DrB

No notice. No violation. No reason given. Has this happened to others on the board? Does anyone know why, or is this just some random event?

Our answer board is dominated by answerers who appear to know the absolute truth on politics, religion, the war, and many of our societal matters—often backed by ad hominum attacks like "the holder of such and such an opinion is an idiot". How did we get this way? Is it media bias, or the bias of our educators? Is it a matter of the perspective of age and/or education? Have we somehow lost the social dedication that our WWII citizens had? Is it the fall of general religious belief and the rise of MTV narcissism? Is it an extension of our legal system where the truth doesn't really matter but only the best or most unassailable argument that counts? What happened to the idea that there is at least a kernal of truth in any professed opinion? We ask questions, and if not leaving them for the the voters to decide, often select the answer that matches our preconception, so the question was not really a question. I don't know the answer to this and am interested in hearing your opinions

Will I still get points if my answer is chosen as best answer in a tie breaker even though off my watch list?

Should I delete them from my watch list?

I've read the descriptions of the different levels on Yahoo Ask. I pushed to level 3. Why go to level 4 beyond competition with my friends?