#@$% Yahoo
Mar. 15th, 2007 10:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafSo. Just letting everyone know that Yahoo customer service never got back to me with an indvidual response to my problem. And it's been about two weeks. And I've read on a user forum that sometimes they just delete accounts with no warning or explanation; and once they're deleted, there is no way to get them back. So I'm assuming that's what happened to me. And it pisses me off to think of all the time I've spent organizing my mail folders, making sure I knew where everything was. I had a shitload of useful stuff in there. I just can't get my mind around the notion of it all having been wiped clean off the face of the earth. "Not fair" doesn't even begin to cover it.:(
On the other hand, I used to complain about having to spend a large portion of every evening sorting through my email. So there. Now the problem is utterly non-existant. I get NO email. No need to go through 50-100 messages daily, 95% of which I would delete anyway. It does feel kinda lonely... but since all the mailing lists I was a member of were Yahoo!Groups, I'm assuming I would have to create a new Yahoo ID in order to sign up for them again. And I'm really not sure about that. I don't WANT a new Yahoo ID. I liked the old one well enough. It's not my fault it has suddenly become non-existent. Besides, I really, really hate Yahoo right now. I don't want ANYTHING to do with them anymore. Luckily for me, the two Yahoo groups I actually cared about - L_A_S and Adult_Viggo - both have corresponding LJ communities. So I guess I'm just gonna keep watching those. I'm possibly missing out on some fun stuff this way, staying out of the loop etc.; but what does it really matter after a few years' worth of personal correspondence/saved fiction/interesting links and other treasures went down the drain?... Not much, I guess. *shrug*
Not that I suppose I would be really missed on the mailing lists; I was basically a lurker anyway. Just saying this here in case anyone who cares enough to read my LJ - and happens to be a member of the same Yahoo groups - should wonder why I'm gone. I just feel like Yahoo kicked me out on my ass, and I'm not gonna ask them nicely to take me back. Call me childish if you please, but I feel offended, and want to wallow in it for the time being. If I ever change my mind, I'll let you folks know.
That's it for tonight. *yawns and nods off*
On the other hand, I used to complain about having to spend a large portion of every evening sorting through my email. So there. Now the problem is utterly non-existant. I get NO email. No need to go through 50-100 messages daily, 95% of which I would delete anyway. It does feel kinda lonely... but since all the mailing lists I was a member of were Yahoo!Groups, I'm assuming I would have to create a new Yahoo ID in order to sign up for them again. And I'm really not sure about that. I don't WANT a new Yahoo ID. I liked the old one well enough. It's not my fault it has suddenly become non-existent. Besides, I really, really hate Yahoo right now. I don't want ANYTHING to do with them anymore. Luckily for me, the two Yahoo groups I actually cared about - L_A_S and Adult_Viggo - both have corresponding LJ communities. So I guess I'm just gonna keep watching those. I'm possibly missing out on some fun stuff this way, staying out of the loop etc.; but what does it really matter after a few years' worth of personal correspondence/saved fiction/interesting links and other treasures went down the drain?... Not much, I guess. *shrug*
Not that I suppose I would be really missed on the mailing lists; I was basically a lurker anyway. Just saying this here in case anyone who cares enough to read my LJ - and happens to be a member of the same Yahoo groups - should wonder why I'm gone. I just feel like Yahoo kicked me out on my ass, and I'm not gonna ask them nicely to take me back. Call me childish if you please, but I feel offended, and want to wallow in it for the time being. If I ever change my mind, I'll let you folks know.
That's it for tonight. *yawns and nods off*
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Date: 2007-03-16 04:07 pm (UTC)I went around and around with Yahoo a year or so ago. I wanted to change my ID, but keep the email addy. They said no way. I understand them being a huge outfit and having to deal with millions of names, IDs, etc. But their way of dealing with a problem is to delete it. I guess it's easier to add new accounts than to fix old ones.
I do a lot of lurking too, and am way too introverted, so being on groups makes me feel less alone. Right now I'm transitioning to LJ and am liking it quite a bit. Maybe that would work for you too.
I still don't understand why they 'wiped' you in the first place, LOL, I guess you don't either. Oh, well.
(hugs)
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Date: 2007-03-18 01:13 am (UTC)But, as it turns out, my account was probably not deleted. Not yet, anyway. It seems the problem is of a different nature. Not that it helps much at the moment. *goes to make a post about it*
Thanks for your kind words, anyway. *hugs back*
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Date: 2007-03-21 07:31 am (UTC)Adult Viggo on Yahoo is so backed up/stopped that they opened the same group up on google now. so far we're getting much more smooth, consistent service - though it has only been several days.
http://groups.google.com/group/Adult_Viggo?hl=en
i'm pretty sure this is correct: you don't have to use google email to be in a google group, just like with yahoo, though i do, and i really like it, as do many people i know. hope you come join us again...