Deletion of your work from Helium

Which I kinda disagree with... Unless the "revenge rating" thing is so bad that they have to implement it, which probably says more about the people that frequent Ciao than it does about Ciao itself.

I can't seem to get a straight answer from Helium. They keep referring me to the instruction page but I don't quite understand.

Question: At one time I had two blue stars then it went to one now I have none. I've written up to 20 articles so far. I read where you get one blue star beginning writing at 4 or more. Can anyone out there give me an answer? Thanks.

ethel
www.helium.com/users/405876

You cannot have your work deleted from Helium. However if you want those stars back, you can write to mentors@helium.com and they will help you to develop your articles and get those stars back.

I don't want my articles deleted, I just don't understand why my one blue star is gone!

Your blue star will disappear if too many of your articles drop beneath the center of rating. Look at all articles below this point and leapfrog them, making them better and the star will come back.

Slightly different I know buy Facebook have run into trouble with making it difficult for people to remove their details from the site and deleting their info from all the applicatios and the like, they have ben instructed by the authorities to make it easier or face the consequences, so surely a similar argument can be applied to a writing site where a member wants their details and work removed.

I know that there's something tied in to the UK data protection act that means sites based in the UK (or something... I'm not sure of the exact details) have to scrub your details if requested.

I don't know if that applies if you are a UK citizen on a US-based website, though I'd doubt it. However, it does mean that sites such as Ciao and Dooyoo DO have to scrub all of your details (inc. reviews) if requested.

Quoting law shouldn't be necessary though.