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We took a hiatus, but we’re back! It’s time for our Answers Halloween Costume Contest. In 2010, we had some amazing winners. So good we had to put them in categories and have YOU, our community, pick the winners.

Now flash forward to 2012. We can’t wait to see what you come up with this year!

Download the Yamster avatar and dress him up for Halloween.

Aviary which is built directly into Yahoo’s own Flickr, offers a plethora of accessories that you can use to deck out Yamster. You can also use something like Microsoft Paint, Photoshop, SumoPaint, or any other paint program on the market to edit or enhance an image.

Once you’re done dressing up your Yamster, save the image (right click and “save as”) and upload it to your Flickr account. Then, add the image to the Yahoo! Answers Halloween 2012 group.

In order to see all the fun dressed-up Yamsters, please make sure to join the Yahoo! Answers Halloween 2012 group.

Submissions must be received by 12 a.m. PST on Thursday, November 1st. The voting and winner(s) will be posted on the Yahoo! Answers Blog.

Rules:

• Yamsters must be submitted to Flickr by 12 a.m. PST on November 1st

• All images must be in compliance with Yahoo’s TOS, Yahoo! Answers Community Guidelines, Flickr’s Community Guidelines, and must not contain mature or adult content

• Submitted images may only be that of the Yamster—no actual photographs will be accepted or considered

• No real value is given to this prize: winner(s) will receive bonus points on Yahoo! Answers

Happy Halloween!!

Thanks for reading,

Yahoo! Answers Team

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and, depending on your relationship status, you’re either: booking a romantic dinner for two, or, picking out your favorite all-black ensemble for the dreaded day.

This year, why not celebrate Valentine’s Day with Yahoo! Answers by creating the ultimate Answers Valentine! But here’s the twist: we know that for many of you, Valentine’s Day isn’t all roses and chocolates, so here’s the challenge.

We want you to submit EITHER your sweetest Valentine or, the best anti-Valentine you can come up with.

REMEMBER, your Valentine must still follow the Yahoo! Answers Community Guidelines and the Yahoo! Terms of Service, so don’t: rant, use hate speech, use suggestive language, be offensive, or say anything that might not be appropriate for anyone under the age of 13. If you wouldn’t show it to your grandma, don’t post it here.

Since we know Valentine’s day is often a crafty holiday, we’ve again, partnered with our friends over at Flickr to create an Answers Flickr pool where you can upload your Valentine.

If you choose to upload an image, please do not upload photographs of yourself: instead, please download the Yamster –  Sites like Picnick have again, provided holiday scenes and smooches appropriate for Valentine’s day, but feel free to search the web for more!

You’re not limited to using just the Yamster, but please remember, no photographs of people or body parts will be permitted.

Not feeling crafty? Don’t worry– we’ve posted an open question here where you can share your plans for February 14th with us. If you’re feeling creative, post your  favorite love poems, sonnets, or, anti-Valentine’s day card messages below.

Whatever you decide to do, don’t delay, as all submissions are due by February 10^th at 12 Noon. We’ll review all submissions and will select winners based on creativity, and dedication, so be sure to put your heart into it! Winners will be posted by the end of the day on Friday, February 12 and will receive bonus points on Yahoo! Answers.

Good luck!

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