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Askville is a user-driven research site founded by Amazon.com and opened to the public on December 8, 2006.[1] Unlike the defunct Google Answers service, Askville is designed to run much like a computer game. Users gain or lose "experience points" in particular topics as they answer questions in those topics, depending on how good their answer is.[2] Users also receive "quest gold" by asking and answering questions, and by voting on the worth of other people's answers.[2] The user can then use these coins as rewards, either to obtain more coins or to exert voting influence on the answers.[2]
Also unlike other question-answer sites, Askville has evolved into a social community as well as an information site.[3] This is primarily due to their discussion boards, where Askvillians can enter into long discussions sparked by individual questions. Though indeed sparked by the questions, discussions often take on a personality of their own. No "experience points" or "quest gold" are awarded for discussions, but many Askvillians have come to value the give-and-take, the bickering, and especially the supportive friendships made there.[citation needed]
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- ^ Welcome To Askville. Amazon.com, Inc. (2006-12-08). Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b c Experience Points, Levels, and Quest Gold (HTML). Askville FAQ. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ What would you do at an Askville Dinner Party & Tshirt/Mug Update (HTML). Askville Blog. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
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