A form violation letter from Yahoo think us P&Sers should make a form response letter to send back to them?
"Dear Yaholes, I refuse to accept this violation from you until you explain what exactly it was fro. Please expect communication from me until you respond." and just mail the same thing out at least once daily?
2007-08-28 13:38:52 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Marla, -10?? They either love you or me, maybe both. They actually might know about this question what you think.
2007-08-28 15:52:10 · update #1
Form letter for all to use is now up at: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070829164954AAz8z13
Thank you
2007-08-29 14:58:46 · update #2
lol, that is awesome!! I love that idea. The first violation I got, I have no idea why I got it because it was a perfectly harmless comment....although I know why I got the second one, lol. :D Lost my temper with a sexist pig. It was worth it though.
Still, grand idea! Sign my name at the bottom of that letter. ;)
2007-08-28 13:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
As a veteran of corporate administration, a form letter of this nature sounds great - in theory. Form letter campaigns have proven themselves to be a powerful tool in a wide array of scenarios. However, this one currently under proposal contains several elements which already doom it to failure.
The first (and biggest) flaw is the overall tone. Grievances for which redress seem warranted do much better when presented with firm diplomacy vs. that of disrespect and anger. Do not dismiss rule #1 of communication: Know your audience. Yahoo! is a business, period. If any grievance type of form letter is to be taken seriously it must be presented in a mature, professional manner.
The other point that should be considered is that of impressing the reality of the grievance. While electronic campaigns do hold some clout, it's far too easy for a worthwhile cause to fall prey to the delete button. There are other risks to the participants as well, but I have neither the time nor patience for education others for free on those issues.
If a form letter campaign of this nature is to be taken seriously by an intended recipient, it must first be taken seriously by its participants. Snail mail is the way to go in this case. It's easy for a recipient to write off volumes of electronic form letters. Recipients take far more notice of printed material, especially when its intended recipient is effectively targeted. Stacks of snail-mailed letters (one per participant) are far more tangible than floods of emails (multiple per participant). Postage, envelope, and a sheet of paper are still more cost-effective in the long run than gigabytes of pixels that can be mass-deleted in under 30 seconds.
2007-08-29 02:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
omg -- this is toooooo much -- i am in! the word yahole -- in your question -- i got a violation for asking what that was! i heard the word used -- thrown around - and asked a legitamate question about it -- i thought it was the black hole in cyber world where things go sometimes that u really wished you would have saved -- but asked the question about it, gotta violation - well that answered my question - now didn't it? the violation notice said to review the guildelines -- i did and my words and question did not break any guidelines,so well -- my story sound very similar to all the others in here. i'm gonna go check out the form!
2007-08-29 15:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by shannonzeecannon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I have never gotten a notice that really explained WHY my question was deleted, they only have those two standard reasons, neither of which have ever applied to my deleted questions. I have emailed them and get some from letter type response saying they will look into it and respond and then they never do.
2007-08-28 15:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
HA! I did exactly that, once... I basically told them I was going to keep sending the same e-mail until they gave me a real answer. I sent it 25+ times, everyday, for a week.... harassing them doesn't work... and um, yeah.
2007-08-29 14:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Send it to Yahoo hotline:
Santa Yahoo
000001 Northpole
2007-08-28 22:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by tyler durden 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think its an awesome idea. Hopefully theyll actually start responding. im tired of getting a violation without actually having a solid reason as to why i got it.
Count me in for this idea
2007-08-28 17:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by _~^*^~_ Ninja Fighter_~^*^~_ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone should violate them for sending cheesy form letters :P
2007-08-28 21:01:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ya know, I fight every single violation and I always get the same generic, lame letter back. I am so for it.
2007-08-29 00:58:25 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Livin' Life♥ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually they do respond to daily emails!
i got an account suspended (including email) and pestered them daily until they finally reinstated it. they ended up telling me why it was suspended & then i refuted that repeatedly (even though they said they reviewed it again & weren't going to change their decision). they caved eventually :)
but then, i actually had no reason to be suspended in the first place, it was all a misunderstanding.
2007-08-29 05:55:08 · answer #10 · answered by Ember Halo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋