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Can you put the reasons for rejecting a comment into the message?

It's really annoying to get a "rejected" message without explaining why.

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  • Nelly A. Donovan commented  ·   ·  Report

    My comment on "Former Eighties ‘It Girl’ Cornelia Guest to Write Memoir" violates the community guidelines and has been rejected. I cannot figure out WHY saying I am sorry for his loss its a violation of Yahoo news. It is ridiculous. This is my reply: Sad news for the family. Rest in Peace. Thomas Kingston's wife Lady Gabriella Kingston, was daughter of Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent. Kent was Queen Elizabeth II first cousin through their fathers, King George VI. Just giving historical info on who is the celebrity that died. I am sick of Yahoo news. I can't find who can tell me why my comment was rejected.

  • doug 1 commented  ·   ·  Report

    something not so general would be good, be specific, also an appeal means nothing if you never get a reply with an answer. If yahoo can print a word I can read, it should also be allowed in comments!

  • Mark Richards commented  ·   ·  Report

    to everyone that is messaging about yahoo/yahoo news. I have a solution we need to to them that has been done Anheiser Busch, Target and the list gets bigger and bigger switch to a media that is for both sides of the isle. its easy switch you has the power!!!

  • James R Madden commented  ·   ·  Report

    AI is, in my opinion, improperly applying Community Standards

    I received the following email:

    From: Yahoo no-reply@openweb.com
    To: "jrmaddog@yahoo.com" jrmaddog@yahoo.com
    Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 01:48:26 PM CDT
    Subject: Your appeal on Yahoo has been rejected

    Your appeal on Emboldened shoppers threaten Target workers over Pride Month items was reviewed and rejected
    We've reviewed your appeal and determined your comment is indeed in violation of our community standards. Your appeal was therefore rejected.
    Learn More
    You're getting this email because you signed up for comment rejection notifications on Yahoo, if you don't wish to receive these notifications anymore, please Opt out
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    THIS WAS MY COMMENT:

    "It took me a bit to understand you were not addressing the celebration of mentally ill military men and women of which there are many. In fact, one in five adults in the U.S. live with a serious mental illness. But ...
    "Deborah wrote "Not when it means pandering to the mentally ill ..." If you refer to differing gender/sexual orientation, your opinion is not supported by medical science. Bullying and denigration can lead to mental illness for anyone."

    I would appreciate an explanation as to why my Comment does not comply with community standards. Otherwise, I will not understand how to comply with the community standards in the future.

    Regards,
    James R. Madden

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  • Sydney Rabb commented  ·   ·  Report

    EVERY comment/post I have ever made has been "BLOCKED" within the last few hours - over 2.8K posts/comments.
    NO email or notice I did anything wrong, just an outright shadow ban.
    How do I dispute this and get my posts/comments restored ?

  • Edgar Jakubowski commented  ·   ·  Report

    For a last few days all my comments are automatically rejected. I do not understand why. Everything what I was writing was supported by my honest and deep knowledge of each topic. Including most historical events since the WWII. If some world politicians are very unhappy reading my comments then it is their business to make improvements. They have an access to change rules, not me. I am writing a total and bared truth.

  • Michael Mayo commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, yahoo rejected one of my comments "Bold move, Cotton" ridiculous

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have reviewed the Community Guidelines many times this week. When a comment is rejected You can click on "Why?" It takes you to the complete set of Community Guidelines which are general in nature. You don't get a specific reason or any help in trying to figure out what you did wrong. Guidelines is a misnomer. They amount to vague and arbitrary rules to be subjectively and selectively enforced. A completely demeaning comment that ends with ", boy." gets by but my thanking a 100 year old woman for making her views known to a local school board and for her young husband's ultimate sacrifice in WWII for our freedoms and democracy gets rejected. Yahoo, you need to tell people specifically why a comment is being rejected, give suggestions on how to make it acceptable, and warn people if they are on the verge of being blocked and if it is just for the one article or permanently blocked. I think that I have been permanently blocked but have never gotten a message to that effect.

  • Joseph Cerato commented  ·   ·  Report

    I just received the dreaded "Your comment was rejected." notice, and I'm "slightly" confused. Precisely "Why?" I'm asking after having reviewed the applicable "Terms" & "Guidelines." I'm asking, "What did I overlook or misunderstand?" My "style" is to ask "leading" questions that invite a well-constructed & thoughtful answer that will clarify the user's comment & (hopefully) broaden the conversation for all. I offer constructive critique at times that usually includes an encouragement to be a more valued participant in the Forum. Have I lingered too long in one thread or posted too many times in a given period? Is the immediate review conducted by a flesh & blood Moderator or an AI Robo-mod that is still learning?

  • Caleb Grunfeld commented  ·   ·  Report

    I truly wonder as to who is making these decisions. They must think 99% of the public is made up of extremely thin skinned people. Maybe a parser bot or some such is tweaked too sharply.

  • Al Allen commented  ·   ·  Report

    I tried to comment on this page, https://www.yahoo.com/news/end-us-lawmakers-aren-t-150000886.html

    First time I got the "Comment Rejected for not being in compliance with Yahoo guidelines with no exact reason.

    Second time tried to change it to be in compliance, with no exact reason.

    Third time tried to change it to be in compliance, rejected with no exact reason.

    Forth time tried to change it to be in compliance, with no exact reason.

    Then without any advance warning, Yahoo says "Unfortunately, you are unable to take part in this conversation right now as your comments have been blocked too many times."

    How is a poster supposed to know how many times when Yahoo has no way to tell you at the time?

    I clicked on "Learn More" https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/guidelines/index.html

    No where on this page does it mention being blocked for making too many rejected posts. No where. Clearly Yahoo doesn't have an answer. Not visible, hidden from public view.

    Clearly Yahoo is having problems from bringing back comments. Listen to the complaints and fix your problems.

    Thank you.

  • Al Allen commented  ·   ·  Report

    I tried replying to a post with this wording - DoT Airline Customer Service Dashboard.

    My post was rejected saying it doesn't align with Yahoo guidelines.

    How is anyone supposed to know exactly what is not in compliance if Yahoo doesn't even know? Doesn't mark the offending text in red before the post is made? No chance to change it to be in compliance.

    Yahoo needs to show exactly what it thinks is wrong with a post to be credible. Refusing to be exact reflects poorly on Yahoo.

    Thank you.

  • Jim M LaIuppa commented  ·   ·  Report

    I posted a comment about Russian incompetence on the battlefield and it got rejected. I rephrased it several times (was it the word "incompetent"? "Russian"? No clue.) It rejected several rewordings and then I got blocked from replying. Can you make your reasons for rejection more specific, maybe even highlight the supposedly offensive wording? I'm completely baffled sometimes as to why everyday, non-offensive comments are being rejected.

  • Mack Twain commented  ·   ·  Report

    My account is now "shadow banned". My comments keep getting deleted. All I tried to do was post a headline from a yahoo story in a stock forum and it kept saying it didn't like the comment. After a few tries of taking stuff out it shadow banned me. Ridiculous

  • Robert commented  ·   ·  Report

    If a comment is rejected, can there be a link to dispute the rejection? This will go a long way to improving the AI and where can the list of banned words be found so that they can be avoided? I would also suggest a "Did we get this wrong?" button to submit the post to a real human for review and perhaps with a feedback from the mod.

  • John McInnis commented  ·   ·  Report

    this has been an issue for a long time
    the arbitrary rejection based on the whim of the childish censor is very annoying
    most of the people experiencing this posted something a childish censor disagrees with
    the censor then stalks their victim randomly rejecting posts, if the reason for the rejection the random rejections would cease because the rejection is not for a violation it is for the childish censors abuse of power

  • Tim Harkins commented  ·   ·  Report

    I tried to post a comment using dated media facts concerning an aircraft carrier & yahoo says it is being held for review because it might violate policy?

  • c r commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yahoo NEVER allows me to post any comment. I can post love to the world and they will still reject my comment.

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