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When Is A Question Not A Question?

Once again the Yahoo thought police have struck. Seems criticism of Yahoo is not allowed. I'll post this with the hope that some may see it before it too gets deleted. The original was deemed "insulting other participants."

Question: Hey, what is with all the hostility on Yahoo! Answers?

Question Details: Hostility to whom? A lot of people who are holding basic hatred about life and some people in it use sites like this to vent. Some people then get to respond to THOSE people. And some get very upset when Yahoo authorities step in and erase answers or questions because they are politically incorrect. I don't think there is any more hostility over all than you would find during an average rush hour on a New York City subway car, for instance. The nice thing here is - you don't have to answer or deal with the crazy people, just pick the questions you want to answer and move on. Enjoy yourself - there are a LOT of areas, a lot of questions, and occasionally some interesting answers.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Why don't you keep a collection of all the items yahoo deletes and post them on your web page. That way, when you want to make a point about yahoo's policies without getting censored you can refer your readers to someplace censor proof. I've seen plenty of hostility in Yahoo answers (see the religion category), but I see nothing in your question that is likely to be deleted so I'm not really getting your point.

  • 1 decade ago

    Some people just don't know how to lighten up and enjoy the world, I guess.

    Amen to that!

  • 1 decade ago

    Gosh, just ask a different question.

  • Dirty
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    when it doesn't end with a question mark ' ? '.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I get you.

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