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Violation of community guidelines?

My objection to this deletion. This question was asked a few days ago in the Reptile section of the Pets category: ______________________________________… "At the Reptile Super Show I want to bring my Cannon. What setting should I put it on to take pics of the.....?" ______________________________________… In reply to this question I posted the following: ______________________________________… "As I have just posted to a similar question, I do not like the idea of these shows. I am a contractor in the exhibition & event industry and as such I know how inappropriate it is to take reptiles to these events. They are subjected to all manner of hazards and at great risk of cross infection. I am pleased to say that such events do not take place here in the UK since the tightening of the Animal Act in 2007. I have gone into great detail on how these events pose a significant risk to animals on a number of forums and have had support from and given support to the Tortoise Trust and Tortoise Protection Group to try to convince UK reptile keepers not to attend the Terraristika show in Hamm, Germany, or any other such event. The organisers of these events are always dubious about photographers, believing they may be from the press on a mission to expose the unsuitable and often inhumane conditions in which these animals are kept, the way they are treated and the unnecessary extreme stress they are subjected to throughout the show. The organisers reluctance to allow photography is really an admission of their knowledge of these inhumane conditions suffered by the animals for the sake of profit. In my opinion, as an event contractor and tortoise owner, these events should be outlawed." ______________________________________… I object to the deletion of this post. This was not, in my opinion, a violation the Community Guidelines, it was an opinion based on knowledge of the events industry, from the fact that I am a contractor in that industry with over 25 years experience, knowledge of reptiles, gained as a keeper of Tortoises and factual reports from a recognised organisation, active in the protection, care and welfare of tortoises, both wild and captive. The point of my post was to try to bring awareness to those whom I would not expect to be aware, of the hazards these events pose to the animals taken to them for sale to the public. Those who visit these events have no idea of what goes on during the build-up and break-down of the show, or what goes on behind the scenes during the show. After this debate on another forum ( http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/s… ) I, using the screen name "Pies", concluded that far too many so called 'pet owners' were in fact little more than 'collectors', who seemed to be treating animals as you might treat a stamp collection. Deletion of this post is tantamount to suppression of free speech and opinion.

Public Comments

1. It was a rant therefore a violation of community guidelines. Have a nice day.
2. Although I can sympathise with the opinions you expressed, here's my analysis of what happened: 1) Your ANSWER didn't address the QUESTION about settings for the Cannon. 2) Using the opportunity to express your personal feelings about these shows, would be classified as "ranting" according to the Community Guidelines quoted below. "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."
3. it seems there are many trolls in the pets section, to me your post was innocuous and not a violation. You should be appealing not posting it here. Go below. Just follow the prompts. http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers/first_appeal.html;_ylt=AqSixcLqgNB6qjbOqvw87AVs5SN4?from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.answers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D20090927213232AAg7HxB
4. You had two different violations. The first is simple - you did not answer the question that was asked (Cannon settings). That alone would get your answer removed. Second, you gave a speech about your beliefs where it is clear that is the point of your post. That is defined as a rant on YA and also a violation of the rules.