posted on November 30, 2000 11:11:35 PM
What's the deal with "demerits" and this neighborhood watch thing? It seems that auctions can get pulled on just one neighborhood watch complaint. Does that mean if I complain about someone's auction they'll look at it and pull it? Or is it like eBay where they have some people who get special access? For all I know it could be a competitor doing the complaining. And what's the deal with demerits? Feels like military school.
posted on December 1, 2000 04:44:16 AM
demerits????
The last I heard it took 3 nieghborhood watches from different ID's to even trigger a response at Yahoo. and I haven't heard the word "demerit" used since high school, let alone in conjuntion with Y! auctions. If anyone has updated info please post...
ploughman, I have to say that your thread title almost gave me a heart attack. Please don't scare us like that again! The nieghborhood watch program is a whole different animal than "vero" is.
posted on December 1, 2000 05:00:10 AM
I think that after three NW complaints, a real person at Yahoo will review the auction. After one NW, I don't think you can resubmit the auction, but I'm not sure about that part.
posted on December 1, 2000 11:37:40 AM
If I remember correctly, it takes 3 NW to get a bot e-mail, "Customer Care" looks at it and makes a decision on the 4th....but it only takes 1 e-mail.
posted on December 1, 2000 09:34:06 PM
I was under the impression, from reading the NW description, that "enough people" (I think that's the language) had to complain to get it red-flagged, but apparently in some cases they define that to be just one, which seems disturbing.
The form letters generated indeed look canned; it looks like there's one for the auction closure with the total NW complaints (1) and an additional "administrative notice" to warn about the broad category that was complained about (Don't post spam, violate the TOS, etc. or we'll suspend your account and turn you in to the authorities).
I see they also have a "copyright agent" and a process to complain to him if that's the issue, but if he's the one doing the axing, you wouldn't think they'd generate generic NW notices through that process. And unless I'm missing something, the only thing you can read under the NW is the total by category of complaints (the same thing as in the e-mail).
It doesn't seem like a very transparent process. I have to assume that some entities have an inside track to getting auctions killed, like VEROs on eBay, if only one can do it. The opportunities for abuse otherwise are very high.
posted on December 14, 2000 07:57:56 PM
Well, the VERO is definetly on Yahoo!. I've had 4 auctions and my acount cancelled because of this. Had written Microsoft and was to get an answer from them c/o Yahoo but now because they terminated the account can not do so unless I write them again and wait another week.
Have had OEM software listed w/a hard drive and they were cancelled. Have also had regular MS Software only to have that cancelled.
Their censorship is getting way out of hand for the small person. Not only Microsoft but especially Yahoo!.
