Yahoo is a monopoly

In what way?

There are thousands of message-board- or FAQ-based sites/communities on the web. There are thousands of ISPs. There are thousands of email providers. There are thousands of portal sites. There are at least dozens (and probably hundreds) of search engines.

If Y!A is crap, go elsewhere. There are enough alternatives that you could sign up to a different one every day and not run out for years.

Graham.