Why did Yahoo Answers delete these answers?

It is not a wise use of your time to try to infer logic or consistency to the deletion of reported answers.

The only logic applicable to the 8+years old computer program which runs YA is: "trusted member," e.g. a sockpuppet, reports it => it is vaporized and -after a certain point- chances of restoration are virtually nil.

My most recent vaporization (am not bothering to appeal) was:

Question: Is man made global warming real?

Deleted Answer: Lin Lyons has the easiest and most valid answer.

Violation Reason: Misuse of the question and answer format

*Technically*, you did not answer the question that was asked. Most likely your answer was reported as a non-answer.

Whether, by explaining what X does not do, you adequately illustrated what X DOES, depends on what X is and the context -- for example, if X is being compared to Y and Y's properties are known, explaining what X does not do as compared to Y would be a logical way to answer. But it's impossible to say whether that's the case without knowing the context.

The likely reason you lost the appeals is that Customer Care agents have a very literal understanding of English, and tend to deny appeals (if they respond at all) in which any sort of 'clever' wording is used. Anything that's not absolutely straightforward is usually not restored.

Pegminer, I have read many of your excellent answers.

I don't have the full context of the one in question,

but they should have allowed it to evolve.

The best answer to any question results from

Caring self correcting feedback between those

contributors who remain focused on the task of

growing the best possible answer regardless of

how simple, complex, or poorly worded any question

might be initially. Exuberant Care while remaining

focused on the PROCESS of answering THE question

should transcend adherence of Yahoo Answers community

guidelines, but how does one do science in a junkyard?

Do not allow your language to drop to their level.

Don't let them drag you down buddy. At times, it's lonely

being a scientist, At other times the solitude, being alone

with the universe, is a wonderful thing.

It reminds me of the following song upon which I cast my

own positive poetic interpretation.

They don't understand. Perhaps they never will.

Pegminer, your peers do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk

First of all, Yahoo absolutely had nothing to do with the deletion of your answers. The community of users did this. It's their familiarity of the rules that caused them to easily spot violations in your answers and reported them.

Second, you failed to properly answer other users' questions that resulted in the deletion of your answers. This is the misuse of the Q&A format violation you incurred twice. If you've bothered to read the Community Guidelines, the rules clearly stipulated there always must be an attempt to answer questions asked by other users; you failed to do so in both cases.

If you're not able to answer a question, then it would be wise to just skip and move onto another one where you can easily answer it. This important piece of advice should help you keep out of trouble in the long run.

You didn't answer the question that was asked.

Here's your logic, flawed as it is ~~

Imagine if someone asked "What two colors make pink"

Instead of replying, "Red and white mixed together make pink", you would answer, " It's easier to tell you how not to make pink. Blue and green do not make pink."

You need to answer the exact question that was asked, not give some "run-around" non-answer.

You can appeal, although IMO its not really worth it, its only YA. The asker could have reported you as well. Sometimes there just is no reason.

Yahoo Answers did not delete your question. Another user, a self-appointed Site Police, who has been on here long enough to obtain "trusted user" status, reported=deleted your answers. They don't need any reason to do this other than your answers violated their personal interpretation of "the rules." Then they proceeded to stalk your other Q&A in order to find more things to report...which in itself is a bit of a violation of "the rules."