Expert: Katie - 8/28/2007

Question
I have answered 900+ questions and I now no longer appear on the experts page for my field. It's like I no longer exist.

Since I became "no longer active" I have been receiving reminder emails about pending questions. I have also received pending questions and "you have been nominated" emails.

How can I find out why I am no longer an expert.  I emailed tech support over a week ago and have not received a response.

I have spent a lot of time and effort answering questions for several months and I think I at least deserve a response regarding my termination as an expert.

Is there an appeal process to be reinstated?  Is Allexpert worried about legal problems with my answers?  What did I do?

Answer
Hi, Paul.  

You have been banned from this site for breaking rule number 3. To refresh your memory ...

What's expected of AllExperts volunteers?

  1. You must be able to type grammatically correct English.
  2. You must have an above-average knowledge of the subject, although
     you certainly don't need to know the answers to all questions.
  3. You must be polite to all questioners.
  4. You must respond to all questions within 2-3 days
     except when you go on vacation.

Since you did have the courtesy to tell us that you would be calling questioners idiots and posting their questions to your blog for the sole purpose of ridiculing them, we figured we'd return the favor.

Reinstatement is not an option. You will stop receiving the residual nominations and question alert emails in a few days.