Is ALL FAIR in Yahoo.....and war?
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Yahoo in China operates according to Chinese law. China's government set requirements for Yahoo to operate and Yahoo's options were either comply with the requirements, or not offer any service whatsoever.\n\nYahoo in the US operates according to US law. The French government had a problem with something posted on an AMERICAN Yahoo site. So Yahoo told the French that it has no jurisdiction over American servers. And BTW, the US Court told Yahoo that the US wasn't getting involved. So, Yahoo still faces the fines in France, if the French want to try and collect.\n\nAs to the guy whose site was shut down, we don't have all the facts. But Yahoo has a right to enforce their own internal policies.
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no its not taking away your freedom of speech.  you synopsis of is correct and people should stop whining!  you have no fundemental right to be on yahoo!  its a business that can kick you off if you dont follow the terms it sets out that you agree to when you sign up.
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Friend - Liberal here, and pacifist.  Though much of war is ugly and sad, yes, good does come of wars.  There are the thousand little good things that happen every day...friendships made, some one lost is found, a child smiles...and the greater good, such as the end of the reign of Hitler...and yes, even of Saddam.  I am also a pragmatic liberal pacifist who realizes there will be wars as long as man lives on earth to wage them, just as there always has been.  Whether the good outweighs the bad, I cannot say.  Ask me when my son is safely home from Iraq for the last time...and do not be so quick to predict what a liberal will say.  Grace and Peace
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That's an excellent and thought-provoking question (and I liked your commentary, as well). In fairness, I think the YA team are pretty well aware of what's working and not working, and they're doubtless tweaking and/or contemplating tweaking the site all the time. But it's obviously helpful to put together a thoughtful question or comment, as you have here, to add to the discussion.\n\nIn answer to your primary question, I personally think it should be a bit of both: positive interaction and striving for quality in the Q&A. I see nothing wrong with healthy debate and polite exchanges (and no, I do not view this as "chat" and "noise" as some sticklers seem to do). However, I can also see the need for quality control in terms of the acceptability of questions and answers. \n\nI suppose if I were on the YA team my attitude would be as follows: When I see members leaving comments for each other that are clearly relevant to the Q&A exchange they're participating in, I would definitely leave it be. There is no harm in civil dialogue and I think we need to accept the human element here. We're all individuals, all human, so we have different ways of expressing ourselves -- but we do feel the need to do just that: express ourselves. We're not automotons, we're flesh and blood. So as long as it's not like literal chat (i.e., "Hey TommyBoy, are you coming to my party?" or "What's your email address, SuzieQ? You're hot!") but rather an exchange of comments that are germane to the ongoing "conversation" that is in fact the Q&A, I see zero problem with that. \n\nOtherwise, quality control should be more about determining what is and isn't a legitimate question. "Am I cute?" is obviously not. But I think "What would you consider to be attractive in a woman?" is a legitimate question. See the difference? The dificulty comes in the fact that there are so many questions being submitted every second (it seems) of every day. I imagine any efforts at quality control must be nightmarishly taxing on those who have to do it. So I think it's nice if we all try to be responsible with our submissions to make their jobs easier. \n\nMea culpa: I haven't done that every time, myself, and I'm anything but proud of that fact (extreme provocation notwithstanding). But I've apologized to those who deserved to receive an apology and I've pledged to stay on the straight and narrow for the remainder of my time here (how ever long that is). Consider me properly chastened.\n\nNow, if I could only learn to answer questions more concisely... ;)
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Whats going on with all of you in yahoo.
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isn't it France yahoo???
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it should be, but i suppose yahoo thinks society still hasnt accepted gays and lesbians so they threw it in that category
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CENSORSHIP IS A BITCH. thanks yahoo for "allowing" freedom of speech!
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It wouldn't be unethical. It just not what yahoo intends. see google answers. it serves a different audience and need
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Not in my opinion - the number of blatantly racist, anti-Islamic comments that are allowed on Yahoo Answers would clearly suggest that Yahoo operates a very open, tolerant policy.
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Civil ? Chat ? you do know you'r on yahoo dont you !
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togetherweserved.com, but I must warn you...if you’re not highly decorated and war injured, you better be careful what you say over there...on  postings and threads, or they'll eat you alive. Best to be as anonymous as possible if you’re not mainstream (pro-war) you might get unwanted company. S/F
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This is a matter of opinion.  I am a fairly diverse guy and have found Yahoo serves me well.\n\nThe page allows me a nearly unlimited number of choices.  For example I have World News, Some silly news items, A local news source, my home town news (3000 miles away), up to date information on firearms, two sites with diabetic information, weather, local road conditions, well you get the idea.  And all items are kept current by magic or Yahoo or someone who does a real fine job.\n\nYou are free to tailor the page to suit your own needs and desires.  \n\nGood luck on your search.
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Were you generalizing about one side or the other? Sometimes people pose questions that are phrased like this: "all liberals" or "all neo-cons", etc. If the question had an inflammatory tone or appeared to mock the other "side" then Yahoo probably deemed that it was offensive.
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You're not alone. I think we've all answered the life altering question "Is my Avatar HOT" out of boredom a time or two. I do think that the all out blitz to pile up points has gotten way out of hand. What purpose can be served with being able to say you have 10, 15, 30 & 50,000+ points other than to boost a fragile ego? Granted, some of the Q&As these people have are quite good, but they seem to have built a leagion of followers who hail them as a prophet based on their points total when in fact they pad that total with unlimited rates and votes points. The whole idea was to help, inform and have a little fun, not build an empire based on points for self-gratification, but I suppose that is the competitive nature of the beast. Getting voted as Best Answer and a few Thumbs Up, I will admitt, dose make me feel good knowing that someone appreciated what I had to say but it's not an all consuming mission. It has almost gotten to the point where Yahoo! has lost control of what started out as a good idea and I'm not sure how they can get it back.
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I find it to be wrong of Yahoo!... The Feds are always looking for ways to invade our lives. Just tax the hell out of us. Stay off our Yahoo...\nIn all honesty I think Yahoo! shrugged it off as no big deal, which I'm sure it was. I doubt there were a hundred million searches for anything that affects National Security...
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No their is no problem with yahoo.