Do I loose points for asking questions because of a programming glitch?

Geeze. Is it a programming glitch? I think I'd be earning points for starting discussion topics.

Do I loose points for asking questions because of a programming glitch?
here is the points table





Points Table Action Points


Begin participating on Yahoo! Answers One time: 100


Ask a question -5


Choose a best answer for your question 3


No Best Answer was selected by voters on your question Points Returned: 5


Answer a question 2


Deleting an answer -2


Log in to Yahoo! Answers Once daily: 1


Vote for a best answer 1


Vote for No best answer 0


Have your answer selected as the best answer 10


Receive a "thumbs-up" rating on a best answer that you wrote (up to 50 thumbs-up are counted) 1 per "thumbs-up"





hope this explains it all
Reply:Everyone who has a decent brain will lose points. It is the unfortunate disadvantage of using the most important muscle in your body
Reply:Cost of knowledge.
Reply:The little Y!Answers hampster steals them from you... once you ask a question, he has access to your main C:drive and then he beings to munch munch munch on your points until you have NONE and have to start all over, again!! MUhahahahahaha. (teasin... you really do lose points for asking questions... such is life)
Reply:no you lose 5 points everytime you ask a question
Reply:The rules. One questions is 5 points in minus. Answering one question 2 points +.


If you choose a best answer for you question, you'll get 3 points back.


If your answer is chosen as best answer you get 10 points.


You also get 1 point for visiting in one day.
Reply:No, there's a 5 point fee. If you pick a best answer, however, you can get 3 points back.
Reply:no. you loose 5 points everytime you asked. I know its insane! I mean we are contributing and all to the website...i think we should be rewarded!
Reply:Read the Yahoo rules. Earn 2 points by answering a question, use 5 of your points to ask a question.
Reply:you lose 5 points every time you ask a question..
Reply:yes
Reply:no when you answer you win points and when you ask you lose em all of us have to deal with it sorry T__T
Reply:no


you lose 5 every time u ask
Reply:No, you lose them because that is how the point system works.





Click on "help" at the upper right corner of the screen and you will find an explanation.
Reply:Yes, you lose points for asking questions, but you earn points for answering other people's questions!
Reply:Every time you ask a question you will loose 5 points.


When you pick the best answer you receive 3 points back.


That way it only costs you 2 points to ask a question.


If you let it go into voting you will not get the 3 points.
Reply:no smarty. u loose 5 points every time u ask a question.

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