Claymore 61 wrote:
This is about innocent threads post once or twice vs vulgar threads which are all over the forums.
1. My topic was "Too Many Threads On this Topic",it was pointed out to me in less than 24hrs that there was a pinned thread on this topic,then it was locked.Even if there is 1 or 2 other threads on this topic,why lock them when there are plenty of topics which have over 50 threads on them for mods to check out.There are also 50+ threads with gamers using vulgarity in the titles and content that go untouched for days.Where my original thread barely went 24hrs and had nothing vulgar or unsavory in it,and it was locked.
Do mods pick and choose what needs to be locked?
2. Do they favor 1 forum member over another?
3. I personally found a thread with the word BS spelled out in the title,it disappeared only after I pointed it out to one of those guys that had a check mark in his gamercard.It seems that mods or mod minions could very easily just put vulgar words in the search and find more threads like these,they could even put in words that ppl use to represent those unsavory words in the search.Most of us know the euphisms that can bypass the filter,and if you put them in the search you'll more than likely run into a ess H eye tea load of them.
Only after locking threads that deserve locking should a mod start picking apart the one they see by users they may not like for one reason or another.I am sure the threads that have vulgar 3 word stories or are degrading anyone of a certain race,gender,or creed will always keep the mods busy enough,where as those that have decent input and no arguing should be left alone.
4. Why lock innocent threads,while the ones that are completely against everything in the CoC go untouched?
5. Don't say that the mods are too busy to find unsavory threads and ones that are decent are easier to find.Maybe the mods should utilize the search themselves,practice what they preach,find those threads like"this or that game is fecal" or "avoid so-n-so he glitches".There are so many of these type threads and lots of ways to word them.Use the search you too will find alot more than you see under active forums(which seems to be the only area mods actually check).
1. Having more than one topic on a single subject will clutter the first page of a forum and prevent users/guests from finding a subject that has been knocked to the second page.
2. No, all forum members are treated equally. There are a couple exceptions though, but they only apply if the user is well known and has been an active member for sometime:
- A forum member known for spam/vulgar posts will probably get a stricter punishment if he has just gotten back from a previous ban, or has recently got a talking to.
- A forum member who doesn't post off-topic, reports frequently and exhibits behavior not in his/her normal manner. He/she would probably get a warning or a talking to about the post, but if the attitude continues he/she would receive the same punishment as another user.
3. If you search those terms most of them have been filtered, aren't in an attacking post, are months old, or have already been taken care of. If they haven't been taken care of they usually will be, or you can do your part and report them. :)
4. If a thread is against the CoC and a mod sees it, it will be locked.
Here's a post on why your "innocent threads" may have been locked.
5. They do, and no, they aren't able to catch every thread. Even if they search, the search doesn't always show the offensive threads right away. For the amount of mods we have, the amount of threads created each day, and considering the fact that the mods do this voluntarily.. I think they do a very nice job.
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