I know the Yahoo! owns this site and therefore has control over what will and won't be said. But who decides what is insulting and what is vulgar? If this service is supposed to support dialogue and understanding, why is it punishing people for expressing their opinions? "You can express your opinions, as long as they don't offend someone." What a bunch of crap! An essential part of revealing truth is to confront ugly opinions and misconceptions. Why not just let the users respond to the offensive question or answer so that everyone can be heard and something can be learned from it?
Moreover, if you only ask a question (especially one that is idiotic to begin with) you should expect less-than-favorable responses. If people can only tell you what you want to hear, what is the point? Life is not always pretty and neither is the truth. If Yahoo! really wants to make this a valuable tool for society, shouldn't people be allowed to express their true opinions instead of being censored?
2007-01-26 02:15:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Hell, no!!
If I post anything that is even mildly un-PC, it gets deleted. What good is this forum if it allows only one point of view?
2007-01-26 08:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dash Rip Rock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should be allowed to express themselves...to a point. Religion and Politics are two particularly heated subjects, as people feel strongly about their beliefs. If someone offends them by critisizing their religion in an intelligent way (e.g arguing against certain parts of their beliefs), too bad. However, if someone posts an answer saying "you ****ing ******. You ********* ***** of a man", then that's uncontructive abuse and should be got rid of.
Just as a law restricts the right of the few to benefit the many, certain restrictions are made on yahoo as it is considered to provide the optimum amount of enjoyment for all participents
2007-01-26 10:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes if it won't cause violation to each other.
2007-01-26 10:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by robert KS LEE. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO NO NO
2007-01-26 10:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by Sean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋