Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone else get caught out by writing names or common expressions and then find that they've been automaitically censored? I've had this happen a couple of times and I find it really annoying that I can't use a name or phrase without it being censored, it seems like there's no context to the censorship, just a blanket ban, are we not grown ups who can sort this stuff out for ourselves? I think this site is to nannying at times and yet seems to allow other things to slip through unnoticed.
This is commonplace on pretty much every digital medium nowadays. It sucks
I wouldn't know I only use here and yes it does suck. Autists get infantalised enough in general life I don't think we need it here too.
I wonder how many of the moderators and managers are themselves neurodivergent? This whole chat board is patronising - e.g. not allowing posters to use their real names or personal information, random censorship, not just of "dubious" words. I have had a few posts "botted" which have been then been accepted, unedited, on appeal, and I can't see what their rejection criteria are. The moderators' motto seems to be " never explain, never apologise "
In one post that was "botted" I advised against the misuse of non-prescription street drugs to treat mental health conditions - the original post tacitly supporting self-medication with controlled (illegal) substances was allowed to stand. I am sure the thought police - sorry, moderators and their cyber-bots - mean well, but as you say, it is infantilising.
Yep, that's how it goes.
You wait and see what happens when you actually upset the more malignant posters, just loads of them black signs!
I finally tried it out myself last momth and anyone can just flag an account for spam/abuse without having to give any reason, whcih gives the poor mods a little conundrum to solve every time I upset someone, and if I upset a group, suddenly they really get to do some unravelling!
You the "defendent" do have to give suplememntal info, so each comaplint makes a lot of minor work for two people and the complaint enjoys complete anonymity. I can understand the police acting like that as complaints in their world can easily lead to "snitches get stitches" but here we are already anonymised I.D.'s and I think teh recipient f a comlaint and particualrly a series of failed complainst ought to to have the rightt to know and respond to their accusers here in the open.
Maybe in a separte section that the gentler, less combative people can easily avoid...
"Your appeal ... has been accepted." No explanation. No apology. Thank you.