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Anonymous asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Yahoo Answers Censoring?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

The last two aggravated answers I have attempted to leave have the "Oops Coffee Break" crap coming up. I refreshed, went back, edited, nothing worked. Until I changed my answer (which had words like stupid, idiotic, annoying, ignorant etc in them) to ............ it worked. WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?

Is this site censoring stuff now?

Update:

IT IS CENSORING!!!! I JUST TRIED TO LEAVE AN ANSWER IN THE RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY SECTION AND IT DIDN'T WORK!

I CHANGED THE ANSWER TO DOTS AND IT DID. I AM EMAILING YAHOO RIGHT NOW, THIS IS STUPID!

Update 2:

I used such words such as ignorant arrogant idiotic and stupid. It happened TWICE. Plus it was a long answer with many words. IT IS CENSROING

Update 3:

No, I have not gone over my limit of answers.

*fuming right now*

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  • bwlobo
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Not only do Yahoo Answers censor with coffee breaks, but I can get an Answer violation just by giving my opinion which does not happen to be the opinion of the questioner.... especially Obama supporters.

    Do you notice how the "Oops! It looks like you have a misspelling" with Spell Checker comes up every time you type in Obama?....

    They want you to choose from the following: ABM (anti-ballistic missile), IBM or AMA, Abeam, ABMs, Asama, ABA, Baum, Omar, Beam, Alma, Obs, AM, Abba,AM, BM, OB, Ob, Obadiah, Bomb, boom, Om, Abra, Abram, Burma, Irma, Barmy, lamb, Ob's, Ame, Ami, Amy, BMW, Eba, Ema, OMB, Oby, Bum, Obi, Ohm, Obj, Abramo, IBM's, Ebba, Emma, Erma,Obie, EBay, Obey, Oboe, Alabama!

    I think next time I'll just submit to Yahoo spell checker and choose Bomb. That would fit: "O-bomb-us".

  • 5 years ago

    The Yahoo! community censor Q&As that do not follow community guidelines. If you don't like that, email Yahoo! and ask for them to set up Yahoo!Rant and leave Yahoo!Answers for people who want to keep it civil. Freedom of speech is fine but even the UK has laws to prevent your freedom of speech from removing other people's freedom of a quiet life. Thus, in the UK, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in a public place will get you arrested and up in front of a magistrate. It is a shame the US does not appear to have such laws. Anyone with internet access can access the Q&As on YA and thus If I see posts that are blatantly insulting or not suitable for children to read, I report them. And your freedom of speech means jack to me if you can't keep it civil.

  • canam
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    This has also been happening to me for a few days in the political section. Seems anything negative about a certain candidate brings up that coffee break screen.

  • 1 decade ago

    No if you have something offensive you're Answer is just a vialiation Ill see

    THIS IS A TEST ANSWER:

    "Japan had economical propblems before the war and that caused the militalism of Japan ! Japan was a small Island country with an incredible Population growth ! without any help from the outside war it hadnt any chance but to go the war its situation is a bit similiar to todays USA however Japan hadnt got US military potential and thats why they lost the war !"

    I written something near like that in one of the answers and I got a Coffe break crap if I will be able to post it here that was just random !

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I've noticed that. I write a well crafted answer and they take a coffee break, I don't think so. It's always a certain type of question that get "coffee break-ed"

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Woah I never thought it might be censoring!

    Cuz I've been having the same problem today,

    but I didn't try editing my answer, and couldn't post if becuz of COFFEE BREAKS

  • 1 decade ago

    I don;t know about the censoring but i've had it happen too. It's so annoying! I didn't try it with the crap words and stuff but maybe i'll try next time. thanks for the advice!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I've keep having them taking their "coffee Break" too. it's really frustrating. I have a nice (intelligent) anti-Obama statement and it won't go through.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You have to remember that Yahoo is in San Francisco, the most liberal state in the US. They are anti-American,Anti-christian and against any topic that relates to having any morals.

    If your a gay liberal atheist

    you wont have any problems

  • 1 decade ago

    I journeyed through the Yahoo! Answers world, and saw this beautiful quote from Fyre & Reign. She has sent this message to you, here it is: "Welcome to YaHELL". Because there's too many glitches over here!!!

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