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Yahoo Answers to Shut Down May 4, 2021

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday April 06 2021, @03:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the You've-got-questions?-We've-got-answers...-But-now-they're-hidden! dept.
[2022-01-04 21:42:10 UTC; Updated. Also see: https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/alternatives-to-yahoo-answers/ --martyb]

An Anonymous Coward writes:

According to a headline on the answers.yahoo.com web page, Yahoo Answers is shutting down .

Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Yahoo provided additional details at https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35642.html including:

What's the timeline for this process?

  • April 20th - You won't be able to post new Yahoo Answers questions or answer other users' questions.
  • May 4th - The website won't be accessible. If you try to access Yahoo Answers on May 4th you'll be redirected to the Yahoo homepage.

[Ed Note - Have any of my fellow soylentils used Yahoo Answers, and if so was it helpful?]

Additional Coverage:
- https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22368488/yahoo-answers-shutdown-may-4-internet-era-over-rip
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/yahoo-answers-will-be-shut-down-forever-on-may-4th/ar-BB1fkigF
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/yahoo-answers-shut-down-date-1151453/
- https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-answers-is-finally-being-shut-down/
- https://www.ign.com/articles/yahoo-answers-is-shutting-down-permanently-on-may-4th
- https://mashable.com/article/yahoo-answers-shutting-down/
- https://www.pcmag.com/news/yahoo-answers-to-shut-down-on-may-4th

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by ElizabethGreene on Tuesday April 06 2021, @06:43PM (2 children)

    by ElizabethGreene (6748) on Tuesday April 06 2021, @06:43PM (#1133961)

    If you have 5 minutes to spare for a chuckle, this is a rabbit hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EShUeudtaFg [youtube.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by fliptop on Tuesday April 06 2021, @08:40PM (1 child)

    by fliptop (1666) on Tuesday April 06 2021, @08:40PM (#1134013) Journal

    If you have 5 minutes to spare for a chuckle

    Was going to moderate your post, but there's no option for "Completely Flabbergasted."

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    To be oneself, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Arik on Tuesday April 06 2021, @10:59PM

      by Arik (4543) on Tuesday April 06 2021, @10:59PM (#1134063) Journal
      It's called 'funny.'

      Or possibly 'interesting.'

      But it's already +5 and you can't get more pregnant so just relax.
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      If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?