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Under each answer, there is a red link that says [report abuse]. Simply click this link, and it will ask you what you would like to report. It will generate an email to alert an admin a problem may be present.

If you believe the question you asked is appropriateplease e-mail GoodQuestion @ WikiAnswers.com (no spaces) with theexact question you asked and why you believe it isacceptable. Inappropriate Subject Matter on WikiAnswers Any question that is asking for answers that contains any of thefollowing: . Questions providing personal information . Items for sale or wanted to buy, using the website as an onlinemarket place. . Questions designed to promote plagiarism, as in cut-and-pastePenn Foster exam . Lists or examples of curse or swear words . Questions of a sexual nature that are truly offensive (checkfor categories) . Questions designed to be inflammatory, with little or noinformational value. . Questions about how to join a gang or other criminalorganization. . Questions asking for usernames, passwords or accounts on anyinternet community website. . Questions asking for master passwords to a computer. We have noway of knowing if the computer was stolen, you are trying to breakinto one, or if it is actually yours. . Questions pertaining to any illegal activity. Illegal Drug Questions Questions asking street value of illegal drugs are acceptable onsite. Questions about how to obtain or use drugs are not allowed. Asking for Online Account Usernames and Passwords If you are asking about an online game try asking people how theygot that item or how they got to that level instead of just askingfor their item or account. In the case of email you can sign up foran email with various online email services so why would you needanother person's email password? Finally asking for passwords forservers and admin accounts on websites is considered an attempt athacking which is a federal offense.

Inappropriate Subject Matter (Non-English Language Version) . Asking for and giving answers that contain: . unlawful or illegal information, like how to break into vehicles or for codes that are meant to be purchased, or how to get someone else's password. . information that can be harmful , like how to make a bomb or how to kill someone. . personal information about celebrities , including where they live, mailing addresses, etc. . pornographic information , such as where to find naked photos or links to pornographic websites . personal information , such as someone's address, phone number, or email address. . These are some examples. If you are in doubt if your question or answer is inappropriate, please ask a supervisor! . Contenido inapropiado en WikiAnswers . Preguntando o dando respuestas que contienen: . información ilegal, como entrar en un vehículo que no es suyo, combinaciones que deben ser compradas, o como encontrar la contraseña de alguna persona. . información que hace daño, como hacer una bomba o como matar a alguien. . información personal de personas famosas, donde viven, la dirección, el teléfono, etc. . información pornográfica, donde se encuentran fotos de personas desnudas o sitios pornográficos en el internet. . información personal, la dirección, el teléfono, la dirección email de alguien. . Estos son ejemplos de malas preguntas. Si no está seguro si su pregunta o respuesta es inapropiada, por favor pregúntele a un supervisor.. Hindi Naangkop na Paksa sa Wiki.Answers . Sa mga tanong at pagbibigay ng sagot na nagtataglay ng: . mga impormasyong labag sa labas at di-makatarungan , tulad ng pakikialam sa sasakyan ng iba o sa madaling salita pagnanakaw at kodigo na bibilhin o pag-alam sa password ng sinuman. . impormasyong maaring magdulot ng kapahamakan, tulad ng paano ang paggawa ng bomba o paano ang pumatay. . impormasyong personal tungkol sa kilalang tao, tulad ng kung saan sila nakatira. . impormasyong may kinalaman sa pornograpiya, tulad ng lugar o websites sa computer kung saan makakakuha ng mga hubad na larawan . anumang impormasyong nauukol sa isang tao, gaya ng tirahan , telepono o email address . Ang mga ito ay mga halimbawa. Kung di-tiyak sa kaangkupan ng mga tanong o sagot, maaring sumangguni sa inyong tagamasid o supervisor.. Demander ou répondre à des questions contenant : . des informations illégales, telles que comment forcer la portière d'une voiture, comment obtenir des codes devant être achetés, comment obtenir les mots de passe d'un autre individu. . des informations pouvant causer du mal, telles que comment fabriquer une bombe ou tuer quelqu'un. . les informations personnelles d'individus célèbres, incluant l'endroit où ils vivent, leur adresse postale, etc. . des informations reliées à du contenu pornographique, telles qu'où trouver des photos de nus ou fournir des liens vers des sites pornographiques. . des informations personnelles, telles que l'adresse, le numéro de téléphone ou l'adresse courriel d'un individu. . Ces points représentent quelques exemples. Si vous n'êtes pas certain si votre question ou réponse est inappropriée, vous êtes priés de vous renseigner à un superviseur.. Note to supervisors: This is a catch-all question. Neither it nor its alternate wordings should be removed. See related questions for more info about catch-all questions..

Tell one of your supervisors who it was and say that they gave you an inappropriate response. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/WikiFAQs:The_WikiAnswers_Super_Team You can also click on the 'Report abuse' link (in red) above the question

Inapropriate answers are given by users who just want to mess up the site and ruin WikiAnswer's reputation. That is why Vandal Patrol and Supervisors are always on the look out to eliminate these vandals, or "perpetrators". It's just because users think it is fun to write down inappropriate content, and Supervisors and Vandal Patrol Units are always on the look out. Since WikiAnswers is a wiki, where anyone can have imput, people think it is funny to mess up answers, when it is not.

There is a complete list of WikiAnswers guidelines in the Help Center: * Community Guidelines* Dispute Resolution* Community Etiquette* Religion & Spirituality Guidelines* Cyberbullying* Privacy Policy * Terms of Use * Plagiarism Policy* What spammers and vandals need to knowView the full list and different guidelines pages here: http://wiki.answers.com/help/help_center

WikiAnswers doesn't 'block' inappropriate questions, but rather stores them so no one can answer an inappropriate question that has already been asked. It is called a 'Catch-All', and it stores all of the inappropriate questions so when a user types in an inappropriate question that has already been asked and merged into that Catch-All, they will get an answer telling them that inappropriate questions are not allowed on WikiAnswers. In a way, WikiAnswers does 'block' inappropriate questions.

Here are some examples of inappropriate behavior on the site that will be not tolerated: . Cursing and inappropriate language . Making fun of a user on his/her message board . Inappropriate questions and answers . Cyberbullying

Please keep in mind that WikiAnswers is a wiki Q&A, and as such, anyone can edit answers, questions, alternates, and whatnot (Guests can only answer questions/edit answers to questions.). There are several reasons why people would write inappropriate answers, most of them being vandalism. However, Supers and non-Supers alike are working hard to warn and rid of vandals, as well to clean up the site.

Well, if it is a rude question you can simpley go to the little button on the top right hand screen. Its called [Improve]. You can change the question etc. Click on the link "Edit Alternates" on the left hand side of the browser pane. This will show up all available alternate wordings for a question. You can select the incorrect question that has been merged with the current question and then click Split. This will separate the selected question as a separate question and remove it from the list of alternates from the current question. Note: If you are not sure about what you are merging/splitting pls take the help of a senior member of the community or that category supervisor before doing so.

To report inappropriate usernames, you have two alternate choices. One way is to click on the link below to go to the Community Forum in the 'Report Vandalism and Abuse' section. Create a new topic and that is where you can report inappropriate usernames on WikiAnswers. The other method is to just post a message on a Community Assistant's message board with the link to an inappropriately named user.

A question you are watching may have been trashed into that question. You can fix this by deleting "What is inappropriate subject matter for WikiAnswers" off the question list at the bottom of http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:watchlist&magic=yes This bug will be fixed in the coming months

Only questions that are potentially harmful (e.g. contain a full name of a non-celebrity, telephone number etc.) or are very unlikely to be asked again (such a repeatedly using SPAM words in the question title) are deleted. Questions that are inappropriate for the site but may be asked again are placed into a Catch-All Category. For more information on the Catch-All Categories, please see the Related Question below "What are the Catch-all categories on WikiAnswers?"

There are two ways to flag a question on WikiAnswers. You can click on the report abuse button below the question or you can click on "flag" in the blue toolbar at the left of the screen. This will bring up a box that lets you select why you are flagging the question or answer.

Supervisors can trash inappropriate questions to a catch-allcategory that houses inappropriate questions that are hidden andout of view of normal users on the site.

Subject matter is what an art work has been created about. For example if you were to have a painting of a cow, then the subject matter is a cow.

They are not. The only group that think in such a manner arereligious fanatics who refuse to accept any other point of view

What is "inappropriate" depends entirely on who you are and what your ideas of propriety are. If you are a complete moron, you might think that the line "in fair Verona where we lay our scene" is inappropriate because it uses the word "lay". Yes, the prologue does refer twice to the fact that Romeo and Juliet die in the play. If you think that it is inappropriate to acknowledge that people die, then I think you are in serious denial about the truth about what it means to be human.

This answer depends very much on who you ask. Some people think artneeds to be contreversial, the more people find it inappropriatethe better. What is inappropriate can also depend very much on theaudience, college classrooms woudl be able to discuss morecontreversial subject matter than elementary school classes.

Pornography. If you are submitting a photograph to a publication or a website, check their submission policy as they may restrict certain photographs, such as nudes.