What is it with people who put their acount public views on Private!!?? and...?

I agree w/ you. I don't add contacts who will not allow e-mail. There's something suspicious about that. Like they want just access to your Q&A just to troll you.

And you're also right about not being flooded with hate e-mail. Most members know that those can be sent back to Y!A staff with a report of harassment. Depending on the degree of hate, their account gets suspended

I do have a few troll contacts that take delight in reporting me.. But I appeal violations & the Q. or A was restored. It makes them lose community reporting credibility. But I keep them there b/c they do ask good questions. Even if I am directly against their point of view, I have learned a few things & it gives me a chance to answer the real question (not participate in rant) & maybe my answer will be useful to someone else who fell for the valid looking question but did not know ahead if time that asker was only trying to incite other to chat or rant for the very purpose of reporting the answerer.

People have a right to privacy settings. I wouldn't take that away from them. I don't presume to know what their reasons are.

With one big exception:

People who don't allow email, or who don't allow public view of their questions and answers, should NEVER NEVER NEVER be allowed to post insults of other people's questions or answers. This is simply a cheap shot by cowards who know that nobody will respond to them.

I answer on yahoo for the fun of it. The answer is thoughtful and complete. If that's not good enough for you then do your own research on google. I don't want thousands of emails from complete strangers who have never heard about a library.

Sorry that people like privacy.

Smug pos.

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