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'In Yahoo! Answers you may not demean or insult others, or post tirades directed towards persons or groups.?

how do you Yahoo decide when a comment becomes a rant or becomes insulting? And isn't it ridiculous that they say that you may not direct 'tirades' against 'groups' - how then can anyone disagree with anyone else? Admittedly i was having an extended grumble about women but so what? it's a free country, isn't it? It was the last time I looked and the last time I was 'ranting' 4 people replied; three of them were women and they laughed hysterically at my rant - the only one who complained was male. Tells you all you need to know a bout political correctness, doesn't it?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Sorry but you did agree to these rules when you joined Yahoo. As for a free country that would depend which country you mean. There is a long list at the bottom and each has it's own idea of freedom. Add to that the site is privately owned and any freedom you thaught you had is non-existent.Sorry but that's the way it is on Yahoo.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Anytime a user makes a negative blanket statement about a group of people (a generalization about women, to use your example), it's a rant.

    'Admittedly i was having an extended grumble about women ...' ... Well, this site isn't a complaint forum. An 'extended grumble' is just 'venting' and wanting others to agree with you. That's a rant, and a 'chat' violation as well.

    Political correctness and this being a free country don't factor into it. The rules of the site govern what can and can't be posted here. You agreed to follow the rules when you created your account.

  • Ray
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I agree with u insulting anyone is no t a great work so who thinks that its fun making others fun than u r the most biggest fool in this world

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Users do. this is a community moderated site and it takes 2 or more to report content for it to be deleted.

    This is a private site with rules and guidelines, there is NO freedom of speech

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