by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009

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Of these 12 questions of mine that were flagged, which were deservedly so?

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by Barcaluv on November 21st, 2009
Here's my opinion:

1. Mexican illegals: - Yes it was deserved, sarcasm was very hard to read in that one.
2. Teabaggers: - See above.
3-7. Foreign language Q's: - It may sound drastic to some, but I have to agree with the flaggings. It is ok to place words or phrases in another language but within context (for example, in the "Learning Languages" category) Them being completely in another language will merit a flag.
8. "Jameson": - Amusing Q. I wouldn't have flagged it.
9. Mecca: - What if... (I can understand it being flagged)
10. Deceased people: - Looks more like an answer than a question, this isn't "Jeopardy" ; )
11. Duplicate: - Just slightly different. Judgment call, I tend to agree.
12. Dorothy & Eric : Yes, it's nonsense, not even a clue in the category.
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- Thanks for the first straight answer.
  I hate to say this, but YA seems to have a greater tolerance for absurdist questions--insofar that I can slip some through.
  :-D
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- No problem.
  By the way the line between absurdism, and someone flagging it as nonsense is blurry alright. I'm no stranger to that as I've had several Q's of mine that fit the mold getting flagged, while others still remain out there.
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  by Barcaluv on November 21st, 2009
- Thanks.
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  What happened to the 3 points I gave you?
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- I see them.
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  by Barcaluv on November 21st, 2009
- Oh, there they are.
  :-D
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by rose1980 on November 21st, 2009
Wow, are you serious? 12 questions of yours were flagged? I have to check into this and see why. I'll be back shortly. +4
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- Thanks for the effort.
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by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
"Would Mexican illegals be more tolerable if they spoke English (instead of that hideous language of theirs), had fairer complexions, and weren't papists?"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1821988/?page=1&
I was being sarcastic at the bigots.

"Will any more teabaggers bring loaded guns to any other gatherings where Obama's at so they can re-sap the Tree of Liberty with the blood of its patriots and tyrants?"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1821967/date_desc
More sarcasm.

These questions seem to confirm that AB, unlike Yahoo! Answers, is a uniligual site.

دریک زبان غیرازانگلیسی ؟ Answerbag آن اجازه دادکه یک سوال در Is ( In فارسی )
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1712700

(en Esperanto) ĝi estas rajtis demandad en Answerbag en lingvo krom La angla?
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1712669

(auf Deutsch) Ist es erlaubt, eine Frage in Answerbag in einer anderen Sprache als Englisch stellen?
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1712667

(en français) Est-il permis de poser une question dans Answerbag dans une langue autre que l'anglais?
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1712666

(en español) ¿Está permitido hacer una pregunta en Answerbag en un idioma distinto del Inglés?
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1712665

" 'KHAMENEI UNLEASHES GESTAPO BASIJI THUGS ON PEACEFUL CROWD!!' What do you think Mr. Jameson?"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1579130
I placed this in the
Home » Categories » Hobbies » Comic books » Spider-Man
How would one take offence?

"What if I turned a pig's head towards Mecca, invoked the name of Allah, and then slit its throat?"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1579040
Seems that Yahoo! Answers was more tolerant of this one than YA
(check the links within)

"Neda Agha-Soltan, Marwa El-Sherbini, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Karl Malden, Arturo Gatti, Billy Mays, Steve McNair, David Carradine, Robert McNamara, Ed McMahon, and Martin Streek."
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1576803
It seems there were a lot of people dying that time and comments were implicitly illicited.

"What's the difference (besides the obvious) in conversational and educational questions? Are either prejudiced?"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1491013
There was a subtle difference in the question I asked, but a difference nonetheless.

How are Dorothy and Eric doing these days?
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1490903
Home » Categories » Health & Fitness » Aging
Again, if you check the links, you'll find more tolerance--and humour--at Yahoo! Answers.

Note I emailed AB about the first few removed questions, but a few months later, I got no response.
Even Yahoo! Answers gives an automated one.

As for my multilingual questions,
I asked this question, but with limited responses:
"Is Answerbag an "English only" site? (Even Yahoo! Answers has its variations)"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1712742

It seems that I jepardized a question by Captain Harley by answering it.
Should I refrain from answering anymore of his questions lest I jepardize them?
(sheesh)
"I expalined to a Muslim friend what my coffee was like and how I made it. He threatened to declare Jihad against it! Should I be afraid?"
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1807852/date_desc
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- Let it go, and go on with out looking back ever again. This nonsense is only causing you stress, my friend.
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  by rose1980 on November 21st, 2009
- What a fucking idiot.
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  by Anonymous on November 21st, 2009
- Callin' me an idiot skeeter?
  If so, on what basis?
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- Yahoo answers! Yahoo answers! Go to Yahoo answers!! Silly shit. Unless your question was about who is better, Yahoo or AB. But it was not.
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  by Anonymous on November 21st, 2009
- That's 'cause I'm not asking who is better
  --in my personal view it's AB.
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  I'm asking for a bit of claification, particularly when in a few examples, the generally more censorious YA actually in these uncommon circumstances, actually shows a bit more tolerance.
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  Btw, your insults are the type that I would more commonly find in YA.
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- Here's 2 more of mine that got flagged:
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  "Do you know where I can get a great deal on some Nike shoes?"
  http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1825045
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  "Unarianism, ligitious Scientologists, Kabbalah mysticism, or topless Raelians (such as the one in this video)?"
  http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1823455#add_answer_box
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  by Civic Cat on November 23rd, 2009
- Take them up with AB staff. They are the ones that are rejecting them not AB users. A user flagged them but can't reject them.
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  by Anonymous on November 23rd, 2009
- As mentioned, I sent an email, but I didn't even get a reply.
  Keep in mind, I'm far from angry about the situation, just perplexed.
  I might pursue the issue later.
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  by Civic Cat on November 23rd, 2009
- Send it through feedback. Might be quicker.
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  by Anonymous on November 23rd, 2009
- Oh. Hey. If you really want to get their attention put it in the blog. They will probably get rid of it real quick and think you're just a pain in the ass but it's worth a shot.
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  by Anonymous on November 23rd, 2009
- Thanks.
  :-D
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by Stepper on November 21st, 2009
I counted 10 that I would have flagged.

By the way, if you love Yahoo! answers so much, why are you here? Nobody is forcing you to post. As a matter of fact, it's junk like this that makes me avoid Yahoo! like the plague.
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- Thanks for the welcome.
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- I'm not being unwelcome Civic I have no stake in your leaving, nor a desire for you to do so...but for you to persist in participating in a forum that you do not like is to invite pessimism.
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  by Stepper on November 21st, 2009
- I like AB--and far better than YA.
  The purpose here is claification
  (I will be updating my profile in a while).
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- Ahh...MMkay. Keep in mind, the flags are: Duplicate, Nonsense, Spam/Offensive, and wrong category. "Offensive" is very subjective, and as such I rarely use it. But blatantly Anti-Semitic remarks are one of the few instances where I deem it warranted, (The exceptions being questions where the remarks are ambiguous enough that they may just be the result of a poorly written question, where they are essential to the literary nature of the question (satire for instance), or where they are essential to otherwise rational social or public commentary.
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  by Stepper on November 21st, 2009
- Nonsense is just that. If people can't understand it, it is non-nonsensical. Perhaps if there were more non-English speakers here I would feel differently. Also, while you may be a savant and actually do know English, Arabic, French, Spanish, AND German, I think it is far more likely that you are just spamming, and it's not hard to catch on to.
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  by Stepper on November 21st, 2009
- Just be nice...that's really what it comes down to. Most people on here really are quite reasonable, and those of us that are hate the trolls just as much as you probably do.
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  by Stepper on November 21st, 2009
- Thanks for your otherwise great participation :-)
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  by Stepper on November 21st, 2009
- I was thinking that by naming the language, in the language in parenthesis might help. Keep in mind that people might come across Answerbag from a search results from Yahoo! and Google.
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- Thank you for your help.
  :-D
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  by Civic Cat on November 21st, 2009
- yup! ;-)
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