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Re: Yahoo Sucks
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 20 Jun 2003 04:34:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Max Maxwell wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Max Maxwell wrote:
> > > 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?
> >
> > 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.
Is that against their ToS? It sounds like you believe that it actually is.
> Then, it would be completely unfair and
> uncalled for, and violating my 1st Amendment rights.
What 1st amendment rights are you referring to in this context?
> But, they leave no way
> for me to resolve or appeal what they have done.
Is this in accordance with their documented process?
> So, my account and web pages
> (only 2, but still) are lost forever.
Lost forever? You have no backups on local storage?
> Does this change your view at all?
Yes, it does, actually.(1)
> It
> may be a free service, but removing my site is ridiculous for expressing that
> I like to use search engines other than Yahoo.
Is that against their ToS or isn't it? Your complaint here seems to be that on a
site paid for by them, they have a problem with you advertising their
competition? Is that the net?
I'm just curious, do you enter Megabloks models in LEGO model contests?
> The complaints I made about
> the ads seem to pale in comparison.
I agree.(2)
1 - Just not the way you might think.
2 - Just not for the reason you might think.
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| (...) No, I have read the ToS, twice, and I am sure it is not a violation. And I was sure the point of the internet was to connect all web pages anywhere in the world, and not to discourage doing so. (...) Freedom of speech. (...) What do I do? Go (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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