What would happen if everyone strictly followed
Yahoo! Answers Community Guidelines
without any ambiguity or nuance whatsoever?
What proportion of questions would still be around?
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If the CG + TOS are strictly followed the users would not receive violations and accounts would not be suspended. There would be 100% of accounts still around and the same for Q%26amp;A.
The ambiguity you mention is the only way out for Yahoo, they can not cover all possible violations that may occur to the users. This may be avoided if you see search for a web site called calitorial/glossary which is absolutely safe to use.
Life would be very much better for all and we could be in peace with each other.
Regards.
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Very few, I think...
REAL Questions, Ambiguity, and Nuances cause controversy...
Nit-Pickers HATE controversy (unless THEY are in charge).
So, Nit-Pickers HATE The Above...
A fact - in ALL of Real Life.
One can only hope those nonsense questions would no longer exist. But to be honest, I doubt the reporting numbers would change. New people will continue to come, which is more people who don't realize what they are asking or answering are violations. I would love to see the day when there are no more totally nonsense questions like "am I pretty?", "What should I have for lunch?", etc., etc., and instead just questions that someone truly needs an answer to, and questions that promote answers that will help others as well. I doubt that day will ever come.
There are two side to your question. One side would pertain to the "entertainment crowd" who would find another outlet for their puropse of Q%26amp;A which by and large has no value for the main purpose of why Yahoo created the database.
The other side would still be around giving and shareing useful information without the hassle of having to stop and send a violation report.
I have noticed that a great number of people answer stupid questions with stupid answers just to gain points. As you will see from my profile I will refuse to answer them. It annoys me though to see them as it wastes time identifying questions to which people really would like factual information.
If those amongst us who sincerely wish to be helpful cease from answering the questions I refer to they will merely reduce their points to such a level it will be pointless in their continuing posting such questons.
When such questions are posted why not vote "no suitable answer.
I am all for questions which ask for opinions albeit at the risk of controversy. All this really indicates is that there is a wide spectrum of people out there with varying opinions and to which they are quite entitled. Some of those which I have read sometimes sway me.
I expect I will get 100plus thumbs down for this answer!!!
Just to prove your arguement kev, my answer is the duck billed platypus, oh and have a thumbs up for thinking the world is against you ;-)
Ps i dont care about the points, i answer most questions in the spirit they are intended, well ahem maybe i do wander into subjects i really should stay away from (such as womens health and religion) and place a few er choice remarks but hey! whats the point of life if we cant have a bit of fun? i think my 360 page says it all! ;-)
Probably not very many. Seems the truth and the power of the people is in a very narrow central flow where rules and regs are met with human behavior and rebellion! :O)))))
Intelligent, thought provoking questions are far and few between. Unfortunately there are far too many think skinned nitpicking yahoos out there!
You are right! There are far too many stupid (insipid) questions posted! I ignore them hoping they will go away.
I do hope that they also READ other posts thereby possibly raising their IQ by osmosis.
My grade seven teacher once said
"In any conversation there is what I am saying,
What I think I am saying
and what is being heard."
Unfortunately there will always be people who like to torment others(my brother was great at this I am over 50 and still have nightmares)
if people are involved you will have ambiguity.
please punctuate the following
the boy said the man was stupid
I think that most questions would still be here --I still believe that most people are good and mean well
