The number in square brackets is the number of Trust Points the contributor has attained.
These represent contributors who never registered an account with WikiAnswers. Thus they do not have a username to display.
The number in square Brackets (e.g [1000]) signifies the number of trust points you have. For example, User [1000] has 1000 trust points
The rating next to each username is the amount of trust points they have. That is the number of times they have been recommended by another contributor.
Number Next to a Contributor's NameThe number in parentheses next to a registered members' username is the number of trust points he or she has earned. A WikiAnswers contributor can recommend another based on that person's knowledge or trustworthiness on the answers given. For more information, see the Related link.
If you are referring to technical matters, such as an IT administrator, there are a number of individuals working in engineering to keep the site running smoothly. The WikiAnswers Community Administrators (now termed Coordinators) are Matthew (username Brave3) and Crystal (username Crystal).
That is more up to your decision. If you look at the username or ID that answers the question, it would show the amount of trust points (ID's do not have trust points, so trusting them is more of a last resort). When you look at the username, the higher the number is of trust points, the more reliable the answer is.
Brackets around a number mean that the number is of a negative value. Instead of saying -$40 you would express it as ($40).
a(b + c) = ab + ac =========just distribute the number to all additive terms in the brackets/parentheses
A wizard number is the same thing as a username
Answer It is either a letter of the alphabet or a number, or a combination of both, used to create a username.
A mixed number is when you have an whole number beside a proper
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