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Stuart_W
Stuart_W
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Mar 2, 2017 10:05 AM UTC
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Excessive moderation

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
    Peter Mc
    Mar 5, 2017 1:25 AM UTC
    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.
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    Kumar
    Mar 5, 2017 1:46 AM UTC
    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.
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    Peter Mc
    Peter Mc
    Mar 5, 2017 1:48 AM UTC
    Failed to use capitals for an acronym. No wonder it went in for grammatical rehabilitation!
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    "The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it" - Terry Pratchett
    Kumar
    Mar 5, 2017 1:55 AM UTC
    Nope, AFAIK also gets blocked. Or maybe it is "a second attempt not allowed" moderation!
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    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    Mar 7, 2017 12:55 AM UTC
    And here I thought the phrase was "Everything is better in moderation". Apparently not so.

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    Bruce
    Kumar
    Mar 7, 2017 1:27 AM UTC
    Lol. Good one!
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    Kumar
    Mar 7, 2017 1:33 AM UTC
    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!
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    Peter Mc
    Peter Mc
    Mar 7, 2017 1:40 AM UTC
    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?
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    "The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it" - Terry Pratchett
    Kumar
    Mar 7, 2017 1:43 AM UTC
    No idea! But I suspect this post will go through:-).
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    Peter Mc
    Peter Mc
    Mar 7, 2017 1:47 AM UTC
    Afaik (aka AFAIK) it did, but will this? Lol. That is a nice one. Thank you for that information.
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    "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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