deleted questions?
I asked a question about if anyone had ever tried the new gamucci cigarette and it was removed. Anyone have a clue why they would delete that question?
Hmmmmm, I don't see anything wrong with your question. However, the unfortunate things is that there are MANY users who are just extremely report happy… especially when it comes to the "chatting" violation. It's as if they consider anything with the words "you" or "your" to be chatting, which is a violation of the community guidelines. For instance, they consider, "How long did it take you to graduate college?" to be chatting. It's absolutely ridiculous! And I completely understand your frustration as I have been a victim of unjustified/malicious reporting.
Y!A's FAQ says that a question or answer will be removed if it's reported by one or more "reliable users." If the circumstance is more serious then the Answers staff may remove a question or answer themselves after reviewing it. However, the majority of the time they're just automatically removed and violation notices are issued, because of the way the Y!A system is designed. I personally feel the whole reporting/violation system needs to be changed because innocent questions and answers will be reported/removed while others, that are extremely offensive, are left alone. PLUS, I know that there are waaaaaay too many trolls disguised as "reliable users" who are out to get other users they don't like by wrongfully reporting them.
Furthermore, people who state their opinions are being reported as well. And Y!A says that having a strong opinion is NOT a justifiable reason for reporting someone. They just ask that users "do not use slurs to refer to groups of people, do not insult other members, and do not act in a belligerent manner towards others" when stating their opinions. Unfortunately other users still do report opinionated questions or answers regardless of the fact that they don't violate any of the community guidelines. This is EXTREMELY frustrating because honest Y!A users shouldn't have to pay the price for report happy trolls!
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Maybe it was considered chatting and it's against the Community Guidelines.
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http://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines.php
the people who delete questions really are bottom of the barrel scum of the earth type of people. They use no common sense, and need no reasons to do what they do. They are just pathetic and you are an unfortunate victim.
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Perhaps your question was deleted for being a "violation" of the community guidelines, if so I'd appeal that notice as some are removed quite unfairly.
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Maybe you didn't pick the best answer?
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Often it's hard to know what constitutes a violation. I've only had one complaint for not posing a statement in the form of a question(EXCUSE ME!!) but other than that,I would have thought that it meant obscenity,hatespeech and general bad form.
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Hmmmmm, I don't see anything wrong with your question. However, the unfortunate things is that there are MANY users who are just extremely report happy… especially when it comes to the "chatting" violation. It's as if they consider anything with the words "you" or "your" to be chatting, which is a violation of the community guidelines. For instance, they consider, "How long did it take you to graduate college?" to be chatting. It's absolutely ridiculous! And I completely understand your frustration as I have been a victim of unjustified/malicious reporting.
Y!A's FAQ says that a question or answer will be removed if it's reported by one or more "reliable users." If the circumstance is more serious then the Answers staff may remove a question or answer themselves after reviewing it. However, the majority of the time they're just automatically removed and violation notices are issued, because of the way the Y!A system is designed. I personally feel the whole reporting/violation system needs to be changed because innocent questions and answers will be reported/removed while others, that are extremely offensive, are left alone. PLUS, I know that there are waaaaaay too many trolls disguised as "reliable users" who are out to get other users they don't like by wrongfully reporting them.
Furthermore, people who state their opinions are being reported as well. And Y!A says that having a strong opinion is NOT a justifiable reason for reporting someone. They just ask that users "do not use slurs to refer to groups of people, do not insult other members, and do not act in a belligerent manner towards others" when stating their opinions. Unfortunately other users still do report opinionated questions or answers regardless of the fact that they don't violate any of the community guidelines. This is EXTREMELY frustrating because honest Y!A users shouldn't have to pay the price for report happy trolls!
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Are questions and answers automatically deleted when they are reported?
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/abuse-02.html
What is a troll?
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/abuse-05.html
When does a strong opinion become a violation?
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/guidelines-06.html
Answers Community Guidelines
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/