why was this deleted, its a question after all?

[teddy2951]

YA post.You have posted content to Yahoo! Answers in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. As a result, your content has been deleted. Community Guidelines help to keep Yahoo! Answers a safe and useful community, so we appreciate your consideration of its rules.Deleted Question: Did anyone see the programme Jobs for the New Boys ITV1?Question Details: Violation Reason:Not a Question or Answerit was, why then was it removed.without being rude, what the are they playing at, its a question, straight and simple.

[TheFlash8005311]

i dont know..... i would take it up with yahoo... and dont let it go either..... i cant stand being right and it not being recognised

[Napster964]

Can't say too much against YA right now, I mean they DO kinda run this websites.And i'm sure that in the centre of Y.A's cold, lifeless heart, theres a tiny black hole just waiting to be filled.

[Dayanara]

WHAT?....That is ridiculous.....It makes no sense toward why your qouestion was deleted,sweetheart....Lately answers has becomed sorta mean....It should not have been deleted,I see nothing wrong with it....I hope all this gets better soon...

[AboutsoMEone8785]

The system is broken. Badly broken!!! It happens to me all the time. I considered reporting a Q that suggested we all poison other people, it even listed a specific way. I don't remember if I actually reported it but it was promptly deleted anyway.I find the function itself to be poorly designed and the misuse of it as - incredibly - a weapon OF abuse to be vile, foul, morally short-sighted, dictatorial and sick.Y!A should permit at least 3 users at Level 5 and above to review EVERY report and accept no less than 2 of 3 guilty verdicts to let the ruling stand.It could be automatic, simple, and reward 'jurors' with points....

[RichardK]

You should appeal it. There appear to be people running around this site who enjoy reporting supposed infractions. Yahoo should penalize those who report posts which aren't against community guidelines. I just had one myself five minutes ago.

[Koridespiseroftrolls]

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! So, 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!Now, if you've received a violation notice you can appeal if you feel that you didn't violate any of the community guidelines. Just know that after appealing you'll receive an automated response that lists the community guidelines and then it will ask you to appeal again if you still believe your question or answer was removed unfairly. (Note: you may want to copy and paste your appeal's details and save it in a word document as you'll probably need to list it again in your final appeal). Last month I had a question and my points restored after turning over a violation notice that said I had been "chatting." So don't lose hope. People CAN actually win appeals. You just need to make sure that you address your case in a calm and concise manner as opposed to just asking, "Why?" or ranting. As a result the Y!A team will have a better understanding of the point you're trying to make.

[Ash3364]

Contact them directly." If you feel this content was removed in error, please contact Customer Care and tell us why."http://us.f456.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=answers-abuse@cc.yahoo-inc.com