Violation? What do you think?

Question

I received a violation notice today, only the third I have ever had since my time here began, but I am at a loss as to know what guidelines I broke. Could someone please help me out.
Here are the details:

Question: For All Religions and Beliefs Even Atheists Agnostics Wicca ETC?

Question Details: Does it really matter if you believe the world came from nothing caused by nothing or God caused it. Does it matter if you do chants, spells, rituals and all these meditations and all these horoscopes. Does it matter what denomination you call yourself or what classes in theology or science you took. Or does it matter what you do in life? Do you help the needy? The poor? The sick? The disabled? Do you help africans? Do you help those people who can't even grow their food anymore? Do you help those people who are homeless? Do you help those people who are suffering? I MEAN COME ON! Can't you stop wasting your time with these piece of crap arguements about who is right and who is wrong? Can't you stop wasting Good money on these piece of crap rituals and chanting and materials needed? And can you stop wasting money on building bigger "church" buildings. Can you stop arguing with people who believe in something just because you feel guilty about not helping anyone but yourself??

Deleted Answer: do you feel better now? (((((there, there)))))

soapboxing solly? surely that is what the questioner was doing, not me?

Can I just make it clear that I was the ASNWERER not the questioner!

Answer 1

Take it from someone with experience in the matter - your violation was that your answer was not really an answer. It is a loophole in the community guidelines that allows the questioner to get rid of answers that they deem sarcastic. I have had several answers deleted for that very reason.

Answer 2

I've been receiving VN the last few weeks but most of them are troll reports. The problem is that at customer service they say they can't check everything so whenever you're reported, even if you haven't broken a rule, your Q gets erased. You may complain and they will restore your points, they've done that with me thrice, but your Q's still gone. There are many trolls and fundies here deleting Qs they don't like.
What really bother me is that within the VN the reason is not included so you never know what you did wrong if it actually was the case. Reading the terms and conditions of the service I found I had violated some norms sometimes but there were some other times when I hadn't, ergo your Q gets deleted by being reported no matter what.

Answer 3

they should not have given you a violation notice for that! the mildest little note of sarcasm, very mild by the standards of answers they let in here!

that was uncalled for. I agree with you. The person was ranting a little tooooooo much, and your answer should have been lest alone. Sure, the question pointed out some good things, but they were more appropriate for an answer, not a question.

oh well, I have gotten a couple of really weird violation notices too, and I asked the Yahoo people to please tell me exactly what my answer violated. They are taking it under advisement.

Do you suppose I will ever hear from them again? I give it 50 50.

Oh well.... what can we do? I would protest this if I were you.
Blessings,
Lady Morgana )0(

Answer 4

((((diane)))) people here will report anything, yet the most racist of all answers and most obscene will stay. Ironic huh?

Just remember that to err is human to forgive is divine (the reporters obviously are not divine), after all what else can you really do about it? Contest the violation with whoever watches over Y!A at Yahoo!? lol, what a joke!

Answer 5

I've come toteh conclusion that there's no rhyme or reason for the violations. I was violated for several answers I'd given many times before AND I've seen many others give the same one. (Eg "meaning of life" = "42")

There are a few points I will automatically complain. & all are in relation to hate speach.

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Answer 6

Well, it's not really an answer, hey. It's more like a bit of mockery so technically it is a violation. I should know, I get violations all the freakin' time. I've had to start another account.

Answer 7

I answered that question too... I think I gave your answer a thumbs up.

I mean seriously. The question (more of a rant, really) violated the guidelines more than anything.

But yeah... it's unfair. I've gotten maybe 3 or 4 violations my entire time on Y!A, and none of them were outrageous.

Answer 8

Very simple.Your Question: For All Religions and Beliefs Even Atheists Agnostics Wicca ETC? This has hurt their false EGO.
But dont worry - carry out what your heart says for the benifit of mankind.

Answer 9

Apparently consoling people is now a violation of Y/A terms and agreements. I wonder if it is considered a hell worthy trespass as well.
skepsis- did you ever consider that the deleted answer that she did supply would be in the text following "deleted answer" how did you become a top contributer without reading questions?

Answer 10

You were nailed for soapboxing.

Suck it up.

UPDATE: OK - I missed that you were the responder. That said, (and thanks for calling me out on that,) I'd say your violation was for not really answering. In this case, it's a Catch-22 - there wasn't a question to begin with, so Y!A wants you to be a report-bot, and not even bother replying.

Just about any reply to that non-question/rant can be a violation for not being an answer, either.

Still I say - suck it. up. Violation Notices are a small price to pay for mocking the questioner. I'd give you a thumbs up, but your answer was deleted.