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Yahoo! Canada Answers Community Guidelines

Yahoo! Canada Answers is an online community in which participants ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics. Like any other community, we have a core set of principles that must be followed by all members. You are welcome to ask for clarification on acceptable behaviour in our forum.

Violating the Community Guidelines may result in the termination of your Answers account without warning. In extreme cases, violations may result in the termination of your Yahoo! ID, and consequently, access to all other Yahoo! services.

For safety reasons, children under the age of 13 are not permitted to ask or answer questions on Yahoo! Answers.

• Share what you know.

  Chances are, someone could benefit from your knowledge, opinions or personal experiences. Sharing what you know is one of many ways you can make a positive contribution to the community. Read more

• Be courteous.

  Remember, we're a diverse community of people with diverse opinions. Everyone wants to be treated with respect, and showing respect to others makes the community better for all members. Read more

• Be a good citizen.

  When you see a great question or answer, give it a star or thumbs-up. If you see abuse, report it. We're committed to doing our best to stop abuse on Answers, and, with your help, we can make a difference. Read more

• Cite your sources.

  We encourage members to use online resources in answering questions. Just be sure to cite your sources and give credit where it is due. Read more

• Ask clearly.

  Keep your questions succinct and descriptive, and check your spelling and grammar - it helps people find your questions, and you'll also get better answers. Read more

• Categorize correctly.

  Categorise your question in the appropriate category - you will receive better and more relevant answers. Read more

• Venting, ranting or using hate speech

  Yahoo! Answers isn't a soapbox to vent personal frustrations or rant about issues. We are a community of people with diverse beliefs, opinions, and backgrounds, so please be respectful and keep hateful and incendiary comments off Yahoo! Answers. Read more >

• Chatting or otherwise violating the question-and-answer format.

  Don't use Yahoo! Answers as a soapbox to vent your frustrations, rant, or otherwise violate the question and answer format. If you prefer to have discussions or chat with others, please use one of Yahoo!'s other community services, such as Yahoo! Groups or Yahoo! Messenger Chat Rooms. Read more

• Being mean or obscene

  Because kids as young as 13 may participate in Yahoo! Answers, sexually explicit and vulgar language and images are not welcome on the site. Also not welcome are belligerence, insults, slurs and generally objectionable speech. If you wouldn't say it in public, don't post it on Answers. Read more

• Exploiting the community

  Yahoo! Answers is a place to gain knowledge, not customers, page views, or dates. If you have years of experience in something, have a special hobby, own your own business, or if you are a knowledge partner, it's OK to accompany a good, on-topic answer with a link to your website, blog, or email to offer more information. However, it is not OK to post links that are unrelated to the topic or are clearly meant only to solicit others for personal and financial gain. Also prohibited are solicitations like "Will you add me as a contact?" or propositioning people. Read more

• Cheating

  Our points system is meant to reward the community members for sharing questions and answers, so creating multiple accounts or posting content for the sole purpose of gaining points or soliciting others for points is not permitted. Posting filler answers to a question in an effort to be first to answer, or copying and pasting other members' answers, are also forms of cheating. Read more >

• Violating the law

  Members of Yahoo! Answers are not above the law, so don't post anything that violates the laws of your country, state, province, or city. Don't try to trick people into sharing their personal information, steal anything (like copyright or trademark material), or break into places you shouldn't be. Don't threaten, harass, impersonate, or hurt others, and don't invade other people's privacy. Read more

• Behaving maliciously

  Don't post links to sites that contain viruses or malicious programs or that interfere with the operation of Yahoo! Answers. Read more

• Misusing Answers

  Don't create multiple accounts to troll or otherwise violate these guidelines or the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Don't post things that are incomprehensible or in the wrong language, and don't post the same question over and over again. The community depends on you to report abuse and rate questions and answers, so using product features such as report abuse and ratings to target others is not allowed. Read more

• Doing harm

  Be responsible and don’t misrepresent yourself, claim false credentials or expertise or give advice in a way that might cause someone harm. Don’t incite or advocate violence or harmful practices. Read more

USING ANSWERS SAFELY

Age restriction

Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to ask or answer questions on Yahoo! Answers nor establish communication with other Yahoo! Answers users. To learn more about using Yahoo! Answers safely, please visit http://help.yahoo.com/l/ca/yahoo/answers/safety/.

We reserve the right to revise these guidelines at any time and without notice.