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June 16, 2005 at 11:12 am #18753SashaaMember
Does anyone have any info on this.
Is there any official word from Yahoo as to why they are not available?Thanks
June 16, 2005 at 12:49 pm #124433miGsMemberSashaa wrote:Does anyone have any info on this.
Is there any official word from Yahoo as to why they are not available?Thanks
From Yahoo Chat
“The ability to publish user-created chat rooms in the public Yahoo! Chat directory is currently unavailable. We are working on improvements to this service to enhance the user experience and compliance with our Terms of Service”.. that is the latest from yahoo..;)
June 16, 2005 at 12:59 pm #124442Eagle_KiwiMemberGreat stuff there, Migs 🙂
I never visit the Chat Rooms, but thought I’d make a rare foray there just to see for myself.
Seems to me there are currently no “User Rooms” EXCEPT plenty in the very last category: Voice Chat.
A lot mention “sex”, some “Tehran”, and many show as something like “AAAAAAA AA AAAA”.Seems rather odd… but is that the same as you guys see ?
June 16, 2005 at 1:05 pm #124413detn8rParticipantUsually rooms which have “AAAA” or “?????” are rooms with Asian or Arabic text. I noticed this for about two weeks now. It is a bit annoying, I can imagine but it may clean up some of the garbage under age sex rooms pedophiles create.
June 16, 2005 at 1:08 pm #124434miGsMemberEagle_Kiwi wrote:Great stuff there, Migs 🙂I never visit the Chat Rooms, but thought I’d make a rare foray there just to see for myself.
Seems to me there are currently no “User Rooms” EXCEPT plenty in the very last category: Voice Chat.
A lot mention “sex”, some “Tehran”, and many show as something like “AAAAAAA AA AAAA”.Seems rather odd… but is that the same as you guys see ?
Yup, same thing with me…
its really odd why only in this category where the User Room showed up..June 16, 2005 at 3:05 pm #124429jc457MemberThanks all had same problem but now have a explanation.
June 16, 2005 at 9:01 pm #124443Johnny LMemberSashaa wrote:Does anyone have any info on this.
Is there any official word from Yahoo as to why they are not available?Thanks
I found an article about Yahoo losing advertising dollars when companies discovered their ads were appearing along with the pedo created chat rooms in the teen and other areas. It was located at ynot.com. they were also sued for $10 million for supporting child porno but this is probably a nuisance suit more than anything else. State Farm also removed all advertising from Yahoo sites. Its really all about the $$$$ and not protection of minors, although I’m not sure they need all that much protection in chat rooms from adults. From what I’ve seen in checking out what my own kids were into, I think they need protection from their oversexed peers.
June 17, 2005 at 5:47 pm #124430jc457MemberCan anyone give me a idea when user rooms will work again. Thanks
June 17, 2005 at 8:02 pm #124414NettiMemberJC457 – That is just not possible to answer that question. Whenever yahoo fixes them, they will be back. As with the rest of the world, we wait on yahoo. lol
Sorry wish there was a better answer, but truly there isn’t
June 20, 2005 at 6:28 am #124431jc457MemberOk Thanks
June 20, 2005 at 1:54 pm #124424DermotParticipantUser rooms are not “gone”
Just the way yahoo publishs them to the roomlist server is.
if you remember the name exactly of the user room you frequented…
type /join ROOMNAME
Yahoo! are working on a filter to filter how the rooms are published on the list on the roomlist to not look as seedy as before.
from what i hear this should be fixed by friday.
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June 20, 2005 at 3:25 pm #124444WendiMemberI also saw the article on ynot.com. I use the yahoo user rooms quite frequently and while they can still be made they just cannot be listed.The apparent issue here is that the sponsership of yahoo user rooms has been pulled due to user rooms being created in adult user rooms that are to lure young children.We can thank the pedophiles for that one.I myself was in an adult user room one day and 3 times during the timeI was in there young kids came in trying to get on peoples cams.I also viewed a cam in which there were 2 naked women and one naked man sitting in front of the cam view with a small child, the male was strokin himself. This was immediately reported to yahoo by several people.I realize that in other countries this might be acceptable behavior but come on now the whole world is viewing you.I also have seen an article blaming perverted-justice for these problems. Well if you have gone to perverted-justice.com and seen the conversations that these pedophiles have had with what they thought were young children people would understand why groups like perverted-justice exist. Maybe they need to change the way they handle some things but I having kids of my own am glad to see such groups exist to protect our children. I do feel that parents are to blame as well. Lots of parents allow children to play on the computers and don’t pay attention to what their kids are up to. Wake up parents we are just as responsible for these things. Children do not belong in adult chatrooms , thats why they are listed under adult. They have their own and I truly believe that for both groups of people yahoo should come up with some way to prove age to protect us all.
June 20, 2005 at 4:16 pm #124432jc457MemberThanks for the information
June 21, 2005 at 2:37 am #124438Liquid ExplosionMemberDermot wrote:User rooms are not “gone”Just the way yahoo publishs them to the roomlist server is.
if you remember the name exactly of the user room you frequented…
type /join ROOMNAME
Yahoo! are working on a filter to filter how the rooms are published on the list on the roomlist to not look as seedy as before.
from what i hear this should be fixed by friday.
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Where exactly did you hear this?
June 21, 2005 at 3:21 am #124435miGsMemberyeah i heard everything will be back by thursday or friday..
BUT IT IS NOT OFFICIAL!!!
I heard this from another site i also visit frequently. 😀
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