Why was my post removed?

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

As a new mod, I can certainly understand what you are saying, but now I am able to see a more broader view of the site and its operation. However, there are certainly some VJ members that other members also notice, then avoid and block. Now, as a mod, I have to deal with this sometimes unbelievable behavior. As a volunteer, I was asked to do this, and I feel that this is a good way to pay back to the VJ community for all of the information and support that was given to me and my family on our immigration journey. For some of the necessary dealings with the unsavory elements that are often present on this site, I would gladly give back one-half of the compensation..... Oh yea, wait a minute it is a voluntary position, with no remuneration of any kind.

Read the TOS about moderators and where is talks about showing an example:

I believe that most try to set a good example, not because they are a mod, but that is just their general character, and just happen to be a mod.

YMMV.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Thank you. You are one of the great and truly helpful moderators, I have never seen you being unfair or arrogant or anything. Keep up the good work.

[rhein 451]

Yeah, strange things happen here sometimes. Don't let it hold you back from asking for help though.

I have been a pretty active member of this site for a little more than a year. I like to help people, discuss things, and connecting with those who go through the same journey. I'm not perfect (no one is) but when my post gets removed for no reason at all, I wonder whether this place is for me or not. I have seen some moderators abusing their "power", lecturing and belittling members and being arrogant in general. There have been many threads about this, but not-so-surprisingly all of them got quickly shot down and locked. This is a problem that needs to be addressed, instead of being swept under the rug.

Yep, there are a lot of sad power-trippers who are mods here. Numerous times, I have been personally attacked, and when I retaliate in kind after being pushed, I am suspended, while the person who started it is not punished in anyway. That's why I rarely bother with this place anymore. A lot of the old regulars that made this place good have left, due to the perception that mods play favorites. Not only that, I have seen a lot of racism towards particular groups that is tolerated, whereas petty 'rules' that are selectively enforced are prosecuted to the max. For example, there's one member who is constantly making very thinly-veiled racist remarks against Filipinos. Yet, he's still posting his nonsense regularly. I've tried to engage mods on these issues before, but they don't care. They don't seem to realize that members make a site, but I think they are raking it in with whatever ads support this place - I wouldn't know, I run Adblock Plus.

No doubt they'll delete this and close my account for calling them out. Whatever. I'm long past caring.

True. But the difference is that the moderators should be the ones showing an example. I'm not saying that every each moderator on this site is unfair, arrogant and nitpicking but some definitely are and other members notice this too.

Bingo.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Sorry to hear your post was deleted, hopefully the person responsible will offer an explanation.

IMO there is definitely onerous and OTT moderation going on but that's only a symptom of the problem.

Just today I noticed that typing the common internet acronym for 'what the...' is now on the censored words list. Couple that with a ban on any imagery of a woman wearing anything other than a floor length evening dress and you have speech so restricted its more worthy of ISIS than the USA.

The moderators enforce the rules but they dont make them. The site administration is the root cause of this imo. Its unfortunate that they appear to view running a profitable online business as being mutually exclusive to fostering a healthy community.

[NikLR 13,220]

Sorry to hear your post was deleted, hopefully the person responsible will offer an explanation.

IMO there is definitely onerous and OTT moderation going on but that's only a symptom of the problem.

Just today I noticed that typing the common internet acronym for 'what the...' is now on the censored words list. Couple that with a ban on any imagery of a woman wearing anything other than a floor length evening dress and you have speech so restricted its more worthy of ISIS than the USA.

The moderators enforce the rules but they dont make them. The site administration is the root cause of this imo. Its unfortunate that they appear to view running a profitable online business as being mutually exclusive to fostering a healthy community.

WT... has been censored since the F word has been censored.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Evidently. Personally I think they should go the whole hog and just ban the letter 'F' and the number '69'

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

I still haven't got an answer from a moderator why my post "I agree" was removed.

Edited May 31, 2015 by YouAndMeForever

[Boiler 43,429]

Were you expecting one?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I still haven't got an answer from a moderator why my post "I agree" was removed.

Because.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Were you expecting one?

Actually no, I wasn't. I didn't open this thread because I want an apology, I know some people are just unable to admit that they were wrong. It would hurt their ego, I guess.

I just wanted to let other members know (not that it was a new thing) that yes, totally harmless posts like mine also get removed on this site just because some moderators have too much time on their hand and love to go on "power" trips, just like "Jon and Sol" said.

[TBoneTX 43,048]

The OP has received an explanation satisfactory to her and has asked that this thread be closed.

Edited June 1, 2015 by TBoneTX