Why does YAHOO DELETES PERFECTLY REASONABLE QUESTIONS?

Question

I've noticed in the last few weeks that Yahoo! may not be as 'free and open' as most would expect. As far as I know, we still live in a society of free speech, where people may ask perfectly reasonable questions on such topics as the government, royal family, and issues about MP's.

Or do we?

Just one example of the Yahoo! Police: a person asked a question about Princess Diana's death, and it was suspiciously removed by Yahoo! Why? I'm not saying that the question itself was the best I've seen, nor was I all that interested in it, but it seems to have triggered a knee-jerk reaction from Yahoo! that raises more questions than the Diana question did.

Have you had a question deleted that seemed perfectly sane and within reason? Are you sick of being told what you can and can't say or ask? Treated like a child?

I think it's important we keep an eye on such behaviour - it smacks of control to many.

Answer 1

I think people are too afraid to answer this question - fear of being reported and of receiving a violation email from Y!A. But I do think there is some validity to your question. In checking the guidelines, it seems simple enough to protect the rights of others, but it also allows trollers to report abuse for any infraction which offends him/her. Someone responded with a LOLOLOL and said her answer was deleted because it offended someone and that it was not an answer. It may not have been a correct answer, but an answer it was.

This is what is hard to comprehend- what is humor and what is rude - for the Y!A police to control. Some crazy questions remain while others are deleted.

Answer 2

i be attentive to what you advise, If Yahoo cared to look at my previous questions and solutions, they could see that i'm careful what I say so as to no longer offend anybody. I asked a query asking who hated enormous brother as much as I do (i discussed dropping a bomb on the empty domicile, so no killing in touch) It became a properly-liked question, yet Yahoo deleted it, asserting that it wasn't a query. I of course asked a query, and made beneficial that I wasn't hinting on hurting anybody, basically demolishing a development. they seem to be somewhat strict, i think of.