Odd things I've seen going on at yahoo for years. It's too much and much of it is simply fickle BS. And no. I will not go away on this subject. I've complained privately, but now we should simply get louder. At least deny them access to our private data and editing options.
2019-05-11T15:14:15Z
RE: Should yahoo do away with the level 7 powers?
My answer to self: Yes to be safe. Also the ability to block anonymous users.
2019-05-13T22:31:20Z
RE:RE: Strangely, the anonymous level 7 who popped in ASAP when I poised the question to call me a troll, among other things, disappeared as did the answer that included weird stuff that made no sense. Kinda stuff that's been going on since the Q&A started at Yahoo. I'm an original rocketmailer who's simply fed up w/the nonsensense and it's not limited to the level 7s. A few bad apples make a great thing go sour.
.2019-05-13T20:25:14Z
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What "should" be done is a long grocery list of bugs, issues, and abused features (but don't hold your breath).
What I'd like to see done with the question moving ability (which is the ONLY ability Level 7 users have over any other user of level 3 and up) is for there to be a more strict criteria to be awarded the ability, than just reaching a certain point number, AND an effective way to report abuse of the feature so that users found to be using it inappropriately would have it removed permanently (at least for the account that was abusing it).
The feature has value, but it's so heavily abused that too many users experience only the negative effects of it, and see none of the positive.
Sadly, Level 7 seems to have become an abused privilege. It' been my experience the most level 7 do not engage in such behaviors. Lately, some have taken to using it as a means of harassment. Particularly if it's a question or poster they have a personal indifference to for whatever reasons. My experience w/the few "bad' ones is that several do indeed stalk and troll. A few have passwords or account data from other sites as some are moderators at other websites w/access to the data.
I think they should get Rid of the Category Moving Feature its a Disaster people are constantly moving Questions to Incorrect Category's and a lot of Complaints are being made about it
Yahoo should get Rid of It
Unfortunately I dont think Features or changing things is there Big Focus right now
there is only ONE level-7 power, and that's moving questions to another category.
Obviously it SHOULD be taken away from those who abuse it, but it's equally obvious that the owners of the site are not willing to spend money on hiring people to do that. heck, they don't even bother to let us know whether there still is an answers-team we can report abuse to