Removed/Deleted Posts

leggo

I get the deleting option for each individual that wishes to delete something they wish they wouldn't have said. I am bothered though, by the 'removed by community' thing. Wouldn't it be better to leave the post there and have it speak for itself? Spam sure, but individual posts just seems wrong to me. I think the mods can decide if indeed, it should be removed. I don't think we should have the option to 'report a post' that's not spam. Notify the mods, maybe, but not push 'report this post' button until it goes away.  I'm actually upset that one post in particular was removed by the community several days ago, and more recently, some I didn't even get a chance to read. I think it's important to see every post so we can decide for ourselves who/what we're dealing with. Is that possible mods?....to allow spam only to be reported by the community and for you to decide what posts should be removed for breaking rules/or not? Maybe one button for spam and another that notifies you but does not give the power of deletion to members?

Anonymous

Agree. There has been a history of people "ganging up" on individual posters.  Seems to still go on, in several threads.  There is an IGNORE button that can be used if  anyone wants to avoid a poster.

leggo

When I wrote my post, I wasn't even thinking about the "gangin up" aspect. I just meant totally inappropriate posts that get deleted via the "report this post". I think they should stay. Let's us know "who" to ignore. Does that make sense? I'm having trouble getting my point across. I guess the best way to describe it is I read a post several days ago that was the most inappropriate, nasty thing I've ever read on this board (I did get a chance to read it). Obviously others saw the same and must have reported it to get it removed. If I hadn't been on-line at the time to read it, I never would have known and would have continued to read this individuals posts, oblivious....that idea irks me....that I would continue giving this person the time of day without ever knowing. I don't want to be helpful or nice to someone who doesn't deserve it. Selfish, I know, but hey, it's how I feel. Posts sometimes say a lot about a person and everyone should have the ability to decide based on those posts who they want/don't want in their life, virtual or otherwise. Does that make more sense?

Anonymous

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Bren-2007

Gracie .. you make perfect sense to me.  I don't like the "report this post" function at all.  I agree that it serves a purpose with spam, but not with individual posts.

Bren

redsox

Gracie,

I agree with you.  This is a public web board and, for the most part, anyone can write anything or state anything about themselves that they want to. True or not.  Posters come with the full range of personalities and viewpoints that we find in the real world and some of them are playing games (even though I am seldom 100% sure about the game-playing).  Coming here is like walking into a big convention room with lots of people.  A few could (and have) become really good friends if you got to know them.  Many others could be friendly acquaintances who share a few things in common with you.  Some of them you would get to know and realize that you want to avoid them.  All we have to go on here is their posts.  If you see the whole range of posts from someone you can get a sense of who they are and what they are here for.  You can identify posters who are not worth trying to reason with or figure out. 

I think the moderators could identify and delete any posts that are illegal or violate privacy or other rules and delete those.

Having the community delete spam is still useful to help keep the board from being overrun.

Moderators

Gracie, I hope it will reassure you to know that no one community member can make someone else's post go away by using the Report button. A group or "gang" can't do it either, at least not permanently.

Even if there are enough reports to trigger a "Removed by Community" temporary deletion, it will be reviewed by a Moderator to confirm the removal OR to deny it and restore the post. Also, if a member reports posts that don't violate the Community Rules, the reporter can be subject to sanctions too. 

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leggo

And I also didn't mean to come across as a self-serving jerk. I'm sure there are plenty of people who want to ignore me or put me on "ignore" for something I've said. My point...they got the option because they had the opportunity to read it. Redsox, you said it better than I could.

leggo

Sorry mods, I must have been typing while you were posting the explanation. So something that now says "this post has been removed by the community" will eventually be re-instated or the default post will at some point read "this post has been removed by the moderators"? I just want to make sure I've got it straight.

ETA: that's perfectly reasonable to me. You guys SHOULD have the final word....and a big thank you for all you put up with, including my stupid questions.

Moderators

Gracie, if we don't uphold the community removal, the post will be restored as though it was never removed. However, if it is upheld, the post will stay as it is (removed by the Community) unless we remove the entire thread (as we routinely do with all those spammers who think we all want to know about wrestling and TV shows).

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leggo

Thanks for clarifying for me mods!

Anonymous

To BCO:

Disrepect is in the eye of the beholder. Your removing threads about alternatives because they are not pro chemo is really revealing about what you care about. It is not the women on the forum.

You, moderators, are censoring anything that does not align with your beliefs of a chemo only approach.  You are NOT doing those of us who are suffering from breast cancer any favors, and we WILL and have found alternatives despite your Gestapo tactics. Ban me, do whatever you want to. Your not allowing newbies to be able to read all options is what is scary. To limit these women is criminal. Hope you sleep good at night but then I guess you would with all your pharma connections.

You allow disrepect by allowing rudeness to prevail....you haven't banned Black Cat, orange or digger have you? How much do you pay them to monitor the boards?

YOUR tone is nasty, invasive, controlling and scary. Why don't we make BCO stand for Best Chemical Options????