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Why was my question reported and deleted?

The question was "Do you agree with this Sikh ex-British Army officer who says the Woolwich attacks are political and religious?"

Are people offended by the opinion of sikhs, or ex-army officers?

I don't understand why my question was deleted. I didn't swear or put up any hate. So why did someone or some people here report it?

Update:

I'm trying to appeal but it won't work.

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    I get loads deleted, but most are reinstated on appeal. I find it takes three days for questions to be reinstated and four days for answers to be reinstated. If a post is reinstated you get an email from yahoo saying that those who reported you will have less power in reporting in future. It is worth being patient. Your question sounds fine so I do not know why it was reported, but then I have had some very strange stuff reported.

  • Probably because you dared to promote the idea that terrorism has anything to do with politics or politicians. They must be protected at all times. Boris Johnson could hardly keep a straight face yesterday when he said that the Woolwich attack had nothing to do with Islam or politics. Basically the freedoms that our politicians send young men and women to their deaths in their foreign wars to protect are not worth a bag of sh*te. Not anymore.

  • 8 years ago

    You are asking opinions rather than facts - it's Chat so not allowed.

    All questions & answers on here are supposed to be useful to other people - Yahoo basically say it's supposed to be like a dictionary of pre-answered questions.

    If they don't fit with that, someone will delete them.

  • silman
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    actually, there is not any rationalization why anyones question could be stated and deleted, except you have broken Yahoo policies. whether, i've got heard that some people who might unlike you and carry a grudge against you, could objective you in basic terms for the exciting of it, hence the reason they are referred to as trolls. they desire to disenchanted you. they desire to anger you. Or, according to threat you asked a query which some human beings could have taken offense to and that they stated it. I stay in uk and that i as quickly as asked why Polish human beings consistently swim in the incorrect course in the swimming pool lanes, inspite of the certainty there are indicators precise in front of them, telling them which thank you to swim. inspite of the certainty I asked my question as civilly and respectfully as a possibility, even going so a good distance as to apologise if I indignant all and sundry, i grow to be nevertheless stated and had my question deleted. there is truly no rationalization for it, yet i be attentive to the type you experience.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Eeh Gad Sir, if I had a penny for every deleted question, well I would erm ..erm.... erm .. you know!

    You must have upset the bullying Lefties.LOL Change your avatar.

    You wouldn't believe how many identities I've had on here since 2005. LOL

    I love the thrill of reaching level two, the excitement of being able to use thumbs, makes one feel all grown up. LOL

  • 8 years ago

    I don't know what this army officer said, but Sikh's dislike muslims as much as we do!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Malicious reporters rely on the hopes their victims wont appeal or don't know how to do.Once you make it clear you appeal every time your problems will dry up. I have had questions and answers reinstated within 6 hours,so go ahead and use the link that is on the violation e mail.

  • Unfortunately, the way Y!A works at the moment is that your question is deleted if anyone reports it. That gives some sad people a feeling of power. Appeal and their reporting will be ignored in future.

  • 8 years ago

    Every single question I ask, no matter how innocent, is reported.

    Plain and simple, Yahoo doesn't care. We don't pay to be on here and without our $ membership, we mean nothing to them.

  • 8 years ago

    I've had question deleted on here too that were perfectly harmless. It's annoying and Yahoo should do something about it.

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