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Can you believe this?

I'm am a bit miffed... I saw this Qn on yahoo Answers :

Question: How can I earn money from internet by sittinng in home without investing any money?

I gave this answer: sir, bina haath hilaye to bheekh bhee nahin miltee,,,Tashreef uthao, kuch kaam karo.. Besides the secret of making money online is trade secret. (Which translated means without moving ones hands , one doesn't even get any alms Get up & start working) Now Yahoo finds this as "Not in Correct Language"

can anyone tell me (Cuz yahoo says its wrong without explaining why) what exactly upset them? Is it because I used Hindi/Urdu or is it because they are uptight? Any either way, yahoo has threatened me that if I continue, they'll block/delete my account. I don't want that to happen..

I'm backing down.. No more answers from me.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Well don't stop answering, that's silly. Just understand that it's a completely backward world here on Y!A. Answers get deleted - they won't give you a solid reason why, and they throw all your appeals in the trash without consideration anyway. Someone posts a foul question spewing hatred and such, if you answer a decent answer, that BAD guy can get your GOOD response deleted. Isn't that something? Nothing is really read or considered, really. Whatever, there's nothing we can do about it, so just forget the nonsense and answer as you like.

    yeh bohut lambee hain. <<< that's the only urdu/hindi I know, perhaps because i hear it all the time :)

  • Seija
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You can only give answers in English on the English web sites, unless someone is asking how you say something in particular in a different language. You have to post an answer in the language of the web site. If you had just given the answer you did in English, it would have been fine, because it's an appropriate answer.

    If this is your first violation, try not to worry about it too much. As long as you don't do it again, you should be fine. It is upsetting to get a violation, but almost everyone gets at least one. Please keep answering and good luck in the future.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sorry, but this is a valid violation. You were supposed to post answers in English on this site. That was a bad idea to answer the question in a foreign language, thus incurring a "Not in Correct Language" violation as a result. If you keep on doing that repeatedly, you can kiss your Answers account goodbye because it can be placed on permanent suspension-maybe even have your entire Y! account terminated without warning. Enough said on this one.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Answers must be in the language of the country it is posted in. This states all English questions and so your answer is a violation. Sorry but it's Yahoos site they can make the rules.

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  • 1 decade ago

    To answer your question: Yes I can.

    You are in English section and you answered in the language that the asker likely won't understand. The asker has the right to report it because you certainly violated the guideline.

    Y!A owns this site so they can say it's wrong and not necessarily have to tell you why. Annoying? yes. Rather harsh? probably. Unfair? may be. But it is their site and they make the rule.

    Get over this and just enjoy the site.

    Cheers

  • 1 decade ago

    If you want to speak your language do it in the India Yahoo answers. Not on here then you wont have any problems. The person asked the Q in English and would like a response in the same language I think Yahoo answers is right to ban your account if you keep doing it.

  • 1 decade ago

    my friend got his account deleted coz he gave a reference of a torrent site which is banned but i dont find any reason for your account been deleted for such answer.

    is there any rival of yours in yahoo team??

    i think tomorrow mine will be banned for supporting you.

    keep answering

    take care

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    IN URDU as AMIT CAN UNDERSAND IT "Yaar Amit, yehi meray saath hua abhi, yahoo waloon nai mera acoount suspend kardiya haisirf aik link bheejnay par, ajeeb kuttapana hai yaar."

    I hope they dont delete my this account for writing URDU in ENGLISH.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes i was a smart Ars-e on here when i first joined, but after loosing points i now obey the rules,

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It only takes one person that doesn't agree or understand your answer that can report you, there is no board of review at yahoo that determines this. It's just people in cyberspace that read your questions like you and me.

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