Posted by QVGA
Thats all.
Posted by PeterKay
Don't agree with that, sorry.
If Mods feel a post or a topic is not acceptable, they should remove it.
Posted by mweb6161
How about members refrain from posting crap so it never needs deleting.
Posted by QVGA
I dont intentionally post crap, and if its too much work to report to the user, then get more mods. Users should be informed, its how it works in all forums i visit. I recently posted something in the regional forums which got deleted for no reason, and i wasnt informed, which i used to every time previously.
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[ This Message was edited by: QVGA on 2008-01-05 10:37 ]
Posted by PeterKay
On 2008-01-05 11:32:28, mweb6161 wrote:
How about members refrain from posting crap so it never needs deleting.
Absolutely SPOT ON
Posted by QVGA
On 2008-01-05 11:39:34, PeterKay wrote:
On 2008-01-05 11:32:28, mweb6161 wrote:
How about members refrain from posting crap so it never needs deleting.
Absolutely SPOT ON
like i said, NO ONE intentionally posts crap, not atleast the regular posters.
Posted by Sammy_boy
I'm a mod over on SE-NSE, and i have to admit I don't always inform a member when I delete a post, or even a topic. It depends on the circumstances, if it's a double post or a duplicate thread I don't bother, if the duplicate thread is an obvious spam attempt to try to get a quicker reply I'd PM them, also I would if it was something more serious like swearing or something like that.
I also tend to to inform members if I delete any 'crap' posts, e.g. if the thread originator asks me to clear up some replies that say just 'I agree' or 'lol' in a technical thread.
It would make modding quite a job if I had to PM every single person whose thread/post I deleted for any reason, as often I am doing other things, like a quick check whilst at work (I know, naughty!) or on my mobile whilst out and about and it's not practicable with limited time constraints.
Posted by Kryptik
Agreed, it would be time-consuming to engage in a PM discussion prior or subsequent to a deletion. We also ought to consider that a moderator is expected to exercise his discretion, and as such one ought to accept the situation with good grace when a post has been deleted. I'm positive that the moderators here would hardly delete a post or thread merely for the sake of frivolity.
Posted by jcwhite_uk
I wasnt aware that mods didnt inform people when their posts have been deleted as I cant recall having one deleted. I have had threads locked but have always been informed when that happens.
Posted by QVGA
On 2008-01-05 11:12:56, PeterKay wrote:
Don't agree with that, sorry.
If Mods feel a post or a topic is not acceptable, they should remove it.
I think u misunderstood me, i didnt say inform before hand, i said inform AFTER deleting.
Posted by tranced
i've always been informed when a thread/post is deleted. of course, after it's done.
now, what post/thread was deletedof you? if you knew that it was something inacceptable for this forum, you should know that it was gonna be deleted.
Posted by masseur
I always inform people when their posts are deleted unless its blindingly obvious why its been removed.
@QVGA, as you have raised this thread I can confirm that I have recently removed 2 posts of yours which were both totally innapropriate.
One was in the murdered bhutto thread the other day which is unrepeatable here but caused some outrage from a couple of other members who saw it before I did.
the second was in the thread where a member wanted phone numbers of celebrities where you made a personal comment against that member.
Perhaps some members think this kind of posting is ok and so are surprised when their post is removed, so in future I will make sure I always send a PM regardless of whether I think it is obvious or not
I hope that clarifies this for you