The How-To AnswerThon was a special edition AnswerThon held November 8-9 2008. The goal was to answer as many How-To questions as you could in 48 hours.
WikiAnswers is the owner of the AnswerThon. It was made up by and run by the WikiAnswers staff.
There are some requirements to be eligible to participate in the Answerthon. A main requirement is the minimum age of 13 years old.
The 2012 Sizzlin' Summer AnswerThon did require a Facebook connected account. However, not every AnswerThon requires this Facebook connect. For more information on the AnswerThons, check the AnswerThon home page.
All registered users, new and old, can participate in an Answerthon. You must sign up for the Answerthon by the deadline, and you must be logged in during participation in order for your contributions to count.
AnswerThons or some similar contest are generally hosted quarterly on Answers.com - Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. For information on an upcoming AnswerThon, check the AnswerThon official page (link below).
You don't have to sign up for the AnswerThon; you only need to be logged in to your WikiAnswers account while answering questions during the AnswerThon period. That way your answers can be counted.
No, there are no awards given to monthly top contributors on WikiAnswers. But prizes are given during WikiAnswers contests like the WikiAnswers AnswerThon.
There was approximately 500 users who registered in the Spring '13 AnswerThon. To see the winners of the contest see the related question below.
Dr.Q is a user on WikiAnswers. He is a Silver Contributor, Floating Supervisor, and Linguist. He was also a runner up in the Answerthon Xtreme.
Join an Answerthon by clicking the Sign Up button on the WikiFAQs:Answerthon page.
Aggie won the most recent AnswerThon competition that was held in January 2011
We are sorry if you didn't receive a message regarding this year's AnswerThon. If you would like to know of other upcoming events, your best source is the WikiAnswers Home Page.