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Is it true that your account will be deleted if they deny an appeal?
Someone posted a simple math problem and asked to solve it, so I showed that it was possible to do this in Google (and the results would be quicker).
Somehow the answer got deleted, so naturally I appealed it. I submit the appeal and then get this message:
If Customer Care declines your appeal
Your account and your content will be deleted.
Will my account really be deleted? I've had it since at least 2006 -_-.
@Rev: Thanks for the clarification.
To be fair, I didn't just tell them to use Google but also gave them a link which showed the correct answer (they were asking what 48 divided by 1000 is, not much you can say about that). Oh wells.
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- RevLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Lately they've been sending out that message in error for violation appeals, it's supposed to be only if you are appealing a Suspension Notice.
However, you're not likely to win that appeal, because telling somebody to find their answer on Google is not considered a valid answer; it's a violation for misuse of the question-and-answer format.
But this is a minor violation, you won't get suspended for it, just try not to get any more violations and you should be fine.
- BoatsBM1Lv 77 years ago
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