Google gave up and is Yahoo also doing so? “Yahoo! Answers is taking a coffee break. We appreciate your patience while it recharges! We apologize for any inconvenience.” Or are they just taking a break?
Where do they go when they take their break?

If you go to the blog you can see that there is still some development going on; “We’ve been listening to your feedback and working hard this summer to keep improving Answers. One change you might have noticed is that we’ve incorporated tips on the Ask and Answer pages to help you get the most out of Answers.”

So now I just need to wait until they come from their break and while I am waiting I can always express my self using the Yahoo! Avatars.