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Gain or Lose Points is a fix for Reporting Problems?
There are two problems with reporting Yahoo offenders – askers complaining that their reported-questions are valid and answerers reporting valid questions as invalid. I think there is a solution to both at the same time.
Anyone who reports a legitimate violation should be given points. Anyone who reports a violation that is not legitimate should have points taken away.
Here is how it could work
If someone sees a “violation” and reports it then Yahoo investigates whether it is really a violation or is it just a conflict of opinions. If it is legit then reporter gets 5 points taken from violator. If it is clearly not a violation then reporter loses 5 points. Yahoo is then under pressure from both sides to reach a conclusion promptly. The first few reporters could get or lose points on any one violation.
Think of it as Report Rewards and Troll Taxes. What do you think of it as a solution?
I agree with Debra. The points taken from the one who falsely reported an abuse should be given to the asker who was falsely accused.
6 Answers
- debralizjrLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
I think it is a good solution.I think if a question is wrongly reported the person should lose 5 points.But I think the points should got to the asker whose question was wrongly reported.And if it is a legitate voilation the reporter should get 5 points and the person who asked the question should lose 5 points.,
- 1 decade ago
This sounds like a good idea, but the thing is Yahoo does not have enough people to review every single one.
Thousands of questions get asked every day, and tons of them get reported as a violation. Yahoo only looks at the ones with many reports. It would be impossible to monitor 24/7.
You should also consider, that everyone is different so some people may see a question as offending (and actually think that) while others may not.
But it's still a good idea!
- Gypsy GirlLv 71 decade ago
It sounds like a great idea to me. However, Yahoo would have to make sure they are deciding based on the community guidelines and not randomly (as it sometimes seems).
- Anonymous1 decade ago
This sounds similar to a suggestions I put forth about two months ago.
i was told it was "under advisement", which tells me nothing
- 1 decade ago
Good point you make. I agree, though i havent been here for long, i do notice some questionable answers.
Good luck in your quest.
