I'm guessing it is sticking around. The text in the Yahoo Message Board section says: "We also encourage you to ask and answer questions on Yahoo! Answers, an

I'm guessing it is sticking around. The text in the Yahoo Message Board section says: "We also encourage you to ask and answer questions on Yahoo! Answers, and discuss issues in the comments section on Yahoo! News." However, it looks like the avatar images that everyone is used to will disappear, since Yahoo is getting rid of them generally.