Why have i just had a message alerting me that i have lost 10points?

Question

I have just had it. It told me I had lost 10 points. I would like to know why. Has anyone else had this? what does it mean?

Answer 1

did you post something rude or offensive?

Answer 2

Someone must have reported you for something. Don't worry, it happens to me all the time.

Answer 3

I got that when my posting had been removed for ADULT material!?! someone has probably reported your post for some reason.

Answer 4

violating the YA rules, someone might have complained...

sorry

Answer 5

you have a violation go to your avatar and bring up your activity this will tell you what for.

Answer 6

Because you had a question removed for a real or perceived violation of Yahoo Answers rules.

Answer 7

You will have had a violation....

Answer 8

check for a email....probably for a violation for an answer or a question you posted.

Answer 9

You proably have a violation

Answer 10

Look at yuor profile, then at your activity details and it should show the question.

You have received a violation (either fairly or not) and deducted 10 points.

Don;t get too stressed, the points don't count for anything!

Answer 11

oooo someone got a violation. tisk tisk

Answer 12

Sounds like you have had a violation

Answer 13

If you previously answered a question and got Best Answer, you would have received 10 points for that.  Then if your answer was reported and your answer was removed by YA, you would have lost those same 10 points.  The violation notice you received from YA would include the question and your answer.

Yes, I have received a violation notice before just because a person wanted to know how to hack into groups and I told him he did not need to know that.  I probably should have just said his question was against Yahoo TOS and Group Guidelines.  He still probably would have reported me but if the YA staff had read the whole thing, they would have removed the question instead of giving me a violation.  Ironically, he got answers from several who told him how to hack but those were not removed  :-{

Answer 14

Someone reported you for a violation I guess. It's a common thing when someone doesn't like your answer...

Answer 15

The most likely reason is that one of your best answers has been deleted.

Answer 16

its probably for a violation, go to your profile and click on your activity report and it will tell you in there!

Answer 17

maybe u give a answer and people did not like it so u got 10 points away

Answer 18

Sounds like a violation to me.  Sometimes you don't even know what you have done wrong.