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Re:Yahoo Axis by zackzackzack on Friday May 25, 2012 @10:33PM (#4026219)
Exception that proves the rule of the quality of Yahoo Answers: Craig Newmark answering a question about how craigslist makes money. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060720194938AA...
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Re:Yahoo Axis by chris24 on Friday May 25, 2012 @11:20PM (#4026331)
Are authoritative answers like those still being posted on Y! Answers these days though? Craig's answer was from 6 years ago.
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Re:Yahoo Axis by icoloma on Saturday May 26, 2012 @03:50AM (#4026808)
These days I still find many general knowledge questions (i.e. non-technical) being redirected from Google to an entry in Y! Answers. These are not strongly affected by time, so I suppose it's still playing a role (even if only as an archive)
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