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Why aren't my answers appearing alongside everyone elses answers?
I write a decent answer, no expletives, no rants or chat, I dont think that I have exceeded any limit on the number that you can answer, but when I ask friends to look at a question, my answers are not there.
I haven't had any warnings etc either.
However, when I check my answers profile, my answer is logged, and I have accrued 2 points so I cant be suspended.
Any ideas?
I now think that for some reason, my IP address has been blocked or blacklisted for some reason.
If I edit a question using my modem, it remains blocked from general view.
If I use the wifi hotspot on my mobile phone to edit a question or answer that is currently blocked, or to write another question, it immediately becomes visible to others.
Why would that be?
1 Answer
- 1 month agoFavourite answer
Because some troll out there has reported you.
You may have done nothing.
They might have found your answer to be too intelligent or against their stupid, puerile beliefs, so they report you.
Get too many reports and YA does things like impose sanctions on you.
Unjustified?
Probably but that is how this site works these days.
I can't think of any other reason for it.
Maybe someone else can...