First in, Last out is not ideal and certainly reform could be very helpful in making the system more responsive and equitable.

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The Attributor system also provides helpful automation for publishers, such as notices to offenders.

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Dan Peters, head of Yahoo Answers, said in a statement that the company tries to guide users to helpful answers through a rating system.

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