I Have a Request for Admin

Well I figured I'd use your post to vent a bit as well. I just logged in trying to reply to a private message but could not since I don't yet have 50 posts. Seriously? I can't reply to someone to whom I'm already talking? "C'mon Son!"

Yo, Reco.

That is another thing you can thank spammers for ruining along with email.

That's the way it is because the stupid dweebs spam through private messages - but not for long because they will get busted and banned.

HI Theresa - do you know there are usually a few thousand people here 24 hours a day? Do you have any idea how much work would be added if the few Mods per thousand members had to explain why they deleted posts for everyone?

I don't blame you for being miffed and agree it would be better if you know why so you don't do it again, but it just isn't feasible.

I have had threads deleted and figure it must have been a 'glitch' or by accident - stuff like that can happen. Sometimes I believe there are technical glitches as well where your post didn't actually get executed even if your cache may have made it look like it had.

Then again you could have said something if not flaming or bashing toward someone (you really don't seem like you would) could it have been 'self-promotional', 'religious', or 'political'?

I don't know those are all just wild guesses...

I wouldn't worry about it too much though because if you had done something serious, you would receive an infraction in your private messages (at least that would explain though) .

It's funny now that everyone can report a post or give an infraction - you never know who is going to misconstrue something you said or become offended and report it...

We've all been there, so don't take it too hard.

Thanks, Patrician for replying to me. I do understand how many people there are here, it is one of the things that I really appreciate. I am absolutely not a "flamer" or a "basher", it is not my style.

As far as religion and politics, I barely discuss those issues with people I know well, much less on a public forum. (I am not a debater, I just believe what I believe, and follow my heart.)

I know that I shouldn't take it personally, but I REALLY, REALLY like to know reasons for things. One of my personal flaws, I guess. I grew up a "pleaser" and I don't like when I make people unhappy. (Unless I know the reason for it, and am ok with that reason!)

I know that this sounds a little whiny and selfish, so I will stop now, and just get over it.

I will carry on and keep trying to do the right things, and hope that I don't do the things that for some reason get me deleted.

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Good idea. The mods should be more open about these things. Also, when someone is banned a reason should be given. It is hard to tell if the banning is a reason to not to business or trust someone.

Hi Teresa,

I spotted what may be the problem.

You are selling an affiliate product in your link. I beleive members have been banned from the forum for doing that, and I don't want to see that happen to you. That's against one of the rules. Even it it goes to your own domain.

Which leads me to ask, with all due respect, did you read all of the rules to see if you could other potential reasons for post deletion?

All the best,
Michael

Pat, No, you didn't. You weren't aware of the reason, but one existed. It may be true that your post didn't break any rules, though. Some posts get deleted because the mods know they'll lead to problem discussions that DO break the rules.

Yes, that sucks. Yes, it can be confusing when you're new. The alternative is to let things get started that always end badly, and then deal with the fights and the BS when they do.

An example is the tendency of many news-related topics to degenerate into political bashing. I'd much rather delete those and have people torqued at me for what they see as over-moderating than allow the alternatives. The primary problem with that stuff is that a lot of folks who see it will tend to avoid the place like the plague.

You'd probably be surprised at how much of that I hear. Allen probably hears a great deal more of it.

broker12,

Tina summed it up nicely.

You should not read anything at all into a ban unless someone in a position to explain chooses to do so. That won't happen often.

Here's one example of how someone could get banned for reasons that are completely irrelevant to anyone outside the moderation team: Someone posts a WSO, which draws questions. After explaining, it's demonstrated that the WSO is completely legit, and within the forum rules. However, in the process of responding to the questions, the poster becomes aggressively abusive to the person handling the help desk.

Whack! Banned, at a minimum. Probably deleted entirely.

There are very few ways to get a ticket out of here that are faster or more certain than abusing someone through the help desk.

However, that has nothing to do with how anyone else should view the person. It might have been a one-time thing. And it's a factor that doesn't need to be discussed with anyone else.


Paul