topic Re: Strange in Among Friends

Strange

chrystaltree — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 03:51:30 GMT

I know why we can't post about politics and religion or give out websites to other retailers but why are they censoring posts about a big stories that is all over thei news when other posts regarding all types of current events and news stories are allowed? What's the difference?

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proudlyfromNJ — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:00:57 GMT

Is there bickering going on between posters?If so, those will be poofed.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:30:13 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
Is there bickering going on between posters?If so, those will be poofed.

Maybe, I never got to read the posts but there were 3 or more separate threads on "the incident" and the mods shut everyone of them down. All three couldn't have turned nasty.

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makena — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 04:45:49 GMT

They clearly will give the reason why ... "removed because it was argumentative" etc.

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dooBdoo — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 05:51:38 GMT

Chrystaltree wrote:
proudlyfromNJ wrote:
Is there bickering going on between posters?If so, those will be poofed.

Maybe, I never got to read the posts but there were 3 or more separate threads on "the incident" and the mods shut everyone of them down. All three couldn't have turned nasty.

As @makena pointed out, usually moderators post a reason for closing or removing a thread.

Without a doubt, 3 (or more) can "turn nasty." We all know that from experience here. As @proudlyfromNJ said, the topic isn't always the cause of the problem. Often, it's the way posters discuss it.

At any rate, after the first one was closed to comments, technically all subsequent threads are restarting a closed/deleted thread. That, alone, is a standards violation.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 05:21:43 GMT

I don't know why but people get all worked up and emotional about incidents that don't effect them a bit. Sounds like they got into name calling and trading insults. I wonder why?

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Vivian — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 17:28:51 GMT

As one of the original members of these boards, I certainly remember the ups and downs of bickering and censoring. There's no doubt that some of the debates degenerated into nasty attacks and unnecessary obnoxiousness. However, in my opinion, the reactions of the powers-that-be at QVC have gone a bit too far in trying to maintain decorum here. I know that's their prerogative but the result has been a more boring, less interesting bulletin board.

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AuntG — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:14:12 GMT

I've seen some, but when the bickering starts, bye bye thread.

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Plaid Pants2 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:17:59 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
Is there bickering going on between posters?If so, those will be poofed.

Maybe, I never got to read the posts but there were 3 or more separate threads on "the incident" and the mods shut everyone of them down. All three couldn't have turned nasty.

@chrystaltree

One thread was definitely nasty, so that was closed, and as for the other two, had the potential of going the same way, so the mods decided to head it off at the pass, so to speak.

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happygolfcartrider — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:22:36 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I don't know why but people get all worked up and emotional about incidents that don't effect them a bit. Sounds like they got into name calling and trading insults. I wonder why?

I think it is because some people just can't accept other opinions and in turn a thread ugly just because they do not agree. Discussions can be kept civil but not by some.

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cah — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:25:44 GMT

@Vivian Florimond wrote:
As one of the original members of these boards, I certainly remember the ups and downs of bickering and censoring. There's no doubt that some of the debates degenerated into nasty attacks and unnecessary obnoxiousness. However, in my opinion, the reaction of the powers-that-be at QVC have gone a bit too far in trying to maintain decorum here. I know that's their prerogative but the result has been a more boring, less interesting bulletin board.

Some days this place actually puts me to sleep!
It's great to be nice and sweet all the time, but it gets so boring. We're not wired that way!

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:43:02 GMT

@cah, I must be wired that way, because I like the boards the way they are. I have my fill of conflict, lack of respect, yelling, and arguing from other sources. I don't want or need it here, too.

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software — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:09:28 GMT

Some threads go bye-bye quickly because someone "reported" it to the Mods.

JMHO

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SaRina — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:33:50 GMT

If we're talking about yesterday's original thread, I think it had 360+ posts and after that many posts (I can't ever remember seeing a single topic thread with that many posts), everything that needed to be expressed was... so after that, it just becomes a back and forth with the same arguments over and over. At that point, there's no point IMO. I think many people can recognize this, including the mods, which is why they closed it.

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dooBdoo — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:16:15 GMT

SaRina wrote:
If we're talking about yesterday's original thread, I think it had 360+ posts and after that many posts (I can't ever remember seeing a single topic thread with that many posts), everything that needed to be expressed was... so after that, it just becomes a back and forth with the same arguments over and over. At that point, there's no point IMO.

We've had lots of threads with more posts than that, some of which probably are still open for comments. I agree that the original thread was contentious, many posts removed (more that it would appear by just looking at the moderators' posts since sometimes multiple replies were deleted together as a group). I had the feeling it was another case of the moderators tiring of babysitting a thread. As you said, much of it became repetitive and with the attempts to restart the topic after that the same comments were being posted.

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granny me — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:27:12 GMT

I myself find that it can be very easy to get into a war of words on a board and I have to walk away. I have yet to be persuded to change my mind or core values by any comment left on a message board, and I am highly confident no else has either. So what is the point of arguing? I believe that social media has brought out the worst and Twitter is the nothing but a gutter that should have never seen the light of day.

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sgraham30 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:37:20 GMT

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sgraham30 — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:37:53 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
I know why we can't post about politics and religion or give out websites to other retailers but why are they censoring posts about a big stories that is all over thei news when other posts regarding all types of current events and news stories are allowed? What's the difference?

Bickering and/or name calling will get the original post & all responses removed.

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Melania — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:05:20 GMT

Interesting that this was posted in this forum...

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SaRina — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:17:09 GMT

@Melania, it was strategic... or strangetegic. :-)