Can anyone out there, please explain or clarify why my question was reported & deleted? Yes, I have appealed it.?

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Your question was reported for asking personal info from users. YA isn't a site to ask personal info/opinion so 1 or more trusted reporters sent it in as a chat violation and the 'system' deleted it.

Questions don't have to be offensive or rude to get reported. While you meant No harm, your part in asking the personal stuff was probably the 'red flag' that got it reported.

In a world of cyberbullies & hackers - said info is dangerous on Any site to give out.

It's not offensive, but it's probably a chat violation.

Questions have to be seeking knowledge/advice of general use to readers.

I may be Scrooge, but what knowledgeworthiness is there to a list of random users' Christmas season memories?

Great Facebook post, so it is usually a chatting violation on YA. This is not a true social site, so factual data must be involved.

Libs hate Christmas??

Reporters probably consider it chatting, which is verboten on here

chat violation asking for what could be considered pointless or even personal info