Was my question really deleted for violating rules or was it censorship?
914057
According to the Yahoo blog, this has happened. Some bad person just reported it & they had to delete it for the time being. They are working on ways to stop it and have apologised to those it has happened to. I think this has become a little more popular than they thought. Anyway, \nstay patient & if you didn't do anything wrong do not let someone else's narrow opinion upset you!
544225
"well, I think [THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN DELETED BY YAHOO FOR CONTAINING UNHEALTHY INFORMATION. THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE HERE. MOVE ALONG] and that is my expert view on censorship.
948036
Probably the woman you complained about filed a violation on you. There is a lot of pettiness on this site. I can't make sense of the community guidelines. It doesn't seem to matter if the question or answer violates guidelines or not. There seems to be a knee jerk response to anyone filing a violation. It can be for anything. Six months ago a question or answer had to be blatantly offensive. Not so anymore. People just seem to look for reasons to file abuse. It is why many people have left the site. Yahoo has gone too far to one side. I feel your frustration.
205966
Yahoo likes to delete questions that have anything to do with sex, or answers that have anything to do with sex.\n\nSo that being said, there's a good chance this might be deleted as well because of me.\n\nSorry about that.
727736
I have no idea why some fairly innocent questions are singled out for immediate removal, and yet some of the most godawful racist spew is allowed to remain. \n\nFor example, this is allowed to remain:\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvmRPel_FqWQyGHqUnaxVXnsy6IX?qid=20061125162054AAvyLsw\n\nBut your question was removed. It seems like some kind of bizarre double standard. . .makes me wonder where the monitors are coming from, literally and metaphorically.
163518
Not all questions are removed by Yahoo! Answers Support; many of them are removed by the questioners themselves.\n\nSome people remove their own questions either because a) they screwed them up and don't want them posted anymore or b) they have received a satisfactory answer and don't want the question to stay available.
1050842
Wow, great question but it sounds like Adult Content to me and I don't want any of those weasel Puritans flagging me again... Wish I could help, but Yahoo is going full bore with this censorship thing. And here I thought it was just the poor Chi-Coms that got censored by them...  Contact me and I'd be more than happy to discuss it away from prying Puritan eyes...
1039059
I didn't see it on the guidelines anywhere. We could gang up on someone and see if they get theres removed. LOL. I just wish people would keep their minds more open and not take the questions (or answers) so seriously. I laugh my ass off reading some of the answers and wish I had responded that way. Would give me a vote for the good....
71866
Well, your word was censored (thanks Yahoo!), but th eanswer is probably "yes".  So long as everyone involved is kosher with it.
1173845
Anyone else notice that the "asker" of this question was suspended?\n\nUse your heads people before asking a question like that!
447074
Are *** kidding **?  They ****** me all the ****!  It is Getting to the ***** that I ***** even understand my own *******!  This is ****!  Please help **!  Please!  \n\nSeriously though, I have noticed that they are getting a little bit better at censoring "bad" questions like you mentioned.  When ever I see one, I report it by clicking on the little "Abuse" thingie.  It is really upsetting to me to see some of these questions.  I suppose the only thing we can do for now, is report them.  I am with you on this one girl~  *hugs*
88648
I could see if you were being vulger or using a lot of profanity, just for the fact that there are some very young people who use this site, however, the question that you had on here that was censored was not of any distaste. It was certainly retarded, and it had no relevence to anything, but it was not something that needed to be censored. We live in a country that was at one time "Free". It has now become so politically correct you cant say or do anything without offending someone.
510416
Review the question, I think a part of it got cut during posting!!
176945
Similar thing happened to me because some people's sensibilities just wont stand for that kind of a question.  I'm as open minded as the next guy and would never report anything like that.  But when someone does, for whatever reason, I suppose Yahoo are obliged to do something about it.  If you haven't been banned or your account deleted then don't worry too much about it.
949864
You are breaking yahoo guidelines by giving your e mail addy and inviting personal contact, you may want to think about removing the question before its deleted.
784061
You are right.  ANYTIME that an anti post any question, it's removed, no matter how legitimate.  The pros whine and cry, using the report button when there are no violations.  That's why I say whatever I want now.  I don't try to be nice or PC.  They are going to report me anyway so why bother?
214461
Yes, my account was temporarily suspended because of some people who could not refute my answers with truth, so they attempted to silence me by claiming abuse. I contacted Yahoo Corporate Offices, my account was re-instated and now they are more careful about frivilous complaints of abuse. A forum such as this has a responsibility to encourage free speech.