How do I become a trusted reporter on yahoo answers?
Trusted reporting status is achieved by reporting - consistently and accurately - over an extended period of time. You will never KNOW that you have it, although you may SUSPECT that you do. If things you report drop instantly, and they are "fresh" postings, you probably have a fairly high TR - or you may simply be the final report that managed to tip the balance and remove it. You report any question or answer that obviously breaks the rules. If you want to risk your TR, you can report borderline offenses, but if you get overturned on appeal, your TR status will suffer as a result and you will have to work to re-establish it again. To be able to determine what is a valid violation to report, you need to learn and understand the rules. You can find them on the ABOUT link at the bottom left of the page. Just FYI, how long a person has been a member, how high their level is, how many questions they have answered - don't really effect the TR. If a person doesn't report things often, they have no basis for having earned "trust" in their reporting. So reporting is the major criteria for gaining trust in reporting.
So, I have a question about misuse of Yahoo! Answers?
A lot of people are reported maliciously because a certain user doesn't like them, or has them blocked. It's time this reporting nonsense was abolished.
Is it true that level 7 people move a question to the Yahoo Answers category because the category is a place where questions get deleted?
Sometimes yes, that is the intent of the mover..for true violations that is. However, it tends to annoy Y!A category regulars that P&S is dumping their trash on to them.
Who has the authority to delete a question here besides the asker?
Questions can be reported and deleted by other users based on the trust level of the reporter it can be just 1 person or more than one with a lesser trust rating. We all have the authority to report violations depending on our reporting history some may be deleted and some may not. Questions are deleted by a software program that weighs the trust status of the reporter, the person being reported and if it meets the criteria questions are removed and a notice sent to the person reported. 10 Points are lost when that happens but the one reported can appeal and if they win the appeal their points are returned but if they lose the appeal they lose another 10 Points. Of course the Answers Team and Customer care can remove any questions. From Yahoo, Community Moderation. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/answers/commun... At Yahoo Answers, we rely on the honor system to reward and empower reliable Yahoo Answers contributors. Community members who consistently and accurately report abusive questions and answers have more influence than others. By the same token, users who report content incorrectly will lose trust. So the level of influence any member of the Yahoo Answers Community has varies constantly dependent on their actions. If one or more trusted members of the Community report the same question or answer, it will be removed.