Whenever you had a pertinent question that desperately needed answering there was only place on the internet that you'd want to visit.
Yahoo Answers was one of the funniest places to venture because amongst genuine answers of people trying to help others, there would be some absolutely outrageous responses and even weirder questions.
It wouldn't be uncommon for people to ask about male periods or how they managed to get pregnant.
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But those days are numbered. Yahoo has announced its iconic Answers page will be forever shut down on May 4.
In a message to members, the company has revealed its time to close the curtain on one of the best ways to kill time.
"We launched Yahoo Answers sixteen years ago to help people around the world connect and share information. With you and millions of other users, we built the best place on the web to ask and answer questions on a variety of topics, creating a community of global knowledge sharing," Yahoo said, according to The Verge.
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"While we could not have been prouder of what we accomplished together, we are reaching out today to let you know that we have decided to shut down Yahoo Answers on May 4th, 2021.
"While Yahoo Answers war once a key part of Yahoo's products and services, it has become less popular over the years as the needs of our members have changed.
"To that end, we have decided to shift our resources away from Yahoo Answers to focus on products that better serve our members and deliver on Yahoo's promise of providing premium trusted content.
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"Starting on April 20th you will no longer be able to post any new questions or answers. However, you can still view any posted questions and answers until May 4th. On May 4th the site will be shutting down."
That April date will mark the moment Yahoo Answers becomes read-only and people will no longer be able to ask the internet about their most pressing questions.
You will have until June 30 to request data that relates to all your previous Yahoo Answers trawling.
"Your Yahoo Answers data download will return all user-generated content including your Questions list, Questions, Answers list, Answers, and any images. You won't be able to download other users' content, questions, or answers," it added.
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It's a sad day for everyone who visited the site during their upbringing but no doubt many will be thrilled to know some random person with no medical background isn't telling them they have cancer.
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