When you ask a question on yahoo answers does it notify your yahoo friends?

[Starlight1887]

Does it notify your yahoo friends or come up on there page? For them somehow to see it?

[Experto Credo]

If they are on the active list, it will notify them that you have asked a question

[Rev]

There are no "friends" on Y!A or Yahoo!. Your fans (users who have added you as a contact) on Y!A can opt to get an email every time you ask a question. There's no way to prevent that, other than not allowing fans at all or to remove a specific fan block and unblock them.

Possibly your email contacts could see your Answers posts if they are also your Y! Messenger contacts or Facebook or Twitter friends or followers, but not unless you have changed your settings.

The only time your Q&A from Answers are shared by Yahoo! outside of Answers is when you have opted to share updates. These updates are set on your Y! Profile page and they appear on Messenger to your contacts there and also to Facebook and Twitter if you have linked the accounts.
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/updates/
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-accounts/