Is this arbitrary & dictatorial behaviour normal for yahoo answers?

Question

i answered this question

"Question: If CE was a TV programme would there be a warning before it started?"

my answer (as i didn't no what CE ment was)

Deleted Answer: CE?

yahoo obviously don't no what a question mark is

and i also recived a rediculous coment from asker

"Ern you have never been rude or distasteful/I have been adviced to ignore and not retaliate.For once I shall follow that advice..some people are not worth it"

if someone could shed some light on the issue thanks

Answer 1

I suppose if you didn't know what was meant  by CE then you should have posted your own question about it, got the answer, and then answered the original question, however, I think Yahoo were being very pedantic, and I can't imagine why the asker was offended, what did they imagine you were trying to say? ha ha:) I don't know what it means either:)

Answer 2

It's the asker, and probably the reporter, that is an idiot, not Y!A

Answer 3

The deleted answer isn't an answer it is a question.

If you didn't know what ce meant then there was no point attemting to answer the question.

If I ask a question like "How far is Edinburgh from Manchester?" I would only expect people who knew the answer to answer it. I wouldn't expect people who don't know where Edinburgh is to even attempt an answer.

Hope this helps you understand why you got your violation

Answer 4

Yes, you will come to realize this.  Their Q & A management software is shockingly uncapable of truly identifying illegitimate Q & A.  What's worse is how heavily they rely upon it.

Answer 5

Wear your Violation Notice openly, and with pride! Just like an ASBO in fact.

Answers is a Zoo, and many of the inmates are just like those in a  Zoo ( -I'll almost certainly get "Violated" for this -!!!).



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