I know they can come here and ask stuff and find homework info, but also, They are being  bombarded with a lot of adult Stuff. What do you think?
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I don't think that minors should be ban from using yahoo answers because it is a place that kids can go to ask questions when they don't feel they can ask their parents, or someone else, or if they are unsure of their parents answers. Plus, there is no REAL way to tell the true age of the person on the other end of the computer! Anyone can lie and say they are 18. It is better to let them feel free to tell their age so MOST people will take note of the age of the person they are responding to or getting answers from. What we really need is for PARENTS to watch what their kids are doing on the internet. A child should not be free to run the net however they want! It's a dangerous world out there, and children need guidence. Maybe if they come on here asking questions some adults here can help them where their parents MIGHT not. And answers are posted so it's pretty safe, if anyone is trying to do anything to a child it would be reported imediatly!
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I couldn't agree with you more.  I mean, have you seen some of the screen names Yahoo allows the members to have?  That alone is enough to ban my kids from this and I haven't even started on some of the questions that get posted.  And who cares about being able to report something as abuse.  In a matter of seconds, inappropriate questions have already had their effect on kids probably on the site just looking for homework help.  Horrible.  Yahoo needs to install a language monitor so if a question has certain words, it is reviewed before it is posted.
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There are children that surf this site.  "Adult content" means anything that you would not want your 8 year-old reading.
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agree.. there should be a seperate section for the adult questions. I mean hey.. yahoo has allowed ADULT profiles.. why not an adult section???
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I can see your argument but if you look at some of the questions teenages and sometimes younger ask and then read some of the answers that their peers give it's scarey.\n\nWe might have forgotten but when we were teenages we all thought we knew everything and in reality we knew very little. If there are youngsters asking questions it's got to be better to have some adults giving sensible factual answers than the ill informed answers others youngsters will give them.\n\nI like the idea of an adult only area where if youngsters or christians choose to go they couldn't complain about the topics of discussion or language used there. But would it deteriorate into a somewhat sleazy area much as the adult groups area has, which by the way Yahoo would love to remove completely? Which also brings up the problem of responsibility - Yahoo wouldn't want it because some holier than thou pillock would want to regulate it. \n\nGood idea though.
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Yes! Great idea. Then I could ask all of my naughty questions without getting in trouble.\n\nBut there is really no way to enforce it. You know if the kids saw a section for adults only, it would be the first place they went.
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Spoiling the concept.\n\nThem and all the other posters with their "I don't know" and "thanx 4 da points".\n\nIt could have been a useful knowledge exchange with some chat, instead it's a site to which my children's access must be monitored - at least.\n\nPerhaps it will improve with time and better policing.  Perhaps another division, where only those accounts not guilty of profanity and futility might post.  I'd be willing to sacrifice the loss of their input!
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I personally think it's a good thing that people are asking questions. Reguardless of age. You dont know who is asking these questions. Not many families talk to their children about sex. Kids go out there and try and learn from the tv or whatever. Its people that aren't educated about sex that are out there spreading diseases. The more knowledge someone has on a topic the better off they are. Knowledge is power folks. Whatever questions you have, if I have something to offer I will give my best and honest answer I can. I think that's the reason for a site of this nature.
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I agree. This should be like a living encyclopedia, where people contribute their knowledge, but it isn't. There are a whole load of questions that should not be allowed. Here are some types that I have been daft enought to answer within the last week:-\n1 Too lazy to do own homework e.g. "Visit a Maxican community and write your observation? why do like this community?"\n2. Jokes e.g. "Clairvoyants: I would like to send you a cheque for £1,000. Could you please mail your name and address to me?"\n3. Too lazy to do an internet search e.g. "Does anyone know anything about Christine De Pisan?"\n4. Impossible to know e.g. "How many people own alarm clocks in the U.S.?"\n5. Inadequate detail e.g. "Is there an underground tunnel at excelsior high school?"\n6. Feedback grumbles e.g. "Thanks for the answer on Irish Clubs!! I am english - my husband is irish thankyou.We socialise with ALL!!?"\n7. Useless trivia e.g. "What is the correct Ibo/Igbo translation of, 'Throw him'?"\n8. Self-publicism e.g. Does anyone know who jonathon c mclachlan is?\n\nSometimes a member of the Answers Team bothers to read some of the postings. I just hope that one of them reads this, and comes up with a suggestion for improving Yahoo! Answers.
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mostly kids under 18 here (the digital generation). you can just tell by their responses and questions on different things.
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I agree that the whole category of Education & Reference is being misused by many students. You can easily tell that the question is directly from their homework (they even include the question number!). I'm happy to help them get started with some questions, but will not do all the work for them. I also refuse to answer if they ask multiple questions--either in the same question, or several different questions. And I do worry about the future of the next generation since obviously so many of them aren't reading their assignments before trying to finish the homework. In my day, asking someone to do your homework for you was considered cheating--a serious offense that got you a failing grade in the class.
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be careful with the little ones on this site dirty male 27 has just set up camp there known as conspiracy alert just thought the heads up on where he is at the moment might help try explaining in brief about this person and what he may be trying to do maybe i don't know kids these days are so strong minded though it's hard to pull them away once they dig there heels in
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Sounds to me like someone's trying to get total strangers to do their high school homework for them instead of doing it themselves.
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that is wierd!  they prolly look all the stuff up and sit on their computer for hours upon end!
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i would hope that the easy access to sites such as Y! Answers might actually stimulate the teachers out there to start formulating homework questions that actually require some thought and critical reasoning skills, as well as actual comprehension of the concept, rather than just rote regurgitation of answers.
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If there's such concern, why don't they just set up an "adult" section of Answers - complete with an over 18 only message - that can be easily blocked by parents who don't want their kids exposed to certain material?
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No, adults should be able to view whatever they want.  As for children, we should ask what their parents are doing while the children are viewing adult material.