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I've been suspended for a day or two recently and have had multiple posts disappear without any explanation from staff. It would be really cool if you would let me know why my posts have been deleted. I realize this is a free site so you really don't owe me anything, but it would still be cool if you'd let me know what rules I violated.

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aggiehawg said:

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A downvote function might help. That could just be a response, not flagging or posting further replies?

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Kind of not a fan of downvoting either. The culture of needing blue stars is bad enough as it is.

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Not a fan of down voting either, as it would kill the flow of the conversation.

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Down votes do not interrupt flow. Not the function. Never been on a site that uses that function? Not an erasures or banning feature.

It would be interesting if we could see on our account page some of our own statistics on posts deleted, bans issued, etc.

One bit of credit I will give mods is that they do lift bans from time to time when posters make a compelling case for the ban being a misunderstanding or disproportionate to the violation. I've had a couple of bans lifted early. I also appreciate the mods taking a somewhat more consistent approach recently toward posts that advocate violence.

On an aside, my favorite ban was when I got time off for using the phrase "bag of dicks" and pointed out to staff there were more than 600 instances of the phrase being used by other people, even after my post was deleted and I got banned. They did not end my ban early, but instead added "dick" to the word filter list.

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It would be interesting if we could see on our account page some of our own statistics on posts deleted, bans issued, etc.

One bit of credit I will give mods is that they do lift bans from time to time when posters make a compelling case for the ban being a misunderstanding or disproportionate to the violation. I've had a couple of bans lifted early. I also appreciate the mods taking a somewhat more consistent approach recently toward posts that advocate violence.

On an aside, my favorite ban was when I got time off for using the phrase "bag of dicks" and pointed out to staff there were more than 600 instances of the phrase being used by other people, even after my post was deleted and I got banned. They did not end my ban early, but instead added "dick" to the word filter list.

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Agree. We were always respectful and caring.. I don't care what happens in your bedroom. Would you care about what happens in my bedroom?

I think not. And have zero problem with that.

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AgGrad99 said:

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plz no ban, and I understand the point of eliminating "discussion" on the funny political tweet thread since that is the point of the thread, but replying to someone's post is eliminated 100% of the time?

i guess one user complained a few months ago that people would go on and on "for pages" [citation needed] instead of just being full of x links and memes, but that thread isn't as good as it used to be.

Sure, if a squabble or argument goes on "for pages", I get it, clean it up.

But not being able to even comment on the things being posted has made the thread lesser in my opinion.

again, not criticizing moderation, just saying. Most people used to use that thread like me -- posting something that might not deserve its own thread. If you dont like it, keep scrolling. It's not hard. Changing the mod policy on that thread because of a single complaint from a single user that isn't a paying user over a thread that was doing just fine for over 7 years seems a little much.

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That's me you are referencing. It wasn't a complaint. It was a statement of fact. There was a day with 3 pages in a row with no memes posted. Luckily it all got deleted. If you have a funny meme in reply to another meme they leave it up. Otherwise, make a new thread for the discussion, and frame the topic in the OP.

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There was "a day", in a post that is over 7 years old, that you didnt like. And your complaint made the thread worse off and over-moderated, in my opinion. And I also agreed with you, if it gets too much out of the spirit of the post, fine, get rid of it. There's a happy-medium between wiping off slapfights between users and simply replying to a post with a comment and being deleted because it's not just a meme or twitter link.

My comment stands.

I'm very happy with the ignore button and that's worth the five bucks a month. Unfortunately, so many of you continue to argue, and quote, with known trolls instead of, you know, ignoring them

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Ryan the Temp said:

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It would be interesting if we could see on our account page some of our own statistics on posts deleted, bans issued, etc.

One bit of credit I will give mods is that they do lift bans from time to time when posters make a compelling case for the ban being a misunderstanding or disproportionate to the violation. I've had a couple of bans lifted early. I also appreciate the mods taking a somewhat more consistent approach recently toward posts that advocate violence.

On an aside, my favorite ban was when I got time off for using the phrase "bag of dicks" and pointed out to staff there were more than 600 instances of the phrase being used by other people, even after my post was deleted and I got banned. They did not end my ban early, but instead added "dick" to the word filter list.

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Agree. We were always respectful and caring.. I don't care what happens in your bedroom. Would you care about what happens in my bedroom?

I think not. And have zero problem with that.

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This boards been through a lot and still standing strong. Libs failed at canceling it.

I've been banned a few times. Some I agreed with and some actually got lifted early because the mods saw my point on the email exchange.

If there was a change I'd make it would be, as others have suggested, to show the offending post in the email notice of the ban. At the very least it would save staff a lot of time not having to answer the first obvious email from the users asking "why and which one?"

Nah. Nah man!! The objective is to post and get the flock, most of which is conservative and i agree with, to give you lots of stars.

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boulderaggie said:

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Ban suggestion:
Perhaps bans escalate beginning with banning the offending poster from the given thread (would solve 95% of the issues), and if the poster doesn't get the message, a forum-specific ban, and then on to a forum-wide ban. That might be a bit protracted but more palatable. Just a thought.

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The forum software does not support that, I bet.
I was an admin on a forum some time ago, and you could only ban or not ban. No granularity.
The board software is not modifiable by TA unless they hack the code.

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Fairly certain TexAgs has done most of their own code. It's why the layout and function is so much better than other, trashy sites.

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Yep, can be done. I used to do it to the forum I managed but it is not a trivial feature to add and I don't think it is worthwhile for TA staff to add that in (in my opinion).

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