In December 2008, Amazon announced that work on Questville, a planned addition to Askville, would be postponed indefinitely.

[5] On March 23, 2012, the staff announced that after almost seven years, Askville Bonus questions would cease being offered to Amazon Mechanical Turk in early April 2012 due to a change in operating strategies.

Unlike Google Answers (2002–2006), Askville was designed to run much like a computer game.

Users would gain or lose "experience points" in particular topics if their answers were good.

No "experience points" or "quest gold" were awarded for discussions, but many Askvillians came to value the give-and-take, the bickering, and especially the supportive friendships made there.