On the English site, When a question is asked in a specific language (not English), is it a violation to respond in that language?

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I was reported for doing this in Russian. I thought it was appropriate. In real life, when I am able, I usually respond to questions in the language in which the question was asked. I consider that polite. When I am with others who do not speak the language, I usually explain what was said.

Update:

Please cite or quote the specific rule that refers to this. I cannot find it. I hear people say it is a violation, but I've never seen it.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately,   Yes,  it  a  violation.   I  answered   a  question  in English  that  was  asked  in  French  the  other  day.  My  French is  so  rusty  that  i  would not  even  try to translate  my  answer  into French.  So  far  THAT  answer  has  not  been  reported..

Everyone  interprets  the  YA  community  guidelines   and  the  terms  of  the  Terms  of  Service  contract  differently. SOME  people  will  report  ANYTHING  because  they  are  desperate  to increase  their  trust  rating  for  accurate  reporting.  That   anyone   would  DARE  to  appeal     and  win  the  appeal  is  their  worst nightmare  coming  true  in  real life.

Yes,  it IS  a  violation  to ask  a  question  in  the  wrong  language. So  is  answering  in  the  same language.

Sometimes  the  reason people  ask  questions  in  the  wrong  language  is  to phish  and   vait  to  see  if   someone  will  take  the  bait  and  report  the  question.  They  probably   were  not  expecting  to  get  an  answer  to  their  question.  I  had   three  years  of French  in  high school  and  3  semesters  of  French  in  college  when  there  was  5  semester  foreign language  requirement.  I  placed  out  of  the  first  two   semesters.  i  could  answer  that particular  question,  so  i  did,  but  in English...

Edit:

HERE's  the   YA   guidelines

"...Chatting or otherwise violating the question-and-answer format.
Yahoo Answers is a community of questions and answers, not a chat room. If a post is neither a question nor an answer, it doesn't belong here. If you prefer to have discussions or chat with others, please use one of Yahoo's other community services, such as Yahoo Groups. Read more..."

Oh,  Here  it  is

"...Misusing Answers
Don't create multiple accounts to troll or otherwise violate these guidelines or the Yahoo Terms of Service. Don't post things that are incomprehensible or in the wrong language, and don't post the same question over and over again. The community depends on you to report abuse and rate questions and answers, so using product features such as report abuse and ratings to target others is not allowed. Read more..."

https://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines

Since  Verizon  took   away  the left  column  on  November  15  and  15 it  IS   very  difficult  to  find  the  community  guidelines   and   the points   and  level  pages..

? · Answer

Yes it is a Violation to Respond in a Different Language it says so in the Rule Book see the Part where it says Misuse Yahoo Answers

https://answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines

Ryan D · Answer

yes because this is an English site

? · Answer

Not its not, there has been a few question asked in Spanish and I answer with my basic knowledge of Spanish, usually telling them this is a English speaking site and I have never had a violation

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On the English site, When a question is asked in a specific language (not English), is it a violation to respond in that language?

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