What is A2A:
A2A is the ability to ask another member to answer a specific ?
How to A2A
1- question must be over 24 hours old
2- open question and scroll to the bottom
3- Click on Ask for an Answer
Important things to know about A2A:
1- You can not join A2A until you receive 500 upvotes
2- You can only send people A2A's on ?'s that are 24 hrs old
3- If you want to know how many A2A's you received you must save the emails that you get. There is no way to track them on GID
4- When you become A2A eligible do not ask to receive all 50 A2A's in 1 day so you can get all 3 A2A patches . Unless you want to miss out on A LOT of points
5- You get credit for answering the A2A the moment someone sends it to you not when you actually answer it
6- Yes you can receive an A2A on a ? you have already answered
7- ASK someone how many A2A's they need before you send them.
8- When you become eligible to receive A2A's (500 upvotes) be sure to track how many A2A's you receive so you know how many to ask for. That way you do not get more A2A Patches in 1 day then you can get the points for. (see patch list for how many points each patch is worth and how many A2A's you need for that patch) (know your daily points limit)
All the points associated with the patches for A2A are covered under the points tab
HOW TO A2A:
Q: How should I go about getting A2A's sent to me?
A: Look at the A2A list (by clicking a ? over 24 hrs old and selecting ask for an answer) for a member that has about the same # of upvotes that you do (being new to A2A that should be in the 500 upvote range) and shoot them a pm and ask if they want to exchange A2A with you. Do this with a few members and you will get the A2A patches in no time.
Q: Should I do a post asking for A2A's
A: No it is better to request them through PM. See ? above for more info
Q: Should I just send some one A2A's
A: While you can look at someone's profile and see what A2A patches they have I highly recommend sending them a PM before sending them a bunch of A2A's. I say that because if you send someone a bunch of A2A's and so do a few other people then the person you are sending them too could get more then 1 A2A patch in a day and end up missing out on a bunch of points.
Q: How can I tell if someone needs some A2A's
A: Look at their profile and see what A2A patches they have or don't have. If they don't have and A2A patches check the upvote list and see if they have at least 500 upvotes. If they do have the required number of upvotes to be eligible for A2A (500 upvotes) then send them a PM and ask if they want some A2A's sent to them and if so how many they want/
Q: How should I go about getting A2A's sent to me?
A: Look at the A2A list (by clicking a ? over 24 hrs old and selecting ask for an answer) for a member that has about the same # of upvotes that you do (being new to A2A that should be in the 500 upvote range) and shoot them a pm and ask if they want to exchange A2A with you. Do this with a few members and you will get the A2A patches in no time.
Q: Should I do a post asking for A2A's
A: No it is better to request them through PM. See ? above for more info
Q: Should I just send some one A2A's
A: While you can look at someone's profile and see what A2A patches they have I highly recommend sending them a PM before sending them a bunch of A2A's. I say that because if you send someone a bunch of A2A's and so do a few other people then the person you are sending them too could get more then 1 A2A patch in a day and end up missing out on a bunch of points.
Q: How can I tell if someone needs some A2A's
A: Look at their profile and see what A2A patches they have or don't have. If they don't have and A2A patches check the upvote list and see if they have at least 500 upvotes. If they do have the required number of upvotes to be eligible for A2A (500 upvotes) then send them a PM and ask if they want some A2A's sent to them and if so how many they want/