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Are all posts being moderated at the moment?

Pixiefox

I started a thread earlier today and had to edit it twice, as I saw a couple of typos and I like my posts to be correct in terms of spelling and punctuation. After the second edit I got a message that it would appear after being moderated. Since then I have replied to a couple of other posts and both times when I clicked to reply I got the message that all replies are being moderated.

So I'm wondering - is it just my posts & replies being moderated at the moment, or everybody's? Did I do something wrong? (I have clicked on "report as abuse" by mistake in the past when trying to edit a post - why there is that option for your own post, I really cannot imagine)

If this post is being moderated by a human rather than a bot, please would whoever is moderating send me a quick reply to let me know what is going on - thank you.

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  • Your account was placed under pre-moderation, as a result of over-sensitive filters having wrongly marked your previous post(s) as potential spam.

    It's explained in the newly updated rules:

    "Repeated rule violations may result in:
    - placing your account under pre-moderation – meaning your posts and comments are reviewed by a moderator before they are published
    - suspension of your account
    - a permanent ban from the Online Community."

     https://community.autism.org.uk/p/rules 

  • in reply to Bunny

    Bunny, the "rules" do not address the question/statement made by Pixie.

    If the rules/"hints on how to use this place without tearing your hair out" said.....

    "If you attempt to edit your own post more than twice, after posting, in quick succession, then you will be put in moderation and will be unable to post for an indeterminate period of time - for no reason.  We apologise for the inevitable anxiety that this may cause you but there is no way for us to stop this from happening." .....

    I hope you will not mind me observing that the vast majority of your posts do follow the form and function of a "moderator" in this place, so if you do have special knowledge or access to the "higher-ups" here, perhaps you could raise these types of issue up the  flagpole for us.

    Thank you (if you can help with that.)

  • in reply to Number

    Without wishing to fan any flames of suspicion, I've actually been back on for quite a while - just too focused other matters to participate. Blush

    Number said:
    Bunny, the "rules" do not address the question/statement made by Pixie.

    Pixiefox asked "Are all posts being moderated at the moment?". I explained that the issue was affecting her posts rather than everyone’s, due to her account having been placed in pre-moderation. And referenced the rules, which do explain why that happened - albeit from a user's perspective.

    What the NAS hasn’t done within the updated rules is to specify or share its internal admin / moderation rules for the forum, including how, precisely, the automatic filters have been configured, and therefore tell us how to avoid falling foul of them.

    Personally, I don't have any issue at all with that. I feel the lack of such explanations is consistent with, and supports our request for - and their aim to provide - "Increased moderation to ensure the community is a safe, welcoming, and supportive platform".

    Imagine if, ahead of passengers reaching border control at Heathrow, everyone could read the internal rules followed by Border Force officials - including how their systems and officers aim to spot potential troublemakers from aspects of their appearance, behaviour, and/or comments.

    I can understand how the NAS might feel that publishing its own internal moderation rules - which it uses to protect us from spammers and other bad actors - would be the equivalent of providing a detailed “what not to do” guide to any passengers with malicious intent when arriving at Heathrow.

  • in reply to Iain

    Yes - again - naturally - and this point is endlessly made - and self-evidently true !

    Notwithstanding, one way to stop "bad actors" entering Heathrow is to close the airport, or make it so hard (or frustrating) to navigate THAT AUTISTIC PEOPLE ARE EXCLUDED.

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