@RobertTheFat wrote:
@John_SD wrote:
@ebiggs1 wrote:
"...our crackerjack mods deleted it almost immediately."
And they delete arbitrarily and with out reason. Could at least tell us why?
I asked the same question weeks ago, and in fact posted a topic that was explicitly addressed to the mods in the Subject line.
It never received a reply and appears to have been deleted itself.
EDIT: Actually, it did receive replies from scammers. But no mod replied to my query.
Censorship is a sore subject, at least in the U.S. Those who do the censoring are seldom willing to engage in debates about their decisions or to explain the process that led to those decisions.
I agree with you, Robert. Now, if there is obvious profanity, stalking, harrassment, spamming, hacking, outright lying about a poster, etc., then yes, those posts should be deleted and no explanation is necessary.
The problem here is that there is no consistency from one mod to the next. Often, one is left wondering what rule was violated that led to a post's deletion. That's what I asked of the mods and received no response. Thus, I cannot be held to any unstated standard that they refuse to divulge.
Generally, this seems to be a pretty good group, and I have seen almost nothing in the way of profanity, harrassment, etc. Yes, now and again, one of us may be a tad abrupt or snarky in our tone when dealing with an obvious fool. Big deal. That comes with any online forum and is to be expected, and shouldn't lead to post deletions. I like the forum and would like to remain a member here, but the mods could do better in their communication, especially when it is unclear why they removed a posting.
