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Are you allowed to report people who keep linking to their own questions?
I don't mean if they link to it and say nothing else, but if they give an otherwise reasonable answer, but at the end say something like "answer mine please! [Link to Q]" is that against the rules and can I report them for it? If it isn't, do you think it should be?
3 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, it's solicitation. I report those often.
"Please keep in mind that if you answer a question with a link to another similar question you have answered, it may be interpreted as solicitation or point-gaming, and this may result in the removal of your answer."
http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&y=PROD...
"What about links in an answer to a question I posted?
Some people end their answers with “Please answer my question: http://answers.yahoo.com/%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D But the question they link to often has nothing to do with the question you were asking. This kind of linking violates the Community Guidelines – it is the same as spamming unsolicited links."
- Anonymous9 years ago
It is a violation, however it is not really a terrible one. You can report it but I find enough bad violations to keep me busy without bothering with them.
- River SongLv 79 years ago
It is a violation apparently.
Soliciting & points gaming.
Especially if they do it on every question they answer.
