I decided to delete my Yahoo! account today, rather than on July 15, as previously noted.
It appears everyone has pretty much switched over to my new gmail address (at least, the non-spammers have made the switch), and in all honesty, I see no more reason to stick around on Yahoo!.
Well, that’s not entirely true. [...]
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Yahoo! Account Deleted; But I Do Miss Its News Aggregation
Goodbye To Yahoo! Answers: It’s Best We Part
Yahoo! suspended my Answers account today, for reasons they did not disclose but of which I am fairly certain.
I made the mistake a few weeks back of calling out a sock puppeteer via e-mail, after about a month of his using his puppets to vote down my answers and vote up his. I noted that [...]
What’s Wrong With Yahoo! Answers, Part 2: The Biggest Cock Must Rule The Roost
Previously, I discussed how many of Yahoo! Answers’ problems are endemic to its design. In other words, the problems it faces are, in large part, due to how it is designed and who uses it.
In this entry, I want to discuss the problems with moderation; specifically, how Community Moderation isn’t working, and why real-time human [...]
What’s Wrong With Yahoo! Answers, Part 1: Boards Will Be Boards
A significant number of potentially helpful n00bs come to Yahoo! Answers every day, and most are gone within a few weeks, if not a few days.
Almost universally, they wage the same complaints as they leave, which are generally valid:
The questions are stupid / can be easily answered with a search engine query
Many answerers have no [...]
Other People Don’t Need To Lose In Order For You To Win: An Essay On The Fallacies Of Gridiron Greats, Part 1
On his radio show today, Jim Rome interviewed former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Jerry Kramer, whose “Gridiron Greats” initiative means to help retired NFL players who face financial and medical problems.
Kramer is a legend for a reason. He’s also a great interview and, from what I can tell, a very sincere, very charitable [...]
