Why will free yahoo games not load on my computer?

Q. I have played games like alchemy and gem swap on yahoo games recently but now they won't load.

A. These are the trouble shooting pages for Yahoo games: http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN3014&locale=en_US&y=PROD_GAMES
If none of the suggestions help you solve the problem, you can post about it here: http://help.yahoo.com/communities/index?page=forums&y=PROD_GAMES&locale=en_US or use the feed-back link on the help pages mentioned above to let the YAT know where exactly you experienced the problem.

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i am having trouble playing yahoo games on my computer?

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A. On my computer I cannot play Yahoo games that rely on Java if I am using the MS Explorer browser. But, If I use my firefox (Mozilla) I am able to access all games on Yahoo.

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yahoo games site freezes my computer?

Q. the second i log into yahoo games, the main page stops responding and freezes my computer. not game specific because i don't get that far. this is the only site that does this. any ideas?
Well, first of all thank you for all of your input. I have tried all those things. It's not a pop up issue. The very second I get to the games home page from the main yahoo pages it says not responding at the top of the page and it freezes. I am able to go in through yahoo messenger and play all the games now, just not through the main games home page. It does work on another computer, just not the one I usually use. It stopped working 2 days ago. Frustrating beyond belief!! I just don't understand what the issue is. At least I'm able to get in through yahoo messenger....

A. Lets start with this, games use java to run.
update java
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual...

Now do this;
Yahoo games open with a pop up. Turning them off like Yahoo mistakenly says doesn't work very well! Most toolbars like yahoo and Internet explorer have pop up blockers! When you try getting in lounge or room and it doesn't work. click on pop up blocker on yahoo tool bar. On the drop down list click on Always allow tab it will say recent pop ups blocked. high light Yahoo.com then click allow. On google blocker click on blocker and it will allow site.
. IE browser settings to allow pop ups Right click on Tools, internet options, privacy tab, cookie over ride. Type in www.Yahoo.com, allow then ok. If you see a blue gear with tools beside it, Click on it and a drop down list will have pop up blocker listed.Type in www.yahoo.com, click allow.
This is the proper way to use the pop up blocker. I have never had a problem or had to hold any keys down to get in.

Next to keep in in games longer;

The most common reason for your problem is an easy fix!
Yahoo games use virtual memory to play. Running low or out of virtual memory causes game to freeze. Increasing your virtual memory helps with the freezing/getting booted problem. You can increase your memory by going to start button, settings, control panel, system, advance tab, performance, advance tab, virtual memory, change it, make it 1200 kb or higher, In both boxes, click apply then ok .

Internet explorer works best with yahoo games. If you are trying to use Foxfire make sure Sun java is checked as default java as it will not work with msn virtual machine java
Go to tools, internet options,advance tab. Scroll down to Sun java check it and java scrolling and JIT.

If you get an error saying you need flashplayer go here and download flash #9

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewCont...

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Why does my computer freeze every time I visit Yahoo Games "Pool"?

Q. Could I be getting a computer virus from the game site?
I thought all Yahoo company sites were safe. Are they?
It's a Gateway laptop and fairly new. I've only had it for two months. I don't think it's the computer, but then again I'm no expert.
It lets me play for a little while and then BAM I cant do anything?

A. Since you say, "It lets me play for a little while and then BAM I cant do anything?", and first you said that it freezes, and Yahoo! Games Pool 2 requires real-time information to be downloaded during the game, the most likely explanation to that freezing of your Yahoo! Games Pool 2 window is that the window is freezing because the window is waiting for more information to be downloaded. That information is required to be downloaded because that information is necessary for the game to have complete information about the real-time status of the game.

So the most probable explanation to the cause of that problem is that the real-time information is not being downloaded fast enough so that you don't have to wait. That is probably that way because there is a temporarily slow Internet connection between the Yahoo! Games computers and your computer, or because your Internet connection is always slow.

In other words, what you probably need is a faster Internet connection or, if your connection is already fast enough, you need to play the game at a time of the day when the connection is faster.

What is the bandwidth of your Internet connection anyway? You didn't specify that. It would be very useful to know that in order to know if that is really the problem.

If your Internet connection is not the cause, then another probable cause is that the Java applet that runs the Yahoo! Games Pool 2 game is processing the real-time information of the game at a slow speed.

One cause for that could be that there is not much free RAM (random-access memory) in your computer. Your computer needs lots of free RAM in order to process the game's information fast enough so the game doesn't freeze while you're playing. So one solution could be to free up RAM by closing all other computer programs that might be open. When you have too many computer programs running at the same time together with Yahoo! Games Pool 2, the game could freeze because of that. Do you have other programs open while you're playing the game? You didn't specify that either.

Now, another possible cause is that your computer itself doesn't have enough RAM. However, that is highly unlikely since you said that your computer is fairly new and that it is a Gateway notebook. On the Gateway Web site at http://gateway.com you can see that new Gateway notebooks usually have at least 512 megabytes of RAM, which is one half of a gigabyte. That is probably more than enough to run a simple Java game like Yahoo! Games Pool 2, provided you don't have other programs running simultaneously.

Please take a look at the following recommendations from Yahoo! Games Help.

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/games/general/system/games-29.html

Take a look especially at the four recommendations at the bottom of the page. The four recommendation are that you don't have other programs running, that you improve the Java applet's performance by closing other programs even if the Java applet is already running, that you don't maximize the game window, and that you turn the game's sound option off.

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yahoo games site freezes my computer?

Q. the second i log into yahoo games, the main page stops responding and freezes my computer. not game specific because i don't get that far. this is the only site that does this. any ideas?
Well, first of all thank you for all of your input. I have tried all those things. It's not a pop up issue. The very second I get to the games home page from the main yahoo pages it says not responding at the top of the page and it freezes. I am able to go in through yahoo messenger and play all the games now, just not through the main games home page. It does work on another computer, just not the one I usually use. It stopped working 2 days ago. Frustrating beyond belief!! I just don't understand what the issue is. At least I'm able to get in through yahoo messenger....

A. Lets start with this, games use java to run.
update java
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual...

Now do this;
Yahoo games open with a pop up. Turning them off like Yahoo mistakenly says doesn't work very well! Most toolbars like yahoo and Internet explorer have pop up blockers! When you try getting in lounge or room and it doesn't work. click on pop up blocker on yahoo tool bar. On the drop down list click on Always allow tab it will say recent pop ups blocked. high light Yahoo.com then click allow. On google blocker click on blocker and it will allow site.
. IE browser settings to allow pop ups Right click on Tools, internet options, privacy tab, cookie over ride. Type in www.Yahoo.com, allow then ok. If you see a blue gear with tools beside it, Click on it and a drop down list will have pop up blocker listed.Type in www.yahoo.com, click allow.
This is the proper way to use the pop up blocker. I have never had a problem or had to hold any keys down to get in.

Next to keep in in games longer;

The most common reason for your problem is an easy fix!
Yahoo games use virtual memory to play. Running low or out of virtual memory causes game to freeze. Increasing your virtual memory helps with the freezing/getting booted problem. You can increase your memory by going to start button, settings, control panel, system, advance tab, performance, advance tab, virtual memory, change it, make it 1200 kb or higher, In both boxes, click apply then ok .

Internet explorer works best with yahoo games. If you are trying to use Foxfire make sure Sun java is checked as default java as it will not work with msn virtual machine java
Go to tools, internet options,advance tab. Scroll down to Sun java check it and java scrolling and JIT.

If you get an error saying you need flashplayer go here and download flash #9

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewCont...

Original Question

Why does my computer freeze every time I visit Yahoo Games "Pool"?

Q. Could I be getting a computer virus from the game site?
I thought all Yahoo company sites were safe. Are they?
It's a Gateway laptop and fairly new. I've only had it for two months. I don't think it's the computer, but then again I'm no expert.
It lets me play for a little while and then BAM I cant do anything?

A. Since you say, "It lets me play for a little while and then BAM I cant do anything?", and first you said that it freezes, and Yahoo! Games Pool 2 requires real-time information to be downloaded during the game, the most likely explanation to that freezing of your Yahoo! Games Pool 2 window is that the window is freezing because the window is waiting for more information to be downloaded. That information is required to be downloaded because that information is necessary for the game to have complete information about the real-time status of the game.

So the most probable explanation to the cause of that problem is that the real-time information is not being downloaded fast enough so that you don't have to wait. That is probably that way because there is a temporarily slow Internet connection between the Yahoo! Games computers and your computer, or because your Internet connection is always slow.

In other words, what you probably need is a faster Internet connection or, if your connection is already fast enough, you need to play the game at a time of the day when the connection is faster.

What is the bandwidth of your Internet connection anyway? You didn't specify that. It would be very useful to know that in order to know if that is really the problem.

If your Internet connection is not the cause, then another probable cause is that the Java applet that runs the Yahoo! Games Pool 2 game is processing the real-time information of the game at a slow speed.

One cause for that could be that there is not much free RAM (random-access memory) in your computer. Your computer needs lots of free RAM in order to process the game's information fast enough so the game doesn't freeze while you're playing. So one solution could be to free up RAM by closing all other computer programs that might be open. When you have too many computer programs running at the same time together with Yahoo! Games Pool 2, the game could freeze because of that. Do you have other programs open while you're playing the game? You didn't specify that either.

Now, another possible cause is that your computer itself doesn't have enough RAM. However, that is highly unlikely since you said that your computer is fairly new and that it is a Gateway notebook. On the Gateway Web site at http://gateway.com you can see that new Gateway notebooks usually have at least 512 megabytes of RAM, which is one half of a gigabyte. That is probably more than enough to run a simple Java game like Yahoo! Games Pool 2, provided you don't have other programs running simultaneously.

Please take a look at the following recommendations from Yahoo! Games Help.

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/games/general/system/games-29.html

Take a look especially at the four recommendations at the bottom of the page. The four recommendation are that you don't have other programs running, that you improve the Java applet's performance by closing other programs even if the Java applet is already running, that you don't maximize the game window, and that you turn the game's sound option off.

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Where can I download full computer games?

Q. Not arcade games, actual games like sims and other full computer games. If you send the URL please let it be a website where you don't have to be a member or pay for anything.

A. I really liked the sites listed above until I discovered this site!!!THE BEST SITE FOR NEW GAMES!!!http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu.Op_0hJUCYB2iVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMW9obDRoBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0gyMTZfMTMx/SIG=11ll3mrp0/EXP=1229607209/**http%3a//www.gamestorrents.com/eng/

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Could a system like Yahoo Answers be used to help fight global poverty?

Q. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses to this idea: I suggest an internet match-maker system, with a few tips borrowed from Yahoo Answers. Yahoo Answers (along with other similar systems) has proven that there are vast numbers of people in the world who would like to help other people. There are even more vast numbers who would enjoy helping others (or at least would not mind making some small effort to help) in exchange for some sense of accomplishment and possible public recognition in a points-scoring/game type of setting. (Computer games in general demonstrate that people enjoy advancing through levels of achievement, even if the "reward" of all of this effort is just points scored in a game.)

Since I have almost used up my 1000 word limit, I will continue outlining my idea in the additional details below.
So my basic idea is this: Make the elimination of poverty into a sort of internet computer game. Here is one possible way to do it: Some organization (with an internet presence, or at least ties to an internet company) would take upon themselves (perhaps with the help of income from ad revenues – more or less like free Yahoo services) to identify poor and/or suffering people all over the world who need help. They would gather some basic info about the person and verify that the person's suffer in is real. (This could involve simply sending a team of people to some impoverished area with cameras, etc. and randomly picking people who can be helped.) This information (with the permission of the person, of course) would be uploaded to a website that would work like a combination of a match-makers service and Yahoo Answers (which I will refer to as "YA").
The story of each suffering person would play roughly the role of a question on YA. The responses of people would play the role of the "answers" in YA. Only in this case the "answers" would be tangible forms of help. In most cases this would be a small donation of money (sent to the administering organization, which would then make sure that it is delivered to the suffering person), but in some cases it could involve some other means of help, such as offering the person a place to live, or thinking up other creative ways to help.

Once the suffering person receives the help (and engages in some sort of dialogue with the answerer through the help of the administering organization), some points are awarded to the "answerer", who then advances to higher levels in the system.
Ideally, people who might otherwise spend most of their time playing games that generally have no meaning beyond the immediate enjoyment of playing might become addicted to the joy of helping others.

In his featured question, Muhammad Yunu asked "How can you help to create a poverty-free world?" Since my answer was number 3952, I don't expect that anyone will ever read it. So I basically turned my answer into this question. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses.
Reading the responses has led me to a new idea: Perhaps an on-line payment company (like PayPal) could team up with the administering organization so that monetary donations could be easily recorded. I would not expect the on-line payment system to be completely free, but the charges could be radically reduced (say, to 1/3 of the usual fee), then the difference could count as a corporate donation/tax write-off. So, for example, if the usual transaction fee is 3%, then normally a $100 contribution would make $3 profit for the bank, but in this case it would only make $1 profit, with $2 counting as a corporate donation for tax purposes. Thus the receiver would end up with $99. This is a far better percentage than most charitable organizations can achieve, and would probably be good business for the on-line payment company. I'm not sure how other creative forms of contribution would be recorded, but at least the monetary contributions could be handled by a very efficient system.
To "I'm gonna tell you": I agree to some extent. Ideally we want everyone to have a meaningful job (or at least a job of some sort) and we want everyone to be more charitable at heart (because there will always be circumstances that lead to human suffering, and people will need help). But the whole point of my suggestion is to find some way that people can indulge in some personal pleasure (like the sort of pleasure people get from Yahoo Answers or playing games) AND still end up helping people in some small way. The time and money that some people would normally spend on fun and games anyway could be channeled in some way that gives it a more socially productive twist. Perhaps my specific suggestions would not work, but maybe someone will come up with some variation on these ideas that might actually work! At least this is my hope.

A. I love your idea and let's make Yahoo a Charity place for everyone. Yahoo can do a matching fund such as I donate1 dollar then Yahoo match $2 . Yahoo can create a Charity Non -Profit and Use the money for our Poverty friends around the world. I am very very sure We can do. Yahoo will have her statement for the amount she receives and spends for poverty areas. If people see then they believe Yahoo Answer Poverty. As a result, your genius idea is working my friend, I really want to see how you look like. You are touching my heart and soul about giving to others. Thank you for making my day.

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What online sites can i sell my used computer games at?

Q. besides ebay because i don't trust ebay, where can i sell my computer games. gamestop doesn't buy them. neither do radio shack, blockbuster, or hastings. so where in the grayson county area can i sell my computer games? or do you know of any sites online that don't cost too much to send them through the mail once i'm paid. i have a paypal account as well.

A. well here is my email grandtheftb@yahoo.com send me a LIST of all of your games and price maybe i might buy some or see if i can sell them for you i have a paypal account too so i could pay for them thought there if i want any if your cooool wit it...............

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How much time do you spend on Yahoo Answers?

Q. Just curious. I know some of us are retired and have more leisure time so probably spend more time here than others. I was wondering because my husband thinks I spend way too much time on Yahoo Answers. In turn, I think he spends way too much time playing computer games. Do you come to Yahoo Answers every day? Do you come on Yahoo Answers several times a day? How many minutes are you on Yahoo Answers? Or how many hours are you on Yahoo Answers? Does your spouse or another family member think you are on Yahoo Answers too much?

A. If I spent as much time exercising as I do on the computer, I think I could qualify for the olympics. I'm retired, and I don't think I've found the ideal schedule for my time yet. Ha ha.

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What is the best yet affordable computer on the market?

Q. I am going to buy a new computer for myself for Christmas and want to know from the people of Yahoo! what I should get. I play a lot of computer games, I think that's all I really need to include on what I'm going to use my computer for. Are Vistas any good? Better than XP's? I have no idea. Majority will be victorious so tell your friends. :P

A. Dell for support, E machines / Gateway for price, all pc's you get will come with windows 7 installed that is the newest operating system from Microsoft, games will require a decent video card with 256mgs of ram

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What do I do with an addicitive peronality?

Q. I am addicted to drink, drugs, gambling, sex, porn, fetish, food, computer games, sport, work, speed, Yahoo answers, Youtube, collecting Metal CD's, they dont always make a good combination.

A. Moderate how much you use and when. Avoid compulsion.

If you can't control yourself (discipline as the fellow above stated) you might find yourself face down in the gutter, a mirror in your pocket and a razor in your back.

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Where can I download full computer games?

Q. Not arcade games, actual games like sims and other full computer games. If you send the URL please let it be a website where you don't have to be a member or pay for anything.

A. I really liked the sites listed above until I discovered this site!!!THE BEST SITE FOR NEW GAMES!!!http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu.Op_0hJUCYB2iVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMW9obDRoBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0gyMTZfMTMx/SIG=11ll3mrp0/EXP=1229607209/**http%3a//www.gamestorrents.com/eng/

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Could a system like Yahoo Answers be used to help fight global poverty?

Q. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses to this idea: I suggest an internet match-maker system, with a few tips borrowed from Yahoo Answers. Yahoo Answers (along with other similar systems) has proven that there are vast numbers of people in the world who would like to help other people. There are even more vast numbers who would enjoy helping others (or at least would not mind making some small effort to help) in exchange for some sense of accomplishment and possible public recognition in a points-scoring/game type of setting. (Computer games in general demonstrate that people enjoy advancing through levels of achievement, even if the "reward" of all of this effort is just points scored in a game.)

Since I have almost used up my 1000 word limit, I will continue outlining my idea in the additional details below.
So my basic idea is this: Make the elimination of poverty into a sort of internet computer game. Here is one possible way to do it: Some organization (with an internet presence, or at least ties to an internet company) would take upon themselves (perhaps with the help of income from ad revenues – more or less like free Yahoo services) to identify poor and/or suffering people all over the world who need help. They would gather some basic info about the person and verify that the person's suffer in is real. (This could involve simply sending a team of people to some impoverished area with cameras, etc. and randomly picking people who can be helped.) This information (with the permission of the person, of course) would be uploaded to a website that would work like a combination of a match-makers service and Yahoo Answers (which I will refer to as "YA").
The story of each suffering person would play roughly the role of a question on YA. The responses of people would play the role of the "answers" in YA. Only in this case the "answers" would be tangible forms of help. In most cases this would be a small donation of money (sent to the administering organization, which would then make sure that it is delivered to the suffering person), but in some cases it could involve some other means of help, such as offering the person a place to live, or thinking up other creative ways to help.

Once the suffering person receives the help (and engages in some sort of dialogue with the answerer through the help of the administering organization), some points are awarded to the "answerer", who then advances to higher levels in the system.
Ideally, people who might otherwise spend most of their time playing games that generally have no meaning beyond the immediate enjoyment of playing might become addicted to the joy of helping others.

In his featured question, Muhammad Yunu asked "How can you help to create a poverty-free world?" Since my answer was number 3952, I don't expect that anyone will ever read it. So I basically turned my answer into this question. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses.
Reading the responses has led me to a new idea: Perhaps an on-line payment company (like PayPal) could team up with the administering organization so that monetary donations could be easily recorded. I would not expect the on-line payment system to be completely free, but the charges could be radically reduced (say, to 1/3 of the usual fee), then the difference could count as a corporate donation/tax write-off. So, for example, if the usual transaction fee is 3%, then normally a $100 contribution would make $3 profit for the bank, but in this case it would only make $1 profit, with $2 counting as a corporate donation for tax purposes. Thus the receiver would end up with $99. This is a far better percentage than most charitable organizations can achieve, and would probably be good business for the on-line payment company. I'm not sure how other creative forms of contribution would be recorded, but at least the monetary contributions could be handled by a very efficient system.
To "I'm gonna tell you": I agree to some extent. Ideally we want everyone to have a meaningful job (or at least a job of some sort) and we want everyone to be more charitable at heart (because there will always be circumstances that lead to human suffering, and people will need help). But the whole point of my suggestion is to find some way that people can indulge in some personal pleasure (like the sort of pleasure people get from Yahoo Answers or playing games) AND still end up helping people in some small way. The time and money that some people would normally spend on fun and games anyway could be channeled in some way that gives it a more socially productive twist. Perhaps my specific suggestions would not work, but maybe someone will come up with some variation on these ideas that might actually work! At least this is my hope.

A. I love your idea and let's make Yahoo a Charity place for everyone. Yahoo can do a matching fund such as I donate1 dollar then Yahoo match $2 . Yahoo can create a Charity Non -Profit and Use the money for our Poverty friends around the world. I am very very sure We can do. Yahoo will have her statement for the amount she receives and spends for poverty areas. If people see then they believe Yahoo Answer Poverty. As a result, your genius idea is working my friend, I really want to see how you look like. You are touching my heart and soul about giving to others. Thank you for making my day.

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Could a system like Yahoo Answers be used to help fight global poverty?

Q. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses to this idea: I suggest an internet match-maker system, with a few tips borrowed from Yahoo Answers. Yahoo Answers (along with other similar systems) has proven that there are vast numbers of people in the world who would like to help other people. There are even more vast numbers who would enjoy helping others (or at least would not mind making some small effort to help) in exchange for some sense of accomplishment and possible public recognition in a points-scoring/game type of setting. (Computer games in general demonstrate that people enjoy advancing through levels of achievement, even if the "reward" of all of this effort is just points scored in a game.)

Since I have almost used up my 1000 word limit, I will continue outlining my idea in the additional details below.
So my basic idea is this: Make the elimination of poverty into a sort of internet computer game. Here is one possible way to do it: Some organization (with an internet presence, or at least ties to an internet company) would take upon themselves (perhaps with the help of income from ad revenues – more or less like free Yahoo services) to identify poor and/or suffering people all over the world who need help. They would gather some basic info about the person and verify that the person's suffer in is real. (This could involve simply sending a team of people to some impoverished area with cameras, etc. and randomly picking people who can be helped.) This information (with the permission of the person, of course) would be uploaded to a website that would work like a combination of a match-makers service and Yahoo Answers (which I will refer to as "YA").
The story of each suffering person would play roughly the role of a question on YA. The responses of people would play the role of the "answers" in YA. Only in this case the "answers" would be tangible forms of help. In most cases this would be a small donation of money (sent to the administering organization, which would then make sure that it is delivered to the suffering person), but in some cases it could involve some other means of help, such as offering the person a place to live, or thinking up other creative ways to help.

Once the suffering person receives the help (and engages in some sort of dialogue with the answerer through the help of the administering organization), some points are awarded to the "answerer", who then advances to higher levels in the system.
Ideally, people who might otherwise spend most of their time playing games that generally have no meaning beyond the immediate enjoyment of playing might become addicted to the joy of helping others.

In his featured question, Muhammad Yunu asked "How can you help to create a poverty-free world?" Since my answer was number 3952, I don't expect that anyone will ever read it. So I basically turned my answer into this question. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses.
Reading the responses has led me to a new idea: Perhaps an on-line payment company (like PayPal) could team up with the administering organization so that monetary donations could be easily recorded. I would not expect the on-line payment system to be completely free, but the charges could be radically reduced (say, to 1/3 of the usual fee), then the difference could count as a corporate donation/tax write-off. So, for example, if the usual transaction fee is 3%, then normally a $100 contribution would make $3 profit for the bank, but in this case it would only make $1 profit, with $2 counting as a corporate donation for tax purposes. Thus the receiver would end up with $99. This is a far better percentage than most charitable organizations can achieve, and would probably be good business for the on-line payment company. I'm not sure how other creative forms of contribution would be recorded, but at least the monetary contributions could be handled by a very efficient system.
To "I'm gonna tell you": I agree to some extent. Ideally we want everyone to have a meaningful job (or at least a job of some sort) and we want everyone to be more charitable at heart (because there will always be circumstances that lead to human suffering, and people will need help). But the whole point of my suggestion is to find some way that people can indulge in some personal pleasure (like the sort of pleasure people get from Yahoo Answers or playing games) AND still end up helping people in some small way. The time and money that some people would normally spend on fun and games anyway could be channeled in some way that gives it a more socially productive twist. Perhaps my specific suggestions would not work, but maybe someone will come up with some variation on these ideas that might actually work! At least this is my hope.

A. I love your idea and let's make Yahoo a Charity place for everyone. Yahoo can do a matching fund such as I donate1 dollar then Yahoo match $2 . Yahoo can create a Charity Non -Profit and Use the money for our Poverty friends around the world. I am very very sure We can do. Yahoo will have her statement for the amount she receives and spends for poverty areas. If people see then they believe Yahoo Answer Poverty. As a result, your genius idea is working my friend, I really want to see how you look like. You are touching my heart and soul about giving to others. Thank you for making my day.

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Are there any safe sites to play virtual family game for free or reasonable price?

Q. I really like playing the Virtual Family and Virtual villagers computer game. I have done the free 60 minute download on Yahoo. But I don't have credit cards so I can't get the game myself. I know there are sites where I can play it, but I don't know if they carry viruses are not.

A. Pogo.com

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Could a system like Yahoo Answers be used to help fight global poverty?

Q. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses to this idea: I suggest an internet match-maker system, with a few tips borrowed from Yahoo Answers. Yahoo Answers (along with other similar systems) has proven that there are vast numbers of people in the world who would like to help other people. There are even more vast numbers who would enjoy helping others (or at least would not mind making some small effort to help) in exchange for some sense of accomplishment and possible public recognition in a points-scoring/game type of setting. (Computer games in general demonstrate that people enjoy advancing through levels of achievement, even if the "reward" of all of this effort is just points scored in a game.)

Since I have almost used up my 1000 word limit, I will continue outlining my idea in the additional details below.
So my basic idea is this: Make the elimination of poverty into a sort of internet computer game. Here is one possible way to do it: Some organization (with an internet presence, or at least ties to an internet company) would take upon themselves (perhaps with the help of income from ad revenues � more or less like free Yahoo services) to identify poor and/or suffering people all over the world who need help. They would gather some basic info about the person and verify that the person's suffer in is real. (This could involve simply sending a team of people to some impoverished area with cameras, etc. and randomly picking people who can be helped.) This information (with the permission of the person, of course) would be uploaded to a website that would work like a combination of a match-makers service and Yahoo Answers (which I will refer to as "YA").
The story of each suffering person would play roughly the role of a question on YA. The responses of people would play the role of the "answers" in YA. Only in this case the "answers" would be tangible forms of help. In most cases this would be a small donation of money (sent to the administering organization, which would then make sure that it is delivered to the suffering person), but in some cases it could involve some other means of help, such as offering the person a place to live, or thinking up other creative ways to help.

Once the suffering person receives the help (and engages in some sort of dialogue with the answerer through the help of the administering organization), some points are awarded to the "answerer", who then advances to higher levels in the system.
Ideally, people who might otherwise spend most of their time playing games that generally have no meaning beyond the immediate enjoyment of playing might become addicted to the joy of helping others.

In his featured question, Muhammad Yunu asked "How can you help to create a poverty-free world?" Since my answer was number 3952, I don't expect that anyone will ever read it. So I basically turned my answer into this question. I would like to hear some thoughtful responses.
Reading the responses has led me to a new idea: Perhaps an on-line payment company (like PayPal) could team up with the administering organization so that monetary donations could be easily recorded. I would not expect the on-line payment system to be completely free, but the charges could be radically reduced (say, to 1/3 of the usual fee), then the difference could count as a corporate donation/tax write-off. So, for example, if the usual transaction fee is 3%, then normally a $100 contribution would make $3 profit for the bank, but in this case it would only make $1 profit, with $2 counting as a corporate donation for tax purposes. Thus the receiver would end up with $99. This is a far better percentage than most charitable organizations can achieve, and would probably be good business for the on-line payment company. I'm not sure how other creative forms of contribution would be recorded, but at least the monetary contributions could be handled by a very efficient system.
To "I'm gonna tell you": I agree to some extent. Ideally we want everyone to have a meaningful job (or at least a job of some sort) and we want everyone to be more charitable at heart (because there will always be circumstances that lead to human suffering, and people will need help). But the whole point of my suggestion is to find some way that people can indulge in some personal pleasure (like the sort of pleasure people get from Yahoo Answers or playing games) AND still end up helping people in some small way. The time and money that some people would normally spend on fun and games anyway could be channeled in some way that gives it a more socially productive twist. Perhaps my specific suggestions would not work, but maybe someone will come up with some variation on these ideas that might actually work! At least this is my hope.

A. I love your idea and let's make Yahoo a Charity place for everyone. Yahoo can do a matching fund such as I donate1 dollar then Yahoo match $2 . Yahoo can create a Charity Non -Profit and Use the money for our Poverty friends around the world. I am very very sure We can do. Yahoo will have her statement for the amount she receives and spends for poverty areas. If people see then they believe Yahoo Answer Poverty. As a result, your genius idea is working my friend, I really want to see how you look like. You are touching my heart and soul about giving to others. Thank you for making my day.

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