What are the benefits of being a Top Contributor badge?

There are no benefits.

I would suggest that you make your q+a private if you have not already done so. The orange badge may possibly make you a target of trolls.

There are not any perks or reward with the proper contributor badge, if a suitable contributor breaks the rules then they're in many cases reported and suspended a similar as different shoppers without the badge. The badge is about contribution of solutions and receiving best solutions in a classification and does no longer impact your status, factor or factors.

Think how you got the TC badge. Then you can understand the benefit. you gave answer continuously to a particular category. Your knowledge now increased in that category. The knowledge you got in that category is the benefit.

There is a hatred by many for them who are jealous.

Sometimes you may get the BA for your good answers.

From Yahoo you get nothing, no special treatment etc, just the same as everyone else.

They come and go so if you don't put in the work each week you will loose it.

The benefit is that your name—and your answers—appear with a conspicuous label that draws attention and increases credibility.

Bragging rights, and your name is put into the monthly drawing for the Toyota Prius.

None. if anything it can be a problem. oftentimes you can become a target for trolls.

There is no benefit.