Excessive moderation

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I replied to 3 topics this morning over 2 hours. The first 2 are held awaiting moderation but are yet to "approved".

I note from comments in a thread on the Announcements section that others are having this issue.

Why is this getting much worse and why aren't you or InSided telling us when you make these Draconian changes?

Do you not realise you irritating it is?

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Peter Mc

I would have thought the key point to target is creation of new accounts, and then moderation of, say, the first 5 or 10 posts. Once a reputation of legitimacy is established, surely there is little need to scan contents.

"The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it" - Terry Pratchett

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Kumar

It is all very arbitrary, the moderation thing. I just posted a reply: "Afaik, this feature does not exist." And it went into moderation. Probably because of the acronym. I have also noticed in the past that some of my replies that went into moderation never appeared. And there was nothing rude in them either.

Peter Mc

Failed to use capitals for an acronym. No wonder it went in for grammatical rehabilitation!

"The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it" - Terry Pratchett

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Kumar

Nope, AFAIK also gets blocked. Or maybe it is "a second attempt not allowed" moderation!

Airgetlam

And here I thought the phrase was "Everything is better in moderation". Apparently not so.

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Bruce

Lol. Good one!

I agree; a post I wrote that said: " Thank you for that information" has gone for moderation.

As one that said in this thread: " Lol. That is a nice one". Also, I can sneak in this via the edit function but not as a post!

Peter Mc

Kumar - when I click on people's username, it takes me to their profile. It's a good way to see their latest posts. When I click on "Kumar", it takes me to the community home page. I wonder if there is a problem with your account in some way?

"The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it" - Terry Pratchett

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Kumar

No idea! But I suspect this post will go through:-).

Peter Mc

Afaik (aka AFAIK) it did, but will this? Lol. That is a nice one. Thank you for that information.

"The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it" - Terry Pratchett

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