Monday, December 19, 2011

Would you be upset if one of your answers were deleted?

I recently had an answer deleted because others were offended by it. I was not trolling. I was actually giving an honest answer, which I backed up with true details of my personal observations. This answer deletion bothers me because many people turn to Yahoo Answers for real answers to their questions and it seems that Yahoo is censoring answers for political correctness as well as for legitimate reasons (spam for example). I understand Yahoo owns this service and legally can control the content, but I still think it's wrong because it is promoted as a site where people can ask and receive answers from all people of the world. From the quickness that Yahoo Answers deletes answers without due cause, it reminds me of the way that information is controlled in a communist nation. So, would you be upset if one of your answers were deleted, you were charged 10 points for the deletion, and you were threatened with suspension just for expression your honest opinions in an answer? Please explain your answer so I can better understand your point of view.

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