What happened to the "comments" on Yahoo! news articles? I can't find a link to make comments as of Thursday,?

Question

What happened to the "comments" on Yahoo! news articles? I can't find a link to make comments as of Thursday,?

Answer 1

I have been trying since yesterday. I'm glad it isn't just my computer. Probably a glitch on yahoo...or they are blocking the comments because of too much drama. Either way it sucks!!!!!!

Answer 2

Yahoo got wise to all the dumbass responses people were making. I personally have accounted for thousands of Yahoo bashing stories. Why you ask? Because Yahoo stories are ridiculous. My goal is to match there ridiculousness with mine which is clearly superior to theirs. So, as being a scared, Yahoo has decided to remove all comments and claim defeat.

I win Yahoo!!!

Answer 3

I am always getting blocked by yahoo for comments they don't like. Speak your mind and prepare to be shut down. Free speech? Not here

Answer 4

The news feed Yahoo comments isn't coming to email Just something that won't lead to the article or comments.

Answer 5

I read all of these comments, even the ones the whackos like Ali and Thomas wrote. At least Ali and some others gave us some plausible explanations instead of useless Liberal, less than one dimensional thinking drivel.



My Answer is short and sweet. Its the New World Order, with obama at the helm. I agree.



I too remember when they did this last time and they did post a notice but this time I see nothing. If you suspect that it is a black out it would be a curious thing to see if MSN is doing the same thing.

Answer 6

Personally, I think it was the climate change denying oil industry troll hackers who were swamping the tornado thread with hate, fear, and other stupid distractions to stop talk about solutions such as this: "The Ford electric Transit Connect is for people who are interested in environmental sustainability but need a rugged work truck." It was the top story and looked bad for Yahoo. I've seen things like comments disappearing after they were up and time was elapsing, thumbs disappearing or being added all at once to hide a comment, and after reporting abuse, avatars and/or names changing right while I'm looking at it, etc. Thursday morning a poster named Mindy brought up climate change and a couple of trolls promptly attacked her personally:"I hate Mindy" said one, "Yeah Mindy sucks" said another. I've been attacked just like that but only when saying something big oil or the nuke industry don't like. And then buttons disappear from your screen making it impossible to post. Obviously the managing of public opinion is being done as part of an agenda. Is this partial shutdown a test to see how we're going to react and get us used to periodic shutdowns? Is this what total functional control by big brother looks like?

Answer 7

Having same problem. Ugg like reading and commenting before bed:(

Answer 8

The apparatchiks at Yahoo Pravda along with their new partners at ABC Peoples Daily decided the comments section was too skewed against their champion comrade Obama. So they did what all good members of the party press would do and silenced the opposition until the end of the election.

Long Live Comrade Obama and the Party!!!! We will now be led in a rousing chorus of the "Internationale"!

Answer 9

Thursday March 1 2012 - - 1155 pm EST



There are a few possibilities:

The most likely scenario - - Yahoo Comments are handled by a separate server. Lately they have been making upgrades to the related software used to process comments. Some of these upgrades are related to modifications in the software which enable Yahoo to monitor comments on the fly and detect predetermined undesirable comments such as those relating to our criminal, out of control government. Additionally modifications are being made to accommodate Barack Obama's new 'Truth Police' which he has discussed publicly and very recently. They want to prevent the posting of the Truth' because as obama has said " it threatens to prevent him from completing his mission " ( paraphrased )



Another possibility is that you have been blocked by Yahoo.



This problem began somewhere around 230 pm EST. This happened once before recently about three weeks ago and lasted for about five days. About a day after it began they posted a notation in red, though otherwise not very conspicuous, underneath the end of the article body just before where the Comment area can usually be found.



Another possibility is that this is a 'blackout' exercise, being part of a conditioning program to acclimate users to periodic web censoring and partial shutdowns. They like to do these things and then measure the public's reaction.



More than likely it's a combination. They're doing a blackout test while at the same time upgrading their servers and if your complain enough and write enough nasty comments about Michelle's Mega Booty then I guess we'll both get our ISP's blocked.

Answer 10

Yahoo News Comments closed because of vile trolls whose primary objective is to insult and denigrate.

Instead of offering up ignorant opinions about censoring "because of Obama is in an election year" or that Yahoo is a liberal outlet who did like what people were saying about the President--need to stop offering up their gut-felt opinions and try shooting for fact--a BIG PROBLEM in the USA. Offering up free speech is covered under the First Amendment--but a community forum owned by a private company has a responsibility --and a right---to create a chat atmosphere free from the usual Yahoo bigotry and hatred. Well behind the "from the behind" opinions offered why--here is a news article with a statement from yahoo management:



The Yahoo News Message Boards – a forum to discuss the articles on Yahoo News – have been closed today, seemingly due to trolls and other vocal users ruining the experience for everyone else. Yahoo News General Manager Neil Budde posted this message:



As they were set up, the Yahoo! News message boards allowed a small number of vocal users to dominate the discussion. In addition, related discussions from similar news articles were not easily linked. Over the next few months, we plan to offer new discussion forums based on topics in the news and incorporating the latest features to foster a better discussion for all of our readers.



Here’s betting that Yahoo News copies the voting systems of Slashdot and Digg, allowing users to rate contributions and flag offensive comments – this is the most reliable way to keep social systems under control, although it sometimes results in unpopular viewpoints being buried (even if they’re factually correct). In the meantime, however, it seems that hundreds of trolls have been made homeless overnight, and will need somewhere else to spew their venom. We invite them to join Mashable’s Insulting Comments Contest (aka the “Adopt a Troll Program”), where homeless trolls can find shelter this winter, and may even win $500.

Answer 11

It's probably a routine server maintenance or an upgrade. This has happened before. If you believe the answers given by Ali and Jack, then perhaps you can all get a group rate on a padded room somewhere. Even a search for a simple answer brings the anti-Obama trolls out from under their rocks. Truth Police? Michelle's booty? Grow up. At least Ali's grammar is passable, unlike those posters who say things like "Yahoo is loosing there minds". But alas, correct grammar in a hateful and arrogant post yields a grammatically correct amalgam of vitriolic nonsense.



Be patient. Yahoo comments will be back up before you know it, and you can get back to your slamming and spamming.