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Elvis
Lv 4
Elvis asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

What are the unwritten rules of Yahoo Answers politics section?

There are rules in this section which are not explicitly stated, which one only finds out through repeated deletion without adequate explanation. I've figured out a few of them, but I am sure there are many more that I am unaware of.

Here's an example. In a post that question whether Obama or Carter is the worst president ever, I replied that Reagan was worse than both. My reply was deleted for misuse of the questions and answers format, but the original post was allowed. I appealed but never got a reply and found myself deducted of 10 points. This and related incidents have made me conclude that one of the rules is

"Thou shall not say anything negative about Reagan"

A few more that I have learned:

"Thou shall not challenge the journalistic integrity of Fox News"

and

"Thou shall not question Republicans about their beliefs while providing legitimate links to information showing their hypocrisy"

What are the other unwritten rules of Yahoo Answers politics?

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  • John H
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    1. You may not phrase your question in proper English.

    2. You may not spell correctly.

    3. You must use "aloud" in place of "allowed".

    4. You must craft your question as an insulting or inflammatory rant rather than a legitimate quest for information.

    5. You must make the political side you support sound STUPID.

  • 1 decade ago

    1. Be a troll.

    2. Pick a side and bash the other side. Do not ask real questions.

    3. Turn everything into a Democrat vs. Republican issue, no matter what the question is about.

    4. Give everyone you disagree with a thumbs down/report them. Especially if they have a valid point.

    5. ???

    6. Profit.

  • lynne
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I accept as true with you. There are some radical, irrational human beings on right here yet we, as clientele, have the liberty and the final to forget approximately approximately them or work together them. Yahoo solutions group,on the different hand, is taking their place as computer screen of this communicate board to the severe by deleting questions and solutions under the guise of following rules, as quickly as I extremely have shown to them that their movements weren't warranted. case in point, I requested a question, and that i won't be in a position to undergo in ideas the excellent wording, even yet it grow to be in result: Did every physique else additionally be conscious how complicated it grow to be for Oprah to interview Palin? They deleted my question even when I appealed it.

  • Don't ask anything which could appear critical of Obama or Muslims. I could give you a massive list of questions I've had deleted by leftists.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Spot on! The General rule is "Thou shall not contradict a Republican"

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Don't ask, question nor criticize fat, White Russians in Israel who claimed to be Arabs = Semitic

    or

    your accounts will be delete....... = Milk III

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes the rule about no liberal whiners.....

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