I’m also curious to know why some topics are unlisted/locked, then silently deleted. Won’t list any here [1] but I do have a hard time understanding how they’re making a mess as a whole, given the amount of overall traffic on this forum. Leaving some of those locked will just feel more transparent …

I feel as the feedback here has been clear, and we have started down a path of people repeating themselves and their points, rather than adding anything new. This is really hindering our ability to take in this feedback and discuss it amongst ourselves, so I’m going to close this thread. Thanks eve…

So I’m not allowed to say someone is completely false? There is no rule against it. Edit: For context: This was no insult or attack of the person. I just stated the argument was completely false. Which is allowed.

I think there is a major issue with consistency in moderation here, clarity in what the rules actually are, and unwillingness by moderation to actually discuss there decisions in good faith which is also making this conversation more difficult. For example, a major and I think good rule is: When …

[image] lyricism: except to point out they were off topic For future reference, this is precisely the problem. It doesn’t matter if you expected your replies to be removed, because it sounds like your replies also caused more off-topic posts since you had to send more than one. Additionally,…

[image] jonah: which will still allow other community members to comment if they haven’t already Thanks for doing this, I do have some personal experience to share. I was once a core moderator of a online community with approx. 10k members, at times there were heated debate, and of course th…

[image] TinFoilHat: The log can be inspected by anyone at anytime, by themselves. How did you do this system, was this built in to your forum software or did you use some other tool? Thanks for your feedback.

I do appreciate: the lowering to 2 hours the fact that we do not communicate by DM but try to keep as much public here as possible Thanks. :folded_hands:t2:

[image] kissu: Now, after a few days the entire thread is unlisted, then deleted. This is the thing I find most frustrating: some threads get unlisted (which is fine in most cases) but then are completely deleted after a few days, as if they’re being memory-holed. What is the reason for not l…

I think everything you said basically makes sense, but I should clarify (if only for the purpose of making sure the feedback I provided is as useful to you as possible) that I was told that the reason for the silencing was the flags, not any replies. If that is not correct, then at minimum the expla…

Just popping in to say that I have also found thread deletion to feel heavy handed at times, and have seen users quickly recreate essentially the same thread within a few days either because they could not find their original thread, or because they had the same/similar question as the OP of a delet…

I can understand deleting entire threads where discussion of illegal activity or violations of user right to be forgotten is occurring, however using deleting whole threads (not just singular posts) in places where the violations are more minor can lead to confusion amongst users, and uncertainty r…

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How did you do this system, was this built in to your forum software or did you use some other tool?

Thanks for your feedback.

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