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Mods should inform posters when their post is deleted |
QVGA
Joined: May 23, 2006
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From: Pakistan
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Thats all.
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PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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From: The Ummah
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Don't agree with that, sorry.
If Mods feel a post or a topic is not acceptable, they should remove it.
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MWEB
Joined: Feb 13, 2005
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From: somewhere nicer than you
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How about members refrain from posting crap so it never needs deleting. 
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QVGA
Joined: May 23, 2006
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From: Pakistan
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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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PeterKay
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On 2008-01-05 11:32:28, mweb6161 wrote:
How about members refrain from posting crap so it never needs deleting.
Absolutely SPOT ON 
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QVGA
Joined: May 23, 2006
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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.
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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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.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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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.
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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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.
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QVGA
Joined: May 23, 2006
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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.
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tranced
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
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From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland
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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.
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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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
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