How and why do accounts get suspended?
I see a lot of users complaining about how easily accounts get suspended and a few users claiming they have gone through multiple accounts. I'm just wondering, is it really that easy to get suspended? What type of behaviour gets a user suspended? Is a suspension actually checked out by staff or is all done automatically e.g 'x amount of violations suspends account'. Thanks.
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Answer 1 :
or is all done automatically e.g 'x amount of violations suspends account'
Answer 2 :
because someone reports something you say and if its bad enough the people from yahoo kick you off
Answer 3 :
They violate the rules
Answer 4 :
Most accounts that are suspended are actually deletions. Most users are unfamiliar and can't understand what makes a violation and continually make the same mistakes. If they fail to learn then for them it is easily to keep getting deleted. Those are the less serious ways to loose an account. Posting abuse, point gaming, malicious behavior, and posting spam etc gets them removed faster. All violations are posted by computers, and it is when an appeal to the Answers Team is read it is actioned. I believe they will also read certain reports when certain types of abuse are recognised, and it can be helped by us to draw the attention to the Answers Team if we post the URL of the abuser to the Answers team and in the report box briefly state our reason, eg spam, obscene name or avatar etc. Answers Team Note the spelling or just copy and paste to an email. y_answrs_team_au@yahoo.com.au
Answer 5 :
Suspension pretty much means you are finished with that YA account although you can continue to use the email address. You can appeal but that is rarely successful, You might be best to forget it and start over again with a new account.Yahoo doesn't seem to play favourites, it doesn't matter if you have been a member for day, a week,a month or years or are a top contributor or at the seventh level, the same rules apply to everyone. It also doesn't seem to matter the number of violations but more the severity or perceived severity of the violations. Yahoo takes a dim view of SPAM, bigotry, pornography , being underage 13, insulting other members,racism, anything that even borders on illegal such as drugs even soft drugs, downloading movies, music programs etc. or links to that kind of stuff Any of that can mean a speedy exit. it is also a serious violation to have more than one YA account. It is considered to be cheating and If you do you could be suspended http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/abuse/abuse-249517.html;_ylt=Ag1MyvoNQNX_1ok8kgYC2rBujSN4 To appeal: Go below. Just follow the prompts. http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/first_appeal.html;_ylt=AqSixcLqgNB6qjbOqvw87AVs5SN4?from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.answers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D20090927213232AAg7HxB Your old points are history.Yahoo just doesn't give specific reasons for account suspension. You can read the guidelines and terms of service below, they tend to be very ambiguous, appeals are often a waste of time and points. Some suggestions, If you haven't done so, edit you info so your questions and answers are hidden that way it makes it harder for trolls who enjoy reporting violations or presumed violations to stalk you. Also, avoid pages with controversial subjects such as religion, homosexuality, racism, pornography, any hatred, downloading movies or music, drugs even soft drugs, etc. Don't give smart, flip or sarcastic answers nor use any profanity and if you believe you are being stalked go to other categories. You might also consider changing your avatar and I.d. http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/info/community_guidelines http://info.yahoo.com/legal/ca/yahoo/utos/utos-ca01.html
Answer 6 :
No one likes you so I will suspend your account.
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