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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Max Maxwell wrote:
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Does anyone else out there hate Yahoo, especially Geocities? Their ads are
relentless, customer service is non-existant, and replies to complaint and
help emails are useless and written from a template! Does anyone
agree/disagree with me, or am I alone on this subject?
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I disagree. I do not hate Yahoo. I admire them.
Customer support costs money, and it costs a LOT of money to do well. That
they can give you any at all for a free to you service, for an advertiser
supported service, and still make money is nothing short of miraculous, and
therefore admirable.
But I suspect you are not alone in complaining about something that’s free
(except for the time you spend reading ads).
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If you care, just today Yahoo deleted my e-mail and Geocities account and web
page, for no apparant reason. They claim I have violated their TOS, but I am
certain I have not. Unless they refer to the fact that on my links page, I have
placed links to numerous other search engines other than Yahoo, or companies
that do not sponsor Yahoo. Then, it would be completely unfair and uncalled for,
and violating my 1st Amendment rights. But, they leave no way for me to resolve
or appeal what they have done. So, my account and web pages (only 2, but still)
are lost forever. Does this change your view at all? It may be a free service,
but removing my site is ridiculous for expressing that I like to use search
engines other than Yahoo. The complaints I made about the ads seem to pale in
comparison.
Max
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| (...) Is that against their ToS? It sounds like you believe that it actually is. (...) What 1st amendment rights are you referring to in this context? (...) Is this in accordance with their documented process? (...) Lost forever? You have no backups (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No it wouldn't. The US government, and all lesser related governments (states, counties, cities, townships, etc.) are restricted from making laws that prohibit free speech on public property. No such restrictions are made for private/corporate (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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