to hide behind anonymity makes it too easy for judgemental do-gooders to abuse the "report abuse" button.
2007-12-19 02:14:49 · 5 answers · asked by Saly L 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
read the question kiwi. i think i explained why it's a big deal. abuse by the ones trying to prevent it.
2007-12-19 02:34:55 · update #1
a system of checks and balances . people get power hungry once they get a taste.
2007-12-19 02:35:44 · update #2
What's the big deal, anyway? If people followed the guidelines, there'd be no need to report abuse, would there?
2007-12-19 02:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by kiwi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly there is an internal mechanism where your reports are rated as being good or bad. I.e. if you report a lot and those reports are challenged and found to be in error, your credibility goes down.
It would be nice to see people's report rating as this would give an idea of if they were a good reporter or a bad one. Also the top 10 reporters may be reporting valid violations as opposed to just number of reports.
2007-12-19 10:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are supposed to have people on their end watching for those that abuse the reporting system.
I guess, if we use yahoo, we just have to trust their judgment.
:)
2007-12-24 19:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you report too much, your vote doesn't really count. It's kinda like the boy who cried wolf. Y! does keep record of what's going on, it just isn't made public.
2007-12-19 10:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by skeet monroe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why worry its all part of the fun?
2007-12-19 10:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Glitterbomb ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋