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What happened, and why has Yahoo answers become unusable?

Update:

I give up.

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  • 3 years ago
    Favourite answer

    1 big reason... why the hell is there no category section? That's the main feature for "answer" people is to find their category then jump into it... now I have to click a useless category/question and meander my way back to my category of choice.

    I know, it's a silly small thing, but there's always other sites I can go to to answer specific questions (yes, not as "all encompassing" or diverse as Y!A, but for example I could go to Quora and rummage a section easily). It's just the fact when making webpages, or services in general, if you're service isn't easier than the next guys, guess where your customers are going... the other guy because his **** is easier.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    WTF oh my gosh noooooooo, it looks really really bad. Just got on and it has changed a lot what the heck have they done with it?! It looks worse then it was. Comments are grey.

    Seems like my email is working again though but yep Y!A as glitches sadly. Problems haha when don't they have problems :P

    Add on: It is strange how Home, Notifications and my profile where on left hand side BUT now they are above Ask a Question.

    But where is all the categories and countries gone?? you know how they where under Home, Notifications and profile as can't find them now :/

    Also I do like my profile as just looked at it, I like how the pic is bigger than it was.

    Could be a glitch or they are changing layout once again!! Maybe a way to get rid of MORE users!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    I am 77 & have worked it out in a few minutes,what is wrong with you young people?

    https://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index/

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Too many stupid people, from the very top, all the way down to the very bottom users/answerers here.

  • 3 years ago

    It's been unstable since 2011 when they got rid of the green formate

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Yahoo changed there Format they made a new Layout im still trying to Figure out where Everything is it Stinks

  • 3 years ago

    It's just terrible, and there's been no explanation of why it's been changed, and no warning either.

  • 3 years ago

    I don't know. Yahoo is trying to put in new feature and stuff on yahoo answers. Just causing problems. Yahoo needs to leave yahoo answers alone.

  • 3 years ago

    It is usable, just a little different.

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