The only people whose efforts get validated are ones who have nothing to contribute, and are trying to have other people’s content removed out of disrespect.

Therefore, I shouldn’t supply the effort anymore.

I have had a few appeals denied, and in none of them was a reason for the denial given, despite the fact that I gave very specific reasons for the appeal.

This Kafka-esque nonsense in which people are reported for unspecified reasons and have their appeals denied, again for unspecified reasons, has to end.

Yahoo! Oh, Hi There!

I completely understand & agree 100% that members need to earn a reputation as either a Good Reporter vs. Not so Good. BUT……….

It’s my opinion, that Yahoo! Answers Should Allow one or more If not ALL of the following curiosity’s;

1. Notification via e-mail,of an acknowledgment from Yahoo! Answers, of our Report. Letting us know if we were the 1st to report & a 2nd report is necessary, in order to have the content removed. This Could Allow Us To Request An Other Member To Assist.

2. When we give our description as to, WHY we find the content in Violation…KEY WORDS {perhaps not published to our community} used in our report be given Priority, thus automatically requiring it to be viewed by an actual person eliminating the need for a 2nd report.

3. Perhaps, once the decision has been made by any given member to report a Violation. Once we have have “clicked” on report, there could be a BRIGHT FLASHY NOTICE, informing us that We are the 2nd to report the content, & an other member agrees that it should be removed.

4. SHOULD Yahoo! Answered implement my suggestion #1, In that e-mail there be a type of graph or like a thermometer type scale in which we are informed of our Reporting Status. I recommend MY Thermometer, that would indicate with a DARK BOLD LINE toward the top showing that we are a STAR REPORTER!! once the RED reaches that LINE. IF our reports start to wane our RED LINE would lower down & begin to show a GREY Color, stating, HEY, You are Losing It or Abusing It!! You could even give us Yahoo’s Famous “OOPS!” or maybe a’lil “tsk tsk, Shame on you!”

I THINK It Is VERY IMPORTANT That We Members Know EXACTLY Where We Stand, In Regards To Our Reporting Violations. HERE IS WHY…..

**IF and WHEN We Report Content That Is CLEARLY A Violation…. And That Content Remains… We { Me/Myself } Become EXTREMELY Discouraged, Thus, Throwing Our/My Arms In The Air, With A “WHY BOTHER?” Attitude!

Yahoo! Answers, Has The Point System In Place To Encourage Participation, Although This Is Public, So I Suppose This Makes A Big Difference. BUT, Thousands of Us Members Would Continue Answering Even With-out The Points Being Public OR Non-existent.
I Personally Care Less About The Points, Except For The Fact That It Is A Measurement/Scale Of My, Knowing That I Am Doing GOOD For Thousands Of People, I Don’t Even Know & Never Will! {probably}
We/I Would Appreciate A Type Of Measurement/Scale, Similar To This That Allows Us/Me That Same GREAT Feeling!

It’s Really, Simple, Common Sense.

You Express That This Is OUR Community, & Clearly The Community Has Spoken. It’s What We ALL Want & Many Like Myself NEED, In Order To Continue Reporting Violations, & Know That It’s NOT All In Vane!

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{plus, when I see horrible “F” words & “sexual” content & near naked Avatars, I shutter when I think that a 13 year old child may be the next to view such language, & imagine them posting a 411 to all his/her contacts -OR- the thought that it could be an 80 year old woman, that suddenly is grasping @ her lil’heart in utter shock, & she too posting a 411 to all her 80 year old contacts in her lil’ sewing circle, requesting they all NEVER return to our community}

So… P L E A S E ….Yahoo! Answers…. I Urge You To Create Such A Scale. It IS or Should I Say WILL Be The MOST Spectacular Improvement That Y!/A Could Make. With all due respect, Y!/A, I would even go so far as to say, that you are Morally Obligated.

{ would you ever believe I have received a violation for chat! I call it an expression of being passionate about the topic at that time. }

I Thank You Very Much For Allowing Me To Express My Opinion In Regards To This Popular & Never Ending, Until The Community Gets It…ISSUE!

Most Sincerely, Lillsoma ~_~.

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