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Why does YA hide some answers even though they have no downthumbs?
I sometimes see a note "1 answer hidden" among the answers when I respond.
I at first thought they were heavily disapproved questions, but that turns out not to be correct. I have looked at some of them, and they do not have any thumb-downs.
Any ideas, astute ones?
I found that some answers were hidden that seem not to have any reason for that, and I got email for answers that simply are nowhere to be found. Bizarre.
6 Answers
- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
when you answer it yourself, it gets hidden sometimes
- Anonymous7 years ago
Short answered questions with one or two or just a few words usually get hidden.
- BillLv 77 years ago
It might be because of the answerer's prior record. I hardly ever go back and look at mine, so I don't know if any of them have been hidden.
- marys.mommaLv 77 years ago
They seem to be short answers, not very thoughtful. I've had a few of my sincere answers hidden, myself.
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- Anonymous6 years ago
answers with not one thumbs up will be hidden answers
