Some of my most admired contacts had their account terminated (suspension is a misnomer), which got me to thinking about the whole suspension thing. I am amazed that there is not inbetween, just loss of account. So....I offered a suggestion to Yahoo. I would just like your feedback on the suggestion, and if I am way off course, please kindly straighten me out.
http://suggestions.yahoo.com/detail/?prop=answers&fid=67614
2007-12-28 13:37:21 · 12 answers · asked by TNguy 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Fyre..your situation is a perfect example of what I find to be the problem. You would think that Yahoo staff would see exactly what you mention...Top Contributor, thousands of points, old topics..and consider the source of the complaint. I just wonder if it is completely automated through user reporting. Regardless, any question that is closed, should not even have a Report link, and should be removed only by Yahoo staff (or user moderators made up of Level 6 and above users)
2007-12-28 14:23:49 · update #1
I like your suggestion but they also, at minimum, need to track who is reporting the abuse. It is many people being offended or just one troll and his/her "buddies" or alternate accounts doing it over and over again.
I lost my level 7 account with over 102,000 points at the end of October because I was being stalked by reporter trolls. They were even digging through my archives and Yahoo was deleting questions or answers that I'd posted 6 months before!
C'mon, it's never reported until this troll started harassing me and now, suddenly, it's a violation? Obviously for 6 months nobody else was offended!
Now you know why I call this place YaHELL.
2007-12-28 14:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by Fyre & Reign RETIRED 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think that you said it very well. Suspensions should be a temporary thing not a permanent one. Some people are worthy of a second chance and many of the suspensions are caused by trolls abusing the "chatting" violation, which Yahoo should abolish, that would solve a lot of problems.My Level 6 account with 12,000 points and a Top Contributor Badge was suspended at the end of August and my appeal was rejected. The account still gets points, best answers, and people adding me as a contact(which is beyond me). I still have my email, IM, and my 360 on that account. I just wish they would delete it, if they are never going to lift the suspension for Q&A. Thanks for your attempt to make things better for other users.
2007-12-28 14:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I feel really badly for Fyre and Reign .... and last night while I was googling and researching Y!A information, I actually saw her answers from her old account .... It would completely make me soo SICK if that had happened to me!
I think once a person reaches Level 7, they should be practically immune to suspension/termination.
[Although, one of the nastiest hate emails I ever got was from a Level 7 ... I cannot say the name ... but I better go block that person right now! lol ]
:)
2007-12-29 01:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup! It all seems perfectly logical to me (nicely written by the way)
I often thought it was a little unfair that accounts just get deleted. I guess the 'suspension' is in existence for as long as you have to register an appeal....but as these are rarely successful anyway.....well, you get my point.
I had also thought that a heavier fines system could have the desired effect instead of suspension/deletion, as after a couple of deletions people just don't care about them and keep setting up new accounts to 'play' with. But that's another arguement for another time maybe.
Good luck on this. Happy to support it anyway I can.
2007-12-28 13:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Harry Monk (18 'til I Dry) 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh my God, that is great !
I had many good contacts and Yahoo suspend them. This is not fair. It makes me upset and I decided to not use it.
It was not bad if you suggest that they should read some of the answers and questions that these users give and if they find them that there were some good questions and answer in their profile so they shouldn't suspend them and send them email before they want to suspend their account to be more careful.
I had good friends who were so informative and gave lots of good answers and now Yahoo suspend them.They took this chance that some one recieve good answer.
Another thing that I like to mention is that they should send us message to our emial when we recieve comment.
May you do this? lol
Edit : does my new avator make your heart melt? lol
2007-12-30 00:25:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nicely done. I posted my two-cents worth and my vote. I will star your question to attract my contacts.
The time has come said the walrus.
2007-12-28 14:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by Just Tink 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a great suggestion. Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn't seem to want to go to the bother.
2007-12-28 13:44:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They never listen but I starred it anyway...
Peace!
2007-12-28 14:59:05 · answer #8 · answered by FallenAngel© 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds solid but anything that's sounds reasonable they will most certainly not implement
2007-12-28 13:46:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
a very smartly written email. wish they would listen to you.
2007-12-28 13:53:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋