There is an age restriction clause that states a child under the age of 13 must have a “Family account” that certifies that there is an adult supervising the child. From some of the questions asked by younger children I do not believe the YAT enforces this ruling.
Under “Content & Usage” abuse of item 1. a. through j. & 3 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Content & Usage Item 4 states no gaming for points yet encourages everyone to score points recognizing top runners.
Why should anyone be removed from or loose their ID on Yahoo Answers when the Yahoo Answer Team constantly violates of their own guidelines? Yahoo Answers is a world wide forum, what federal, state, or local laws are involved here? What is law in one country may not be law in another. I have asked for a Universal world wide definition of morals because moral practices vary from country to country. The YAT either refuses or cannot give me a definition that will suit the morals of every country in the world that has access to Yahoo Answers.
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I am trying to show that why must everyone be subject to the Comunity guidelines when the YAT does not adhere to them and removes persons at their discresion. They cannot have it both ways.
Anonymous2006-06-10T05:15:02Z
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You are correct. many young people seem to be unsupervised on here or their parents do not care about the content they are posting. I have two daughters that participate in YA. One is 12 and the other almost 15. I supervise them constantly. They are good, sensible kids who stick to categories they know about and enjoy such as music, wrestling, football etc. No matter which one is on the site it becomes a family affair. Our computer is in our lounge room, so they cannot use it without my supervision and they are fine with that. My 14 yr old has ventured into pre teen once and was so like omg have these kids got nothing better to do than do things they are not ready for. She hangs in the music and entertainment sections 95% of the time. Parents need to be more responsible if they are going to let their children participate. And I agree that Laws differ from country to country etc and it would be a good idea to have an International code of conduct and behaviour. The hard part is getting people to follow it. I guess for those of us that are not from the US, we need to respect and except that Yahoo is an American based company and abide by those Laws. The best answer I can offer you at this point.
If anyone admits on this site that he/she is under 13, I use the Report Abuse button to let the team know. It's not safe for young children to be giving out personal information about themselves. The problem with supervising adults is that there is no way for Yahoo! to tell if there is adult there supervising or not. Fortunately, there are a lot of people on this site who look out for these children. As mentioned earlier, you can report abuse to get the team to look into questionable posts by users of any age.
The leaderboard is designed to show who has earned a lot of points legitimately through useful contributions rather than through just gaming. This also makes it easier for gamers to be spotted and suspended. The whole points system is designed to get people to contribute well. There are some who abuse that system, but it does have it's benefits (mentioned elsewhere many times).
Anything illegal in the United States is against the rules here on Yahoo! Answers. Anything against the community guidelines is against the rules. The Y!A team cannot give you a definition of morals, but they have given you a set of rules for the site that covers the basics. These are subject to be altered slightly as the site continues to develop, with user feedback or by the discretion of the team. It's not just inconsistency. They're trying to improve the system... or so I see it.
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Parents are responsible for their children, not a company an organization or a government. You are right, this is an international forum, perhaps you should petition the U.N. for an answer.