topic Re: What's the go on here? :( in Community Spirit

What's the go on here? :(

lightningdance — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:43:48 GMT

Are the Labor supporters so desperate on here that they have to report every post they feel is anti Labor. I know this is happening because I have been pm'd & it has also happened to me so it can't be ignored any longer with out someone standing up & telling everybody what's happening on here.

Just what are you all afraid of? we all have a right to post our opinions on here without being attacked by multiple bp'ing then sanctioned for a little trip to PNG.

This kind of activity is destroying this forum, driving posters away & scaring any newbie off.

Freedom to post on political threads without the personal attacks, negative snipes & then the pack attack reporting is what is happening. Being able to reply or defend oneself is now impossible without an attack.

Chin up all, we have 30 days of the election campaign & we should be able to post our opinions & articles without the spamming partisan hatreds, I think we are all a little bit better than that aren't we?

Re: What's the go on here? :(

2106greencat — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:04:25 GMT

I have no political thoughts one way or another - don't care enough to argue about it and know even less.

But I agree with you lightening, that is NOT a reason to report a post. You should report to the mod's and they will be able to see the culprit and take action if they deem the post was not in anyway abusive or in bad taste and was simply an opinion (which I always understood we were all entitled to).

Sure hope the lithium mob are not going to be as picky and non committal as the other lot were about posts.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

*crikey*mate* — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:04:48 GMT

You got to go to Papua New Guinea?

Re: What's the go on here? :(

*mrgrizz* — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:04:49 GMT

they need to restore the hover over feature. so you can know what a thread is about without having to open it.

i wouldn't have bothered with this one or any of the other political ones if i had of known

Re: What's the go on here? :(

lightningdance — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:15:45 GMT

This post is not about any political thread posted it's about the right to post if you want to without being reported because you have an opinion.

I also agree the hover should be on here because there's not many posts I participate, they don't interest me but I don't go mad & report them.

There is a concerted few who band together to mass report people, how do I know this? because it happened to me & I have been told it happens to others.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

izabsmiling — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:20:00 GMT

Going by the speed of removal and the fact that chunks (large number of posts) can be removed at the one time and then some of those removed posts reinstated ..I think that the moderators are actively watching the boards more than the previous moderators did ?

Re: What's the go on here? :(

izabsmiling — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:29:23 GMT

are posts that have name calling and accusations of reporting being removed ?

Re: What's the go on here? :(

idlewhile — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:34:56 GMT

I have been reticent to come back on here because I got reported & accused of having a different ID by some on here.

I have been staying away from the boards because the removal of posts is disruptive & I lose the gist of what was being discussed. I am a bit afraid of coming on here too,the way a poster is attacked for their posts is like a blood sport & I feel sorry for the person who is copping it.

Thanks for the post, it should be brought out into the open & the reporters should be ashamed of themselves, they have ruined the forum.

The political threads can be very informative & should be a great place for a quick funny reply if you don't agree with the topic, that is so much more fun.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

izabsmiling — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:43:30 GMT

I would suggest that rather than getting interpersonal and making accusations against other members and complaints about the moderation company that people do query any post they may have removed .Perhaps people will them know what is and isn't OK ?

maybe some can learn from that ?

What I do know is that as some posts are returned ...they are being read prior to messages being sent.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

cherry*135 — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:46:20 GMT

1. Are the Labor supporters so desperate on here that they have to report every post they feel is anti Labor...

2. Freedom to post on political threads ...............

3. This post is not about any political thread posted it's about the right to post if you want to without being reported because you have an opinion.

Is 3. contradictory to the previous two statements?

Note: I have not reported any of your posts

I am a no party supporter (even though accused of being a Labor supporter frequently)

Re: What's the go on here? :(

freddie*rooster — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:47:33 GMT

It's good to see the rubbishy copy/paste and the kindy offensive cartoons being moderated as being disruptive, it's about time.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

12elliemellie — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:51:22 GMT

Oh come on!

You may have some valid points as to the severe moderation and editing going on at the moment, but don't pretend it is all one sided. You should have a look at my inbox

I don't think it is all the result of BPing either. I think most of it is off the moderators own bat.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

izabsmiling — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:54:43 GMT

In the past , going by what stayed and what didn't ....I'd say that things may fairer and more as they should be now

...than they used to be .

Re: What's the go on here? :(

cherry*135 — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:56:14 GMT

I think that chunks of posts being removed could also be moderators choice, not reported posts. Also, one post can infringe posting rules and be removed and the following posts responding to that post are also removed.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

nero_bolt — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:58:32 GMT

CAT what happened to your post? I went to reply to it and BOOM its vanished?

Re: What's the go on here? :(

izabsmiling — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:59:25 GMT

I appreciate this at the end of the messages .If I feel that my removed posts don't violate any of the policies I will do as suggested .The communication is a huge plus

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Re: What's the go on here? :(

freddie*rooster — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:14:59 GMT

@nero_wulf wrote:
CAT what happened to your post? I went to reply to it and BOOM its vanished?

She probably self reported, I don't think Cat was very happy this morning.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

lightningdance — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:22:24 GMT

Why is that all anybody here has to is goad a poster into replying to them then to get the poster removed for interpersonal dispute.. I see this type of behaviour all the time on here & protesting "I never report".

A poster has the right to post their opinion & if the majority on here don't like that opinion then leave the thread or post some constructive reply, don't report because you have some percieved dislike for certain posters so you report them all the time.

The secret pleasure to see your opposer removed is far too easy to manipulate. This new lot are far worse than the old lot, there's much more repoting & removals, editing, moderating & if anybody can't see that then they are not part of the members getting reported & therefore have nothing to complain about.

This type of thread is important to bring attention to the serial reporters who are ruining the boards & if that's what all want then looks like they will all got what their actions resulted in, a wasteland.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

latina4621 — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:29:54 GMT

IMO, i really doubt that reporting is rife

you only have to read threads to know the mods are reading them and are taking appropriate action.

i for one are glad they are doing so.

Re: What's the go on here? :(

cherry*135 — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:31:04 GMT

Will CS be a wasteland if there are no political threads? There will still be general threads. It is only in the last 6-12 mths the political threads have become more prolific.