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Has anybody been noticing with Yahoo questions?

That someone is pasting huge, long items from Wikipedia dictionary that have nothing to do with the actual question. Is this a new kind of spam ?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Not only is there Wikipedia Man but his Wikipedia Man Helper and The Good Doctor with his random facts list.and Reporter Idiots....I am so tired of reporting.....it takes fun away from this site....

  • fugua
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, I have seen that, too. I don't know about spam, but it is very annoying when they do that, and you are right, it has nothing to do with the question. =)

  • Bobbi
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Yeah I reported it as being Spam, I had that ALL day yesterday and today, it's still there, and just asked a ques about it.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Juvenile entertainment. He gets a profile and fills up every body's questions with his incredibly long answer. Then we all thumb him down and flag him until Yahoo throws him out. This is my umpteenth dozen round of him. I assure you before this long answer arrives he will hit you.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yeah I noticed that. It totally sucks!

  • 1 decade ago

    wikipedia man needs to be deleted.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes i keep reporting him

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes, I have noticed.

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