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. asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Why is the Yahoo answers forum allowed to be ruled by one forum member?

I made a perfectly reasonable point on the Y!A forum and was repeatedly insulted by another forum member.

This person also called another forum member stupid. Why does Yahoo! allow this?

http://messages.answers.yahoo.com/next/threadview?...

Update:

I'm talking aboth the answers forum by the way, not Yahoo answers itself. See the link I provided.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Ignore him. He aggravates so many people on the Forum.

    There are some people there that egg each other on. Sometimes they get really aggravating.

    Edit

    They are still having their little bout. People on the Forum tolerate quite a bit before they click the flag.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He did not direct that question to you, so, why are you trying to get involved. Just because you started the Thread, is not a reason for you to get involved in a disagreement between him and her.

    She knows him and he know her. They have these kind of disagreements on the forum all the time.

    He is one to the few that keep that forum grounded in reality. If it wasn't for him it would be overrun with nothing but wimpy VICTIMS complaining about every little dislike the have with life.

    There have been many complaint about his attitude on the forum. YAT has not banned him because a difference of opinion is not a violation, as you and other would like.

    By the way, he didn't call her stupid. He did ask if she was stupid. I believe it is an appropriate question since she is alway throwing her education in other faces.

  • Deb
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I don't think they monitor it closely enough. Even if you report someone all they do is delete the question or answer and deduct a few points from them . ALSO if you file an appeal because someone reported you for something they never seem to get back to you or return any points. I had someone report me for the reason that my answer was neither a question or an answer and it was a perfectly good answer. Maybe not what they wanted to hear, but still an answer. I contacted YAHOO like 5 times and they never replied back to me or restored my points taken away.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Because Y!A doesn't know until someone files an abuse report

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