How do I find out why one of my questions was deleted?

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I asked a question maybe 2 or 3 days ago and when I log on today I was greeted with a prompt that informed me that my question had been deleted because I had violated one of the guide lines but it didn't tell me which one i violated. Can someone tell me how to find out what I did wrong?

Update:

Also can I re-post the question that was deleted?

Richard K · Accepted Answer

You could repost but you  would be best to find out what you were reported for before re-posting or you could receive another violation.  Chat is the most common violation, read on. 

YA has community moderation posts are reported by other members which can result in deletion.The number of abuse reports before deletion depends on the "trust level" of the reporters. Usually all it takes is 2 "trusted" members although sometimes more and in rare occasions only one to report a post and the bots remove it. As to why your post (s) was (were) reported without complete context that's impossible to say. 
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/moderation/moderation-01.html

Also Questions without answers are removed by Yahoo after 4 days 8 if you extended it or no best answer" won the vote. You don't lose any points.if it is voted NBA.. the asker will get points returned it never gets answers at all.. it just gets removed as expired and no point changes
Sometimes a post may seem very innocuous but can still be a violation.This may help you in the future. Here are a few very common violations .
Solicitation:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/guidelines-11.html

Chat:
Questions must be of interest to the community, not solely of personal interest and must be advice-seeking and /or knowledge-worthy. 

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/guidelines-14.html
Question and Answer format
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/guidelines-04.html

Cheating.

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/guidelines-12.html
Chttp://au.answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines;_ylt=Au2d7mIXhkrNMVl492GnIMTT5gt.;_ylv=3heating
Our points system is meant to reward the community members for sharing questions and answers, so creating multiple accounts or posting content for the sole purpose of gaining points or soliciting others for points is not permitted. Posting filler answers to a question in an effort to be first to answer, or copying and pasting other members' answers, are also forms of cheating. 
http://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines 

There are however trolls out there who report most anything. If you feel you have been wronged you should appeal.
To appeal: 
Go below. Just follow the prompts.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/first_appeal.html;_ylt=AqSixcLqgNB6qjbOqvw87AVs5SN4?from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.answers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D20090927213232AAg7HxB

Thomas · Answer

What was the question about and the text in it? then we can tell you.

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How do I find out why one of my questions was deleted?

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