Why does Y/A have a double standard for violations?

Question

I posted a question asking whether global warming had stopped, since 1998 was the "hottest year on record."

Beren then posted "where do cons get their information" with a link to my question and a link to NASA saying 2005 was depending on how you assess it, .1 degree warmer than 1998. This q/a still stands.

Actually NASA is alone among the various agencies worldwide in considering 2005 to be hotter than 1998. Most consider 2005 the second warmest - though some try to "adjust" for the El Nino in 1998 - - - not that that makes any sense, that heat had to come from somewhere and go somewhere, I don't see how you don't include that - - - - and everyone puts 2006 at 4th or 5th.

So I posted a question responding to Beren, saying "Yes Beren, 1998 was the warmest year" and supporting this assertion with several links. THAT was reported and removed by Y/A as a "violation" - - - -

It was no more personal than and no different from the Lib post, yet mine was removed. Why?

OK - - - - I enjoy them too.

Except that it was chatting on both sides and the other question wasn't withdrawn. Again, I'm OK with Beren's making the counterpoint (which included a link to my post, it was clearly chatter as much as mine was) but my counter-counterpoint should have been allowed.

What it smacks of is bias. This has happened before, when someone posts a question, with no sources, about the income or wealth gap and I point out, backed with BLS data, that it's primarily a gap between young, inexperienced workers and older, experienced workers, in an economy becoming more knowledge-based, and that while there are clearly a top few doing unbelievably well, almost everyone's moving up and the gaps among the rest of us are largely temporary or are lifestyle choices (CT versus ARK, long-hour white-collar job versus 8 hours at a repetitive task until the whistle blows, etc...).

Answer 1

Because you used someone's name when you pointed that out. That's against TOC guidelines. I suspect the person who turned you in is the one who you proved to be wrong.


Beren, my apologies. :) However, someone did turn him in.

Answer 2

I don't think there is a double standard. There are people of all political views that get violations.
I got this violation yesterday:

Question: Why all the HATRED for 2 Term George W. Bush?

Answer: cricket, cricket

I have read some of the most hateful and derogatory statements posted here, yet my feeble attempt at satire gets a violation.

Answer 3

Yahoo will remove any comment or question if some nitwit report you. It doesn't matter if their reporting you as a offender is true or not.
You can challenge there removal but by the time you do the question is over with and everyone has moved on. So I wouldn't worry about it.
Some people become angry when you show them truth.

Answer 4

Because it is considered chatting, since you addressed me in the question.

I did not report you.

sorry about that. I enjoy our debates.

NP Suth, it is all good.

Edit: I see your point, but.... I asked a general question and used your first question to support the assumption I made in my question. Your second question was addressed specifically to me. According to the letter of the law, yours was a violation and mine was not. According to the intention of the rule perhaps they both should have been a violation and that is a point to argue about. However, I don't think it is a basis to claim any bias. However I usually argue that Yahoo has no obligation to remain unbiased, but that is a different argument.

Answer 5

Seems to be a crap shoot to me, I have posted some stuff I was just waiting to come back as a violation, and then I will write something innocuous and then that will come up as a violation and the thing I should have been nailed for, just slips on by. Totally random I think, until you make someone's radar and they really start gunning for you.

Answer 6

they are very liberal biased consider where they are based, San Fagcisco, that the answer team is young inexperienced in life, I mean how much does yahoo pay their people ?

Answer 7

Guidlines state clearly you cannot "chat" with someone using this forum, and, that, could be perceived as chat.