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Yahoo Changes User Profiles, To Massive Outrage

Posted by kdawson on from the why'd-you-go-and-do-that dept.

Wiseleo writes "Yahoo decided to massively screw up their entire userbase by changing all user profiles to blank. No warning, no automated way to get data back, and other unwanted changes. The blog has such choice quotes as 'We know this has been a rough transition for some of you and, and are committed to helping you use, understand, and (hopefully) enjoy your new profile,' and, 'We also know lots of you worked hard on your old profiles and want your data. If you feel like you're missing data, we've saved a copy of your old profile (and alias) and our Customer Care team can retrieve this information. You won't, however, be able to revert back to your old profile format, but you will be able to get any data that you think is missing. To do this, please go here to contact Customer Care.' There were 850 comments posted, all negative, on the first day. There are hundreds more today. There is even more outrage on the Yahoo Messenger blog."

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  1. Let's move on now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can we get Facebook and MySpace wiped clean, too?

    1. Re:Let's move on now... by NfoCipher · · Score: 5, Funny

      You'd need to nuke it from orbit.. It's the only way to be sure.

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  2. Re:What I want to know... by dricci · · Score: 5, Funny

    Beta isn't a trend, it's a lifestyle!

  3. Re:FIRST POST by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Myself? Oh, you mean my made-up character. let's see. I'm a 15-year-old bi-sexual girl with a 38DD, I remember that, but um, what um, I can't find the picture, and I can't remember what activities I was supposed to be into, other than group orgies... sh***....

    Oh well, guess I'll just create a new one.

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  4. Re:What changed? by infonography · · Score: 5, Funny

    yeah but it was only three people making those posts.

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  5. Re:Yahoo still matters? by SnowZero · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last I checked, although you can customize your yahoo page, you can't remove the F***ING HOROSCOPE! That actively pisses me off every time I set eyes on the page.

    You're just saying that because you are an Aquarius -- so eccentric and passionately unwilling to fit in with everyone else.