Answerbank ed! Whats happening!!!

[Potatoman]

From the look of the Suggestions thread, q&a's are being banned for no reason, email links are not working etc... Whats happened to the answerbank!? Its not what it used to be. Lets have a reason why these bans happen so we know for next time.

[cheyenne]

It seems to me Answerbank is in a bit of a Pickle at the moment.When it first started they asked themselfs the first 100 odd questions and answered them to.Its real people and their answers and questions they cant handle?Also whenever there is a crisis,Usernames etc,Very Few people on this site stick up or defend those who's names have been abused!! Notably Those from another well known site Who use the opprtunity to Head hunt!! If we all stuck together on important issues Perhaps these Would be resolved a lot Quicker.

[Didwot]

This is a question I posted that was Banned.
This question is banned

Dear AB Editor.
Please could you be kind enough to explain what your remit is, and what editing policy you follow.
I ask this kindly in the hope that, by knowing what you are able to do, or not do, when you do it and so on, users of this site will be able to understand your powers and limitations, and then not get so concerned when you do not respond, edit, or take heed of issues that are important to them. eg: changing of user names: abusive comment; impersonation of other users, and so on.
Written more in sorrow than in anger, by a former contributor, and occasional reader of the site, who despairs at some of the recent items that have appeared

[paula.e]

Valid points Potatoman ,Cheyenne and Didwot.             I get the feeling some users only intention is to ruin Answerbank I can only imagine that the original founders of Answerbank would feel very sad as to what has happened to Answerbank .I wonder if this is why wraith felt he had to leave? I visit Answerbank a lot less now but glad to see that AB users are still a witty lot. Also have noticed that someone has been pressing the report buttons for no reason. 

[graemer]

Paula how does one know that the report button has been activated?

[Lindy Loo]

I used to use AB a lot, but due to commitments,  visits here far less frequent  than I'd like. But one of the other reasons I don't visit so often is the bickering etc amonst some of the users. This used to be such a friendly site, with good quality Q's & A's.

Now the tone has deteriorated, many of the regulars have disappeared, names copied etc.

Cheynee re you remarks about defending users who's names have been abused.... it is sometimes very difficult to know who is having their name abused because there are so many similar names these days, and members who are 'veterans' of the site, choose not to get drawn into the bickering that goes on, which I think shows great restraint and maturity.

[SteveD]

graemer, I think that, once a question has been reported, the "Report this question" button disappears and the only possibilities you are left with are "Subscribe to question" and "Post an answer".

[Artemis]

cheyenne You are right on your first two points. Quizmonster was an original. The second point has been answered by Lindy Loo. Your third point about a site headhunting. Which site is that then? I've never seen any other site do that in my three years here.

[cheyenne]

Linny loo,I dont blame you for sticking up for your mates on answerbook I would do the same.Who's Artemis?

[Louis XIV]

Artemis will divulge her identity as and when she sees fit. Don't hold your breath!

[smudge]

Ditto Lindy Loo!

[cheyenne]

Whos louis XIV.lol.

[Louis XIV]

Let me just open my one eye and I'll look in the mirror.

[palfreyman18]

Lindy Loo - Isn't it times like this when you realise you want the old Ed back? The old Ed used to have the AB all under control but now its just becoming a bit corrupted so i agree with what your'e saying about what the AB was then and what it is now.

[AB Editor]

Dear Users

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If it is abusive,profane or sexually explicit.
If it has no relevence to the Question and Answer nature of the site.
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