Yahoo's "Values" [UPDATED]

it's not as easy as you appear to suggest or think. ever been blacklisted before by a company or workplace? when they hold all the cards, outsiders see just a complaining whiner while the truth goes much deeper.

you could try sending a complaint for me... thank you for offering. it would be interesting to see what the response is. i would expect some combination of:

1. Blame: he broke the rules. Our rules are stated in our Terms Of Use agreement (then you can compare my story to their terms of service, remembering that prior to dave sewell's involvement, my account had been REVIEWED BY STAFF and MARKED AS SAFE. The second account was deleted within a DAY. It's content was straight from my original account and was moderated so that it would not be seen unless a person turned off "Safe Search" which is ON by DEFAULT for EVERY user.)

2. Excuse: we don't talk about our users as a matter of privacy (which is crap; they don't talk to ME about MY account).

3. Avoidance: no response at all.

The link i clicked on to complain about abuse WAS a yahoo link and it just dumped me at flickr, where i've sent many a complaint to which i've received ZERO responses. i wouldn't be making all of this public if it were just a little misunderstanding and frustration. Money exchanged. A service was paid for. They terminated that service under dubious claims (instigated by dave sewell's uninvited harassment) and no money was returned. They still owe me up until June 2008, FROM September 7 2007.

i'm beyond frustrated. i've reported them to the BBB in attempt to at least get my payment refunded, but it goes way deeper than just the money.

Show me a place to complain to Yahoo management about Flickr staff. THAT would be something new. i have sent complaints to PR @ yahoo and had no response. i've sent messages directly to Stewart Butterfield with no response. i've posted an open letter (like others have done) in the forums and found it deleted within 10 minutes and myself BLOCKED from the forums.

 This is a perfect example of how a faceless corporate entity can get away with whatever behavior it wants because it makes up the rules and changes them as needed, when needed, to accomplish whatever they see fits their personal agendas.

Please do see my other flickr stories. visit my blog (though i have lost all restraint on my blog, so be prepared for unprofessional ranting with profanity and excessive emotional outlet). Get the WHOLE story. i invite everyone to get the WHOLE STORY.