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Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

faeriemoon — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:16:09 GMT

the moderator mark it as "Moved" instead of "Removed?"

Just curious...

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

chickenbutt — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:19:33 GMT

This is just a (semi-educated) guess but there is probably an area that is not accessible to posters, only employees, where 'moved' stuff goes.

ETA - I would also surmise that older stuff is cleaned out so it's not just some big old growing place of deleted stuff.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

Mama Mia — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:19:46 GMT

@faeriemoon wrote:
the moderator mark it as "Moved" instead of "Removed?"

Just curious...

I'm not stupid and i have the ame question. Why?

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

Mama Mia — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:23:22 GMT

sorry, I meant to say "same" not ame. Guess I am stupider than I thought as now I couldn't find "edit". LOL

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

biancardi — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:26:14 GMT

@chickenbutt is probably correct. It is still "here", but in a moderation forum, where mods can review the posts and keep track of issues, problems, etc

They could have not marked it as "moved" and have it disappear but then people would complain where is my thread?

so, those moved threads, with all of its glory, are probably still here for moderators to take action on. Same with individual posts, I would think.

I know on forums that I moderated, all abuse complaints would go into a ticketing system where mods could discuss the issues and what to do with the post & poster. This is all recorded into a database so any moderator can search on key words and posters names.

I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a system here as well.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

ChynnaBlue — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:28:45 GMT

@faeriemoon wrote:
the moderator mark it as "Moved" instead of "Removed?"

Just curious...

I think it's a function of the forum software. If you REMOVE (Delete) a post or thread, there's no way to leave a message behind because the post you would leave it on no longer exists. And we've asked that the mods leave a message behind to explain why something went away. If you MOVE something, it leaves a place behind and you can leave a message in that space. That's my best guess, I don't know if I'm right.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

Citrine1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:42:42 GMT

I actually wish they would just remove the thread completely, rather than leave the message that they do because I usually have no idea which thread they've deleted and I think to myself, "Oh darn, I missed all the fun again".

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

chickenbutt — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:46:12 GMT

Citrine2 wrote:
I actually wish they would just remove the thread completely, rather than leave the message that they do because I usually have no idea which thread they've deleted and I think to myself, "Oh darn, I missed all the fun again".

Yeah, but the bummer about that is all the people who will start additional threads whining about 'where did my thread go?'. This, IMO, is worse than just seeing the title and that it was moved to 'Modland'.

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debic — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:48:26 GMT

I think it's a generic tag.

I like seeing that they've removed posts myself.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

KingstonsMom — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:50:00 GMT

@Citrine1 wrote:
I actually wish they would just remove the thread completely, rather than leave the message that they do because I usually have no idea which thread they've deleted and I think to myself, "Oh darn, I missed all the fun again".

Me too, LOL!

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

biancardi — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:53:12 GMT

actually, it is good to leave the thread out there with the title, even when it is "moved" and you cannot see the contents. Most people, not all (some like to "tease" in their subject line, trying to go under the radar), put in a meaningful subject line. That way, if someone else sees that subject being "moved", they know not to start another topic with that same subject matter.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

Citrine1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:59:34 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
@Citrine1 wrote:
I actually wish they would just remove the thread completely, rather than leave the message that they do because I usually have no idea which thread they've deleted and I think to myself, "Oh darn, I missed all the fun again".

Yeah, but the bummer about that is all the people who will start additional threads whining about 'where did my thread go?'. This, IMO, is worse than just seeing the title and that it was moved to 'Modland'.

Oh that's so true, chickenbutt! And, not only do they start additional threads, but they talk all "cryptic like" which piques my curiousity even more. LOL

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

chickenbutt — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:13:29 GMT

Good point, Citrine! I'm not a fan of the cryptic thread either.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

IamMrsG — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:52:19 GMT

biancardi wrote in part: @chickenbutt is probably correct. It is still "here", but in a moderation forum, where mods can review the posts and keep track of issues, problems, etc. They could have not marked it as "moved" and have it disappear...so, those moved threads, with all of its glory, are probably still here for moderators to take action on. Same with individual posts, I would think. I know on forums that I moderated, all abuse complaints would go into a ticketing system where mods could discuss the issues and what to do with the post & poster. This is all recorded into a database so any moderator can search on key words and posters names. I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a system here as well.

I can imagine them sitting at a staff meeting, reading the newest crop of censored posts, and laughing their rears off at a lot of us.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

Bird mama — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:57:58 GMT

@biancardi wrote:
I know on forums that I moderated, all abuse complaints would go into a ticketing system where mods could discuss the issues and what to do with the post & poster. This is all recorded into a database so any moderator can search on key words and posters names.

I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a system here as well.

Oh no, I just flashed back to my Catholic grade school education. Does this mean I might have a record here too (rofl)?

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

biancardi — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:14:08 GMT

@IamMrsG wrote:
biancardi wrote in part: @chickenbutt is probably correct. It is still "here", but in a moderation forum, where mods can review the posts and keep track of issues, problems, etc. They could have not marked it as "moved" and have it disappear...so, those moved threads, with all of its glory, are probably still here for moderators to take action on. Same with individual posts, I would think. I know on forums that I moderated, all abuse complaints would go into a ticketing system where mods could discuss the issues and what to do with the post & poster. This is all recorded into a database so any moderator can search on key words and posters names. I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a system here as well.

I can imagine them sitting at a staff meeting, reading the newest crop of censored posts, and laughing their rears off at a lot of us.

I know on the forums I've moderated on, it was a mix of laughter and also bad feelings too towards posters who keep ruining it for everyone else.

common saying among mods "that is why we can't have nice things" when dealing with a "problem" poster, who flaunts the decisions back to the mods on board. Mods are more forgiving if you privately email them. Posting it on the boards just states that the poster has no intention of cleaning up their act and is a drama queen; the endless circular arguments that go.no.where.

That is, on the boards I've moderated on. I have no idea what they do here

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

beckyb1012 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:43:12 GMT

@Bird mama wrote:
@biancardi wrote:
I know on forums that I moderated, all abuse complaints would go into a ticketing system where mods could discuss the issues and what to do with the post & poster. This is all recorded into a database so any moderator can search on key words and posters names.

I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a system here as well.

Oh no, I just flashed back to my Catholic grade school education. Does this mean I might have a record here too (rofl)?

Birdmama it is a part of your "permanent record"! Ha! Ha! I bet I have one if they are keeping score.

Not sure why they do the word moved must make them think it makes us feel better about ourselves than removed. Semantics.

The move language was probably created by whoever changed up the sizing on the Q. to all those XXXXXXXXXXXXXXSmall.

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

biancardi — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:08:12 GMT

@Bird mama wrote:
@biancardi wrote:
I know on forums that I moderated, all abuse complaints would go into a ticketing system where mods could discuss the issues and what to do with the post & poster. This is all recorded into a database so any moderator can search on key words and posters names.

I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a system here as well.

Oh no, I just flashed back to my Catholic grade school education. Does this mean I might have a record here too (rofl)?

it is pretty standard stuff on chatboards. no one loves a moderator - that is for sure - ahaha

Re: Stupid question: Why, when a thread has been removed, does..

faeriemoon — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:10:56 GMT

Thanks ladies. I had a feeling they were moved some place to which we have no access.

Perhaps they should be labeled, "Filed." Maybe they have a file on each of us.... *Insert spooky music.*