What can we do to help clean up Yahoo?

Question

As on old Yahoo Answers fan Ive noticed a decline in good questions and as I sit and watch the new questions online half of them are report abuse cases. I really dont feel like sifting through the mess. How can we get Yahoo to clean it up because Im tired of spending my hours mopping up with report abuse buttons.

Answer 1

*It's so sad to see that the quality is getting reduced every single day. It's hard for the officials to go through every single question & get it removed. Few of the users are planning to lend a hand. I think u already know about (I’ve seen your comments in Richard's Page). But still 'reporting abuse' is never an absolute Solution. I've never reported anyone until yesterday when I decided to join the movement! My first step always is mailing the user & advising him to stop the practise in future. In most cases, people don't care about violation notices, but a personal mail might be a better option. Anyone can get a yahoo! ID in a matter of few minutes & they can always return with a new name, even if they get suspended. So a personal mail might influence the attitude of the person. But few questions on religion or politics meant to ignite feelings against a nation or religion must be reported.

*Altering the existing scheme of point system- lots of people just go mad about 2 points. A scheme has to be thought of to reward quality, at the same time give some prestige points to regular users (Otherwise their efforts so far get less recognized). Instead of a point system based on a single index, a rank system based on 6-7 factors can be thought of. Users never need to worry about the complex equations used.

* Forming user communities (I know u already have one. But give more access to newer members. I don’t know much about your group). When a user gets recognition, he’s forced to give quality answers, just due to peer pressure!

*Transition stage of users-Once a user is made to stay for longer periods in the site, he might get an idea about the essence of the site. He might be inspired to raise his standard. But this again is a cyclic process .The motivating factor has to be the quality of the site. Regular users should come up with better questions. (In my case- after my first 80 odd answers, I’m much more selective now. Still stuck with 1100 odd points. I strive for perfection in my answers now, just pick few in my field of expertise. I’m improving, but still learning)

*Using answers as ads – Just leave a public message after every single answer u give, asking users to improve quality. Do it as groups. Or else u get laughed at. When a group does it, it’s a trend!

Answer 2

First, we can all get serious and discuss issues without being offended that someone believes something different. And by this also be mature adults and follow the guidelines Yahoo! has put down.

Or we can have every question and answer go through an approval process. This of course would be nice, but is unrealistic because of the amount of people it would take and also because of bias.

It might be handy also to require verification of age by using a credit card. This would rid us of younger people who are just on here to play. Of course we would also lose the company of the younger people who are mature and respectful.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

EVERY BODY WOULD QUIT CURSING ON HERE. IT WOULD BE WHOLE LOT BETER. NASTY WORDS ON HERE IT NEEDS TO GO. SOME CHILDREN MIGHT SEE THIS ON HERE. ITS FITTING FOR A CHRISTION TO SEE ALL THIS.

Answer 4

contact the management

Answer 5

Stupid people shouldn't be allowed to breathe; I say we suffocate the stupid people.

Answer 6

PRAY