topic Re: Can't make a comment.... in Community Chat

Can't make a comment....

Jayjay — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:09:38 GMT

I am signed in but can't add a comment onto a certain subject (Elisabethe Hasselbeck). Can you get banned from posting about a certain subject? I do not like EH so maybe a comment I made in the past has caused me to get blocked out?

Re: Can't make a comment....

chickenbutt — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:11:06 GMT

The thread was closed. Seems like that information was posted by the mod who closed it, but I could be wrong. I only noticed it once this morning and it was already closed.

Re: Can't make a comment....

DiAnne — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:13:37 GMT

There is a little lock by the thread.

Re: Can't make a comment....

Puzzle Piece — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:55:35 GMT

The thread was locked and remember, with the standards and the moderators, you are not allowed to dislike anyone or certain subjects.

Re: Can't make a comment....

MaggieMack — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:58:50 GMT

And remember that since the mods are human beings, there will be varying degrees of latitude among them as to what is acceptable. Or not. I don't think tonight is the night to push the envelope.

Re: Can't make a comment....

Drythe — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:04:20 GMT

@MaggieMack wrote:
And remember that since the mods are human beings, there will be varying degrees of latitude among them as to what is acceptable. Or not. I don't think tonight is the night to push the envelope.

@MaggieMack

I think the envelope has already been pushed, and pushed, and pushed again.

Re: Can't make a comment....

millieshops — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:04:34 GMT

@Puzzle PieceYou might have added since you are here often enough to know that that was a political thread and the company that pays so we can post has banned politivcal statements --positive or negative.

Re: Can't make a comment....

Jayjay — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:45:44 GMT

Thanks....I didn't realize posts can be locked and closed. I did see the little lock there but very unfamiliar with these boards.

Oh well.............just don't understand how she finally decides to be home with her kids when they are all in school now. Maybe she should have taken a break once her kids were born since I think her husband made enough $ playing football and being an announcer....oh well!! She's always seemed a bit off to me but I've said enough.

Thanks for all your responses!

Re: Can't make a comment....

Moonchilde — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:13:00 GMT

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
The thread was locked and remember, with the standards and the moderators, you are not allowed to dislike anyone or certain subjects.

You can certainly dislike someone/something, and say so. You cannot state it, however, any way you please, using whatever rude and insulting language you choose.

Re: Can't make a comment....

blackhole99 — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 03:47:03 GMT

I;ve already said I didn't like SK on a thread and it wasn't locked until many responses after mine.

Re: Can't make a comment....

Topaz Gem — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:03:34 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
@Puzzle Piece wrote:
The thread was locked and remember, with the standards and the moderators, you are not allowed to dislike anyone or certain subjects.

You can certainly dislike someone/something, and say so. You cannot state it, however, any way you please, using whatever rude and insulting language you choose.

You summed it up nicely, Moonchilde. It's one thing not to care for a person, but some posters think that they can say terrible things about someone, use bad language, and be extremely rude in the way they communicate. Then when their post is deleted, they act all innocent and ask, "Gee, I don't care for so-and-so, and I guess I'm not allowed to express my opinion." LOL. That always cracks me up.

Take a look at how you communicate and you can pretty much figure out if your post will be deleted or not ahead of time. Acting like you have no idea is really DUH! :-)

Re: Can't make a comment....

stevieb — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:10:25 GMT

I see discussion of angels is now verboten too...

Re: Can't make a comment....

dooBdoo — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:21:55 GMT

@stevieb wrote:
I see discussion of angels is now verboten too...

Not accurate. Using a discussion about angels (or anything else) to be rude to others, to try and force one's opinion on others, and to "attack" (personally insult) the posters instead of "attacking" (addressing) the topic) is verboten. The thread was open and active for more than 24 hours.

Re: Can't make a comment....

dooBdoo — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:48:54 GMT

I seldom submit a post like this, but I decided to make an exception. This is not directed at any poster in particular, but I think this kind of negativity, "whinging," is a perplexing occurrence... it's almost an obsessive activity. We sign up to use a free forum paid for and generously provided by someone else (this forum or any others out there), and in doing so we agree to their policies. Then, we decide to use that forum to post endless sarcasm and taunts about the people who provide the platform to us. I'm not talking about constructive criticism... I'm addressing the almost-daily perverse threads/posts mocking and insulting this Community's managers and moderators -- it might be useful for us to take responsibility for our own actions here, instead. Maybe it's just me, but it's wearisome and frankly it only makes the constant complainers look bad.

Re: Can't make a comment....

chickenbutt — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:02:49 GMT

Right on, dooB, and well said.

It does get tedious and often seems so childish, some of the constant and repetitive complaints. For a while there, I saw so many threads every single day that I was just embarrassed. If I really disliked it here THAT much I would find it pretty simple to just not spend time here.