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Yahoo Silences Unwanted Suggestions

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Yahoo Silences Unwanted Suggestions

Last week, Yahoo launched a new “Suggestions” feature that incorporates Digg-like community voting elements. Instead of news items, however, users sample the suggestions that have been submitted regarding Yahoo’s services and vote on which ones they would like to see implemented the most.

Yahoo Silences Unwanted SuggestionsYahoo seems to have difficulty accepting criticism of its own services.

In a post last week, David Dalka decided to bring up some issues with Yahoo Mail on the company’s suggestion website. The topic quickly began tallying supporting votes, until it mysteriously disappeared, that is.

Dalka talks about the course of events on his forum if the posts that highlight real problems are just going to be removed?

It’s like buying a shiny new gun to take on the competition, and subsequently shooting yourself in the foot with it.



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