Why did they make them so big? They are bigger than the thumbs up / down bunts.
Were things getting out of hand so Yahoo! had to call more attention to the Abuse feature?
Should I be expecting more violation notices?
2007-09-07 07:11:40 · 16 answers · asked by Moonlit Hemlock 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's just ridiculous. They want us, the users, to self-police because they can't possibly read every single Q&A, but the people posting most of the obnoxious garbage are the same people doing most of the reporting.
There's no way to stop clever trolls from posting profanity, there's no way to stop veiled insults, there's no way to keep people on topic, so why do they bother?
2007-09-07 07:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is getting out of hand. I mean, it used to say Abuse, but now it says REPORT IT in big ol letters. That just is an invitation to do it, regardless of what the content is.
The only person I have EVER reported on this site is $mitty, and others like him. I do no report anyone else.
2007-09-07 07:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hadn't noticed them until people started pointing them out. Hmm. The main thing I notice is that "abuse" has been replaced by "it". Apparently the qualifications have been watered down yet again.
2007-09-07 07:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to me - I rarely report anyone, mostly spammers trying to sell their services. OTOH, I have to laugh at the guy who claims atheists are the reporting ones; all of my "violations" have been from believers, usually because they don't like holes poked in their really poor arguments!
2007-09-07 07:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never found the old ones tempting. Same now. I very rarely report anything. I think reporting is for crybabies.
2007-09-07 07:18:05 · answer #5 · answered by /\v/\TARD 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Sure, they have Thumbs Up, Thumbs down, and
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2007-09-07 07:16:24 · answer #6 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I guess some people were too stupid to figure it out, you simply slide the mouse pointer over it....geeezz (It's probably tempting to some now;)
2007-09-07 07:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i pressed it six times on this question alone
Just Kidding
they are getting a little tempting when someone gets a bit 2 preachy
2007-09-07 07:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't find any need for them. If you don't like the question, ignore it and move on or give them a piece of your mind.
2007-09-07 07:20:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I can't fit them on my monitor.
But apparently they changed how they handle reports; if you report and it's overturned, your reports are "less influential."
Less influential... Hmm... So basically your reports turn into the Washington Post editorial page. BOOYAH!
2007-09-07 07:18:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋