Has anyone had their answers or questions stricken from the records since participating within this forum? What was the excuse given for doing so, if this happened? Was it because another individual did not agree with your answer, thus making a "Much to do about Nothing" into an unwarranted something? Is Yahoo! Answers on the level regarding a level playing field or does it only allow what others dictate to be satisfactory regarding a host of various answers to a given question? Can people single an individual out, constantly bombard those who oversee, answers to have their answers stricken from the question, when it contained no profanity, did not threaten anyone, the answer just did not agree with another who gave an answer to the contrary! Censorship, based on unwarranted action is detrimental to Yahoo! Answers being a legitimate open forum website! If this is the case as I have experienced, it should be dually noted when asking individuals to join, a biased form of media Q & A!!!!!
2007-10-25 06:33:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You are dealing with all sorts of people. I get violations for what I consider "brainlessness" on the part of the asker. It is a website and you are required to live by their rules, or not post. One major problem with violations is that instead of reporting violations, people post answers that are just as bad.
2007-10-25 06:46:15 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It only takes one individual to lodge a complaint, then you are stuck with the result.
I always send a response asking Yahoo Answers to qualify exactly why my response violated their terms and conditions.
Sometimes they respond, sometimes they don't.
My latest 'violation' was based on the following answer to a completely ridiculous question asked by Kalifornia Citizen.
My answer: "Hey, if you hate California so much, go move elsewhere. There is no law preventing you from moving to such wonderful states like Nebraska, Iowa, or South Dakota."
Still haven't received a response from YA on how this answer violated their T&C's.
Good luck.
2007-10-25 06:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get posts assassinated almost daily, but today I discovered another forum where disputes are considered: http://messages.answers.yahoo.com/answers/forumview?bn=SEA-ViolationsNotice
its kind of like the Twilight Zone.
2007-10-25 06:39:18 · answer #3 · answered by Lavrenti Beria 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋