I had a question asking if anyone ever attended an old school I went to and it was removed. Any guesses why that would happen?
2006-07-10 08:35:46 · 12 answers · asked by B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I didn't see the question so I am not really sure why they'd remove it. Odd that they'd remove something like that and they leave some of the FILTH that gets asked here! I'm sorry that happened to you. It seems like a legit question to me!
2006-07-14 09:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by pottersclay70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algorithms, algorithms, algorithms!!!
Programs such as CyberNanny and Yahoo!mom search for common patterns in your post and, if they find a series of combinations of buzzwords, a red flag goes up and it immediately removes the question!
For example, the Google search engine was fooled around with several years ago at the 2004 election, when a bunch of students from MIT searched for the word "failure" and went to the 10000th hit page to the White House biography of George W. Bush. Ironically, the word "failure" never once came up in the article, but a system prompt failure, or cookie pop-up, would come up, resulting in the common word failure. The final result: go to www.google.com, type failure, then press "i'm feeling lucky!"
In answer to your question, my guess would be the Yahoo!Mom saw the words "school", "old", and the name of the school, then deducted that you were an online sexual predator.
Hey, it happens to the best of us sometimes; you just have to be careful as how you word things around this place!
2006-07-10 08:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd guess it was marked as Chat, which isn't what Yahoo Answers wants to be. I suspect they would have preferred if you asked a question that is answerable, like
Where can I go looking up old school buddies?
To which the answer would be: a site like classmates.com.
2006-07-10 08:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Xymon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because someone reported an answer I guess but i think the answer would be removed not the Q so maybe someone reported Q for no reason
2006-07-10 08:38:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because it's not a real question that can be answered by most people. You asked an isolated question that only people that used to go to your school could answer. You need a question that the general public can answer.
2006-07-10 08:40:13 · answer #5 · answered by Jacci 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had this happen to me about an old school friend and someone turned it in . when there are people out there asking for sexual acts and other inappropriate questions . that should be turned in . maybe that's what we should do turn them all in that are nasty and keep Answers open to the decent people who want decent answers answered
2006-07-10 08:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by vpsinbad50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's chatting. Read the community guidelines and you'll see.
2006-07-10 08:38:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same happened to me.Some people just are retarted
2006-07-10 08:38:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe for privacy of minors.
2006-07-10 08:37:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people just enjoy reporting others and proving it.I see nothing wrong with it.
2006-07-10 08:40:26 · answer #10 · answered by mcalano77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋