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Have you ever won an appeal on Yahoo Answers?

Has anyone ever won an appeal for any type of violation on Yahoo Answers,and had the verdict overturned and had there consequent points given back,Or is it a foregone conclusion that all decisions are final.Is there a percentage of how many violations are overturned? Personal experiences,please,thx.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I had that happen before. Here are a couple tips:

    - Prove your accusation wrong by comparing to one or two of the right things to do.

    Ex: If you posted a website that looked like you're soliciting, but it contains helpful and on topic information, look for something about it in the Community Guidelines to QUOTE.

    - DO NOT ask why you were reported. It will bring your chances to zero.

    Source(s): Experience from my last account which was hacked into, therefore I needed to close it.
  • 1 decade ago

    YUP! Had my latest one overturned just this morning -- and received my email of apology and points returned. I win about 90% of the ones I bother to appeal, so far.

    I even know of people that have won SUSPENSION appeals -- including the current #1 person on the global leaderboard.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes!!! and most of my questions and answers get reinstated. This is probably the worst possible Area.. I get many questions and answers removed for violations than any other section... Why Yahoo allows this continual harassing of me, I have know Idea! I guess certain T/C's like to pat themselves on the back And saying Job well done.

  • Orla
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I had a question deleted unfairly, and I deleted my mail! If I had known, I'd have tried to appeal it instead! Any other place I can search for appealing it without the mail of notice violation?

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  • 1 decade ago

    I have won an appeal many times & the question was re-instated. Someone was bored & decided to report my answer. I appealed it by explaining the contents of my question & that it only required a yes or no answer. I won & so have many others.

    edit: Joe Peso....Is that you? ha ha ha

  • 1 decade ago

    I've won an appeal. I got an e-mail that said that one of my answers had violated the question-answer format, but I appealed it and they reposted my answer and gave me the points back.

  • Tom R
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    most of my violations occured on the political forum an no i never had one overturned. i think sometimes the person just misinterpreted what i was saying. few times it was jusitfied. i dont appeal anymore but i think i read one guy that said he had one overturned

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    A lot of times. Won one yesterday. Hehehe

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    No! My previous account is still suspended.

  • 1 decade ago

    No rofl

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