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Lisa
Lv 5
Lisa asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 2 decades ago

Report abuse?

If someone's question violates the terms of agreement do you report them? Why or why not? Just curious to see how many are on each side of the fence.

Update:

These are the community guidelines, what I mean by terms of agreement.

http://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines...

Examples of violations would be: if someone uses profanity, solicitation, someone posting something that is not a question, something with obscene content... things like that.

Update 2:

Perfect example of why there should be an option to report "stupidity". Thanks for emphasizing my point # 8!

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  • Joker
    Lv 7
    2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    I'd do it. We don't need crap clogging the line. If it's iffy I leave it alone but if it's clear like: gibberish, doesn't ask a question, hatred/bigotry, or graphic sex I report it.

    If someone does a points grab answer like: I don't know or "thanks for the 2 points" I report that too.

  • 2 decades ago

    We urge people to report abuse whenever they see it. Why just sit there and stew when we make it easy to call us in and squash abuse? Click that link, pick a description from the drop-down menu, and that's it! We take care of the rest. Remember, if abuse is there, it's because we haven't found it yet, not because we condone it. Help us extend our reach--it can feel really good. :-)

    --Matt

  • 2 decades ago

    Yes, report abuse promptly. The Answers Team will get word to the abuser that his/her behavior is not tolerated. Abusers of the Answers game must be made accountable for their stupid behavior. Too much stupidity in here will ruin it for the folks who want to make this work.

  • 2 decades ago

    I report disgusting obvious obscenity, violence and rascism. Otherwise, I am pretty mellow, moving pretty fast through here, and if I just wait a few minutes, the questions end up so many pages back, no one sees them anyway.

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  • 2 decades ago

    I think that you should. This one guy talked about girls in this sexist way and I reported him. If they want to talk trash like that, they can find a different website.

    :P to them!

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    I wouldn't even bother. Somebody else can do it for me.

  • 2 decades ago

    depends on if theyre a jerk or not also if theyre a jerk all the time or jus that once.

  • james
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    like u lol

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    yes if it is that serious.

  • 2 decades ago

    Please explain what the term of agreements is.

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