Who creates the standards here?
I think its all just a matter of personal discrimination from the Yahoo thought police.
2007-12-29 18:37:07 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Keep in mind that the so called "Yahoo Answers Thought Police" consist of a group of ultra liberal neoyuppies based somewhere in Leftifornia...They are extremely sensitive, self righteous, uninformed and hostile to any viewpoints even remotely conservative in nature. Therefore one must expect to have virtually any and all observations from the right side of the political arena to bear the brunt of extreme scrutiny up to and including suspension of accounts when an individually strikes the proper nerve group....Take those clowns and the multitudes of liberal neosocialists hippy wannabe trolls that inhabit this site with a grain of salt. Further, don't take this crap too seriously...it is after all a game...treat it as such and you'll fare much better.
2007-12-29 18:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Probably, but this isn't designed as a site for free speech. And it is personal property, so whatever owner says, owner gets.
And the truth is, Yahoo! customer care doesn't really pay attention to it all that well. If someone complains, they remove the question/answer. They don't do a whole lot of looking, they don't really have the time.
You put down thoughts and usually you can get away with it. Sometimes some punk or other among the other users can't take the truth or your opinion or whatever, and you get a removed question or answer. Part of being on the site, basically you have to accept it and get over yourself, or leave and feel good that you stood up for your right to free speech (even if no one can hear it anymore here).
There are plenty of sites that do allow free speech as you want it, go find one if you cannot deal with this. Otherwise, do as I did and just accept some people are way too sensitive and believe way too much in themselves; and then let it go and keep trying to express yourself.
2007-12-29 18:43:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is an annoyance when you receive a violation notice but it is not a violation of freedom of speech.
Yahoo Answers is the private property of the Yahoo Corporation and they alone set the standards for behavior here.
I get very angry when someone deletes my account or question merely due to my opinion but when I get sick of it I will take my business elsewhere.
If I were you I would view this as a consumer issue rather than a human rights issue. Let the free market work!
2007-12-29 19:00:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the questions or answers are within community guidelines and the terms of agreement then they are not in violation.However my husband has had three different accounts suspended this week alone with no violation notice whatsoever. The questions he posed and the answers he gave were not grounds for such treatment but it happened just the same.Was it report-happy users who didn't like his opinion or is it really discrimination from higher up? I guess we'll never know.
2007-12-29 18:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah the Unready 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. What makes you think this is a public place? Just because it is on the internet?
This site is owned by yahoo. You want to play here, you read and agree to the rules.
The owner makes the rules.
2007-12-29 22:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by wendy c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, as much as we want to able to say anything here, the rules are available to us so we can be proactive and decide what is acceptable or not. I know, sometimes i still get violations and dont know why! I dont think that it would be such a **** if trolls were not putting on their bonoculars.
2007-12-29 18:45:00 · answer #6 · answered by Headiedoll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo isn't a governmental entity, so they can have whatever rules they want. Last I checked freedom of speech isn't actually a basic human right. In the US you have that right because it's in the constitution as the first amendment. It doesn't say anywhere that it's a basic human right.
2007-12-29 18:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by Lesley 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
When you own Yahoo, you can set your own standards. Since you don't own it at the present time, and membership is a priviledge, not an entitlement, there is no violation of your free speech rights.
2007-12-29 18:42:04 · answer #8 · answered by Fred C 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
You can say what you like. But that doesn't mean any one will like what you say. There are consequences to what you say.
I'd be careful here. There are some here who get offended at just about anything. They're probably offended I said this, LOL.
2007-12-29 18:43:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they come out in a car and violate you YES IT IS. Otherwise it is cleaning up the filth. But sometimes one wonders why particular harmless questions are removed.
2007-12-29 18:41:24 · answer #10 · answered by pete the pirate 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋