best
Chεεrs
Sunday 4 January 2009
Love in a name ?
How do you get those symbols in your Yahoo! Answers nickname ? - Cheers is here to explain all:
"Most users make use of alt codes, which requires a user to hold down the ALT key on a keyboard while typing in a numeric command on the number pad, which is found to the right hand side of the keyboard:
For example in order to type a heart, hold down the ALT key and press the number 3 on the number pad, then release ALT. This should present you with the symbol ( ♥ ).
For laptop users, you may be required to hold down the blue FNC or function key while holding down ALT in order to activate the number pad.
A full list of alt codes can be found using the link below
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc-a.html
If you are having problems with creating the symbol, you can also use the site above to copy and paste images in. "
All the best
Chεεrs
"Most users make use of alt codes, which requires a user to hold down the ALT key on a keyboard while typing in a numeric command on the number pad, which is found to the right hand side of the keyboard:
For example in order to type a heart, hold down the ALT key and press the number 3 on the number pad, then release ALT. This should present you with the symbol ( ♥ ).
For laptop users, you may be required to hold down the blue FNC or function key while holding down ALT in order to activate the number pad.
A full list of alt codes can be found using the link below
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc-a.html
If you are having problems with creating the symbol, you can also use the site above to copy and paste images in. "
All the best
Chεεrs
Give me more.... (Avatar wise)
Many ask 'How can I show my whole avatar image on Yahoo! Answers'?
Well here is the '101' on how to show your full avatar:
(1) Download your LARGE image as a JPEG image using the link below
http://avatars.yahoo.com/download.html
(2) Save the image to an easy to find location such as your computer desktop
(3) Create a Yahoo! 360 account using the link below (takes 5 mins)
http://360.yahoo.com
(4) Click the 'my page' link while on Yahoo! 360 (found towards the top right of the page) to access the edit page view.
(5) Click the 'edit my personal photos' link which can be found to the left hand side of the page
(6) Click browse, and select your Yahoo! Avatar image which you downloaded earlier
(7) Once uploaded, select this image as the primary image
(8) Click the blue save button
(9) Return to your Yahoo! Answers profile page and click the 'edit my info' link
(10) Under avatar options, select use my Yahoo! 360 image (which should be showing your full avatar image)
(11) Save all changes
Your new, full length avatar image should now be showing, however please note that it can take up to twenty four hours for Yahoo! Answers to update this change.
All the best
Chεεrs
Well here is the '101' on how to show your full avatar:
(1) Download your LARGE image as a JPEG image using the link below
http://avatars.yahoo.com/download.html
(2) Save the image to an easy to find location such as your computer desktop
(3) Create a Yahoo! 360 account using the link below (takes 5 mins)
http://360.yahoo.com
(4) Click the 'my page' link while on Yahoo! 360 (found towards the top right of the page) to access the edit page view.
(5) Click the 'edit my personal photos' link which can be found to the left hand side of the page
(6) Click browse, and select your Yahoo! Avatar image which you downloaded earlier
(7) Once uploaded, select this image as the primary image
(8) Click the blue save button
(9) Return to your Yahoo! Answers profile page and click the 'edit my info' link
(10) Under avatar options, select use my Yahoo! 360 image (which should be showing your full avatar image)
(11) Save all changes
Your new, full length avatar image should now be showing, however please note that it can take up to twenty four hours for Yahoo! Answers to update this change.
All the best
Chεεrs
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