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Acorn
Lv 7
Acorn asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Every time I post an answer in Yahoo! Answers, why do I get?

this annoying window that says "An update about your answer will be shared outside of Answers."

I keep clicking the box that says "Don't show this message again on Yahoo!Answers" and it keeps popping up over and over.

What can I do to get rid of it?

Update:

Legend Lady is right. I just followed her instructions and IT WORKED! Thank you again LL.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    it is not a glitch , it is an alert put out in the worst manner possible..

    to stop it go to your Answers profile - green tab upper right of page

    edit my info -

    scroll down to updates -

    click manage my updates & select do not share my updates -

    Preview the page & OK.

    It will stop*

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Knowledge is power. A Mind is a terrible thing to waste. The imagination can also create great works of art as well as works of satire. Yahoo could put up a section for works of satire next to The Joke Section. Others uses for the mind could involve making work places more comfotable and suggestions and answers on how to do so. Chairs which attach to counters so cashiers can occaisonally rest their feet and take a break and alternate between chair and a standing position.

  • Besides annoying you, if you added anyone as a contact they get a message too. Every time you post an answer. I don't know what the turn-it-off options are for them, probably all or nothing given the way Yahoo manages their profiles. :-(

    Twitter is ithe current model for internet services unfortunately. I wonder if they'll ever remember that the beauty of the net is that it doesn't have to be one size fits all.

    Source(s): (((jon m)))
  • Hey Jon, I just noticed this today!

    In view of the recent litigation that has transpired with another website, I think everyone else is getting on board so they are not found to be in another class-action lawsuit.

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  • I have my options set not to show me the message again in my "My Profile" page and I still get the annoying window. It is a glitch for some and not for others it seems.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's probably just a bug. But you could also go to your settings to try to cancel it. It happens to me on different things too. :(

  • jenny
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It's nice to know were not alone, TY for Q and Ty L.L.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Holy ****, me too! It is pissing me off so much! I click "do not show this message again" but guess what- IT SHOWS IT AGAIN (and again and again......) GRRRRR!

  • 1 decade ago

    I've never seen one of those. It might be Malware, or a virus or something..

  • 1 decade ago

    ugg yeah i got that too

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