Why does Yahoo allow people pose questions which violate the community guidelines & refuse to remove them?

Yahoo does not look at questions. It is community moderated. Everyone has a secret trust status. Based on the status it takes 1 or more reports to have something removed. You may currently have a low status. 😻

They decided to operate the site by community moderation - user reports, rather than staff moderation - on grounds of cost and manpower, > No matter how many time these questions are flagged for a breach of defined conduct, these questions & answers remain. They clearly haven't been reported by anyone with influence. The big problem is that in the worst sections for misuse - Politics, for instance - few regulars have trust, because they're too busy chatting, ranting, or whatever, to have put in the history of reliable reporting (and not *being* reported) needed to get reporting trust ... and these sections are such dustbins of misuse that few users with trust bother going there.

oh, the irony - YOU are in violation with this post for rant... Yahoo doesn't allow anything - WE, and that includes you, allow abuse to remain by not bothering to take the time to build up reporting power there are over 200 million members of YA and thousands of violations being posted every day how many of those 200 million bother to report? - very few and how many of those few who do report have a high enough trust rating (TR) to instantly drop what they report with their ONE report? - even fewer the ratio to those who report effectively to the number of violations is very wide indeed we are all Community Moderators because Yahoo decided to make the members the ones who remove abuse from their site instead of hiring paid staff to be moderators even though YA desperately needs to be a fully moderated site, it is not - that is a fact and anyone who does not like this aspect of YA is free to not participate in the site of to sell your shares in Yahoo when you opened your account you signed a digital agreement to abide by the rules AND to accept that Yahoo is NOT responsible for anything posted in their site - you have to be a smart consumer and use common sense you are also free to earn your ability to drop violations instead of ranting about what you don't like to see on the site I estimate that I delete at least 500 violations a week - violations of links to porn/nudity, spam, racism, sexual vulgarity, etc. if that is not to your satisfaction...I am not being paid to do this and I do have a life in real life - I am NOT willing to commit any more time to reporting abuse and eventually I will have to stop doing this altogether and move on IT IS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE TO DROP NEARLY 100% OF WHAT YOU REPORT IF YOU BOTHER TO PUT IN THE HOURS AND WEEKS OF WORK TO DO SO and once you do, you don't have to report 500 violations a week - you will keep your TR once you get it unless you report incorrectly and what you report is frequently overturned on appeal

I've been using this site for years and I have never had a violation. I report spam, rude and insulting answers, and other bigger violations. I stay out of categories like religion and politics, because everyone is in violation of some type there. None of it makes a bit of difference. For whatever reason, I am not a "trusted reporter". Nothing I report, from spam to point gaming gets looked at. We can whine all we want about reporting and how we must all be responsible, but until YA does something to actually remove it, the junk will stay. Sure the first answer, shouldn't have to report alone, but why should my reports go ignored? Why bother if I will never be a trusted reporter. I still do it, but it makes zero difference. It really isn't that others aren't reporting, it's probably that YA hasn't elevated anyone's "trust level" in years.

If you REFUSE to report, YOU are part of the problem. ESPECIALLY if you are Yahoo stock holder. YOU OWN PART OF YAHOO. It is YOUR responsibility TO REPORT SO THE SYSTEM KNOWS AND IS TRIGGERED to "take at the trash" by removing the reported question, answer, or comment FROM THE DISPLAY, NOT THE DATABASE. The database is where those reported questions and answers are stored so that IF the violation is overturned because of successful appeal, the question or answer IS RESTORED right back to the place it was deleted from ON THE DISPLAY. IF you are stockholder, YES, it IS lousy way to run a business YOU OWN part of. "...Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society. Technology users need to be aware that not everyone has the same opportunities when it comes to technology. Working toward equal digital rights and supporting electronic access is the starting point of Digital Citizenship. Digital exclusion makes it difficult to grow as a society increasingly using these tools. Helping to provide and expand access to technology should be goal of all digital citizens. Users need to keep in mind that there are some that may have limited access, so other resources may need to be provided. To become productive citizens, we need to be committed to make sure that no one is denied digital access. 2. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods. Technology users need to understand that a large share of market economy is being done electronically. Legitimate and legal exchanges are occurring, but the buyer or seller needs to be aware of the issues associated with it. The mainstream availability of Internet purchases of toys, clothing, cars, food, etc. has become commonplace to many users. At the same time, an equal amount of goods and services which are in conflict with the laws or morals of some countries are surfacing (which might include activities such as illegal downloading, pornography, and gambling). Users need to learn about how to be effective consumers in a new digital economy. 3. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information. One of the significant changes within the digital revolution is a person’s ability to communicate with other people. In the 19th century, forms of communication were limited. In the 21st century, communication options have exploded to offer a wide variety of choices (e.g., e-mail, cellular phones, instant messaging). The expanding digital communication options have changed everything because people are able to keep in constant communication with anyone else. Now everyone has the opportunity to communicate and collaborate with anyone from anywhere and anytime. Unfortunately, many users have not been taught how to make appropriate decisions when faced with so many different digital communication options. 4. Digital Literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology. While schools have made great progress in the area of technology infusion, much remains to be done. A renewed focus must be made on what technologies must be taught as well as how it should be used. New technologies are finding their way into the work place that are not being used in schools (e.g., Videoconferencing, online sharing spaces such as wikis). In addition, workers in many different occupations need immediate information (just-in-time information). This process requires sophisticated searching and processing skills (i.e., information literacy). Learners must be taught how to learn in a digital society. In other words, learners must be taught to learn anything, anytime, anywhere. Business, military, and medicine are excellent examples of how technology is being used differently in the 21st century. As new technologies emerge, learners need to learn how to use that technology quickly and appropriately. Digital Citizenship involves educating people in a new way— these individuals need a high degree of information literacy skills. 5. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure. Technology users often see this area as one of the most pressing problems when dealing with Digital Citizenship. We recognize inappropriate behavior when we see it, but before people use technology they do not learn digital etiquette (i.e., appropriate conduct). Many people feel uncomfortable talking to others about their digital etiquette. Often rules and regulations are created or the technology is simply banned to stop inappropriate use. It is not enough to create rules and policy, we must teach everyone to become responsible digital citizens in this new society. 6. Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds Digital law deals with the ethics of technology within a society. Unethical use manifests itself in form of theft and/or crime. Ethical use manifests itself in the form of abiding by the laws of society. Users need to understand that stealing or causing damage to other people’s work, identity, or property online is a crime. There are certain rules of society that users need to be aware in a ethical society. These laws apply to anyone who works or plays online. Hacking into others information, downloading illegal music, plagiarizing, creating destructive worms, viruses or creating Trojan Horses, sending spam, or stealing anyone’s identify or property is unethical. 7. Digital Rights & Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world. Just as in the American Constitution where there is a Bill of Rights, there is a basic set of rights extended to every digital citizen. Digital citizens have the right to privacy, free speech, etc. Basic digital rights must be addressed, discussed, and understood in the digital world. With these rights also come responsibilities as well. Users must help define how the technology is to be used in an appropriate manner. In a digital society these two areas must work together for everyone to be productive. 8. Digital Health & Wellness: physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world. Eye safety, repetitive stress syndrome, and sound ergonomic practices are issues that need to be addressed in a new technological world. Beyond the physical issues are those of the psychological issues that are becoming more prevalent such as Internet addiction. Users need to be taught that there are inherent dangers of technology. Digital Citizenship includes a culture where technology users are taught how to protect themselves through education and training. 9. Digital Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety. In any society, there are individuals who steal, deface, or disrupt other people. The same is true for the digital community. It is not enough to trust other members in the community for our own safety. In our own homes, we put locks on our doors and fire alarms in our houses to provide some level of protection. The same must be true for the digital security. We need to have virus protection, backups of data, and surge control of our equipment. As responsible citizens, we must protect our information from outside forces that might cause disruption or harm. Respect, Educate and Protect (REPs) The concept of REPs is a way to explain as well as teach the themes of digital citizenship. Each area encompasses three topics which should be taught beginning at the kindergarten level. When teaching these ideas the top theme from each group would be taught as one REP. For example the first REP would be: Etiquette, Communication and Rights/Responsibilities. This would continue through REPs two and three. By doing this all students will have covered the topics and everyone would understand the basic ideas of digital citizenship. Respect Your Self/Respect Others..." http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html