text: why did you steal this concept from askfreddy.com ? askfreddy.com has been doing this for over a year - i love you guys- but this is a rip-off concept. hi. the yahoo!answers team here. we think that the basic concept of people asking and answering questions for free in an online forum is as old as the internet.   we know there are a lot of sites that are similar to this service. but we think what will really differentiate us is whether we are more or less successful in hosting a service that will get you the answers to your questions.  and we will strive to do the best we can!