I just checked back through your posts and the last post you had deleted was on 20/08 and that was be me. Perhaps you didn't actually make the post in question and that is why it didn't turn up.
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I just checked back through your posts and the last post you had deleted was on 20/08 and that was be me. Perhaps you didn't actually make the post in question and that is why it didn't turn up.
Incorrect. I have an email notification of her response to my post before she deleted both.
Also, if you were correct then this post wouldn't make a whole lot of sense
Regarding the PRSI forum only, people should bear in mind not to take the Internet too seriously, which includes MR. There are sensitive souls out there and for them there is the exclamation-mark-in-a-triangle. The PRSI, by it's very nature, is a hotbed of passion. People will get irate, if they're pumping blood. But the report button still works there as far as I know, as do the rules (subject to which immediate bans can be imposed). It doesn't need people patrolling it, closing threads. The posters can report what they don't like. If no one reports a post/poster then the moderators can surely use their donated time elsewhere. Deleting threads is just going to escalate the problem. And allowing mods in there to both express their opinions and delete posts could set them up nicely for a job with the Daily Mail. But as I say, you shouldn't take the Internet too seriously.
Not the way it works. Posts in there are deleted for breaking forum rules, not because of political opinions. There are plenty of threads and posts in there from all sides of the political spectrum.
And, to be honest, quite often I don't delete dissenting and reported posts in there because they don't break forum rules. You'd be surprised what people sometimes report.
Unfortunately a dissenting opinion can be subjected to a "trolling" judgement if one has strong convictions - and therefor breaking forum rules.
4. "Trolling". Do not post in order to anger other members or intentionally cause negative reactions. For a given post, this can be a subjective call, but a pattern of such posting or an especially egregious case will get you banned. Basically, don't try to pick fights. Knowingly posting false information is also prohibited.
Being a very liberal group overall, almost anything from the right can be subjected to the trolling call. That's life..
4. "Trolling". Do not post in order to anger other members or intentionally cause negative reactions. For a given post, this can be a subjective call, but a pattern of such posting or an especially egregious case will get you banned. Basically, don't try to pick fights. Knowingly posting false information is also prohibited.
Being a very liberal group overall, almost anything from the right can be subjected to the trolling call. That's life..
In reality, however, it's one of the least-moderated forums we have and it should be one of the forums that people care least about.
Posts don't count towards totals, threads rarely get closed or wastelanded... we rarely bother with one word posts, smilies, merging posts etc. We just don't go through it with a fine-toothed comb and not one single moderator has privately expressed an interest in somehow shaping discussion towards a political end. We all know what trolling is when we see it, regardless of political affiliation.
https://macrumors.zendesk.com/hc/en-us#Goals_of_the_Forums
Devil's advocate here...
I only posted on this topic today because I was in process of posting in aforementioned seldom ventured territory in the Marxist thread. By the time I had a fairly long observation and unbiased view typed - it was closed.
All in all it was good because it would have sucked me in but I thought it an example of left leaning censorship. As an undecided, I'd like to see a truly balanced argument regarding the present political race but have found that it's not going to happen here.
MR isn't the only place. Almost came to blows with some zealots who came calling this past weekend and thought it absurd I not think like they.
I only posted on this topic today because I was in process of posting in aforementioned seldom ventured territory in the Marxist thread. By the time I had a fairly long observation and unbiased view typed - it was closed.
All in all it was good because it would have sucked me in but I thought it an example of left leaning censorship. As an undecided, I'd like to see a truly balanced argument regarding the present political race but have found that it's not going to happen here.
MR isn't the only place. Almost came to blows with some zealots who came calling this past weekend and thought it absurd I not think like they.
Incorrect. It was closed because the thread starter explicitly stated that they didn't believe the premise of the thread and that it was started to comment on people's reactions to it, calling out other members as hypocrites. In other words, trolling. And many mods have permanently banned people for less.
guys,
this comes up from time to time. There is no built-in bias in moderating, and we do our best to try to act fairly/objectively. I'm very happy with all of our mods and feel they do a remarkable job with moderating.
I will note that there probably does tend to be a unintentional bias for popular/non-controversial beliefs, because more controversial topics result in more flaming/fighting and will naturally get reported more and moderated/closed.
It's the same reason why OS X/Hackintosh threads tend to get shut down. It's not that we are anti Hacktinosh per se, but if piracy talk crops up, and arguments about breaking the EULA comes up, then those posts start getting reported more.
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this comes up from time to time. There is no built-in bias in moderating, and we do our best to try to act fairly/objectively. I'm very happy with all of our mods and feel they do a remarkable job with moderating.
I will note that there probably does tend to be a unintentional bias for popular/non-controversial beliefs, because more controversial topics result in more flaming/fighting and will naturally get reported more and moderated/closed.
It's the same reason why OS X/Hackintosh threads tend to get shut down. It's not that we are anti Hacktinosh per se, but if piracy talk crops up, and arguments about breaking the EULA comes up, then those posts start getting reported more.
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Did I not send you a PM explaining why it was closed?
As explained multiple times in this thread, please use the Contact Us form to raise any issues of moderation.
And there is no bias against racial conversations, it depends entirely on how they're conducted.
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