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Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

scotttie — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:40:03 GMT

And leave the rest of the thread alone?

Certain posters know that all they have to do to in order to get a thread pulled is take it political (talk about congress, voters, etc. etc.). At times, it is a deliberate posting(s) to accomplish having the thread taken down, rather than a natural outgrowth of the discussion.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

luvingit — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:01:43 GMT

You are right.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

dooBdoo — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:33:55 GMT

I agree, Scottie. It's one of those things posters have requested before. If they intend to keep the forums, they need to properly train and adequately staff the moderation team and begin doing a more professional job. An entire thread need not be sacrificed simply because a few posters decided to transform it into a political (or personal) war zone.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

KYToby — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:24:06 GMT

I think the issue is that simply removing posts can become impractical. We have all see pages and pages of responses with posters quoting others. In some cases, it would take forever to manually go through removing the offending quotes, as people continue to respond ad the moderator's other work gets delayed. In most cases, it is simply neither feasible nor expedient to do as you suggest.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

insomniac — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 23:48:44 GMT

How often do you start reading a thread--because you're interested in it, and it gets taken way off base by a few people?

I agree that those doing the act of sabotage should be poofed, and that the rest of the thread should be left intact.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

Remee — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:49:50 GMT

You have the option to click on the "Report Inappropriate" button any time you begin reading a post that you don't care for, and the moderator will review it to see if it has merit in being removed or allowed to stay.

It is entirely up to them to determine it's life span on these threads. That is their job only. A poster can take a thread in any direction wanted, but if and until it crosses any of the community standards, it will remain until a moderator determines it has merit in being removed or allowed to stay.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

insomniac — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 02:53:00 GMT

I don't have an issue with removing inappropriate postings. But postings that are appropriate should remain.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

YorkieonmyPillow — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:20:06 GMT

They probably don't have the time to cherry pick the entire thread. Really, if people would act like adults this wouldn't be an issue.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

scotttie — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 06:11:54 GMT

On 10/30/2014 Remee said:
You have the option to click on the "Report Inappropriate" button any time you begin reading a post that you don't care for, and the moderator will review it to see if it has merit in being removed or allowed to stay.

It is entirely up to them to determine it's life span on these threads. That is their job only. A poster can take a thread in any direction wanted, but if and until it crosses any of the community standards, it will remain until a moderator determines it has merit in being removed or allowed to stay.

That doesn't explain removing whole threads.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

scotttie — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 06:12:39 GMT

On 10/31/2014 YorkieonmyPillow said:
They probably don't have the time to cherry pick the entire thread. Really, if people would act like adults this wouldn't be an issue.

I'm sure that's true but there ARE times when it could easily be done.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

CalminHeart — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:35:11 GMT

You'll get a reprieve on Wednesday.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

happygolfcartrider — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:13:12 GMT

On 10/30/2014 insomniac said:
How often do you start reading a thread--because you're interested in it, and it gets taken way off base by a few people?

I agree that those doing the act of sabotage should be poofed, and that the rest of the thread should be left intact.

A perfect example is the Duggar family thread, One I d I o t came in and made ugly comments about their beliefs concerning religion and child rearing.

The obnoxious insinuations about the family and the way they raise their children remained BUT as soon as religion came into the discussion the whole thread was poofed.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

Moonchilde — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:30:55 GMT

Something I'm curious about. I haven't seen it here, but maybe others have. Curious as to how QVC would handle it, i.e. what their position would be if derogatory comments were made about religions other than Xtianity, or even comments about non-believers. Would they be removed, or would they be allowed to remain? Wondering if the "no bashing" (or heated conversation) applies to any and all belief systems ... or not.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

Marianne1 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:51:31 GMT

This hijacking of threads is not just done with political posts.

Nor are the posts that are made to try to get a thread pooled-- it is done with posts that are purposely inflammatory, not just political.

And, I think that the entire thread goes because it is just easier for the Q.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

Tantallum — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 19:56:45 GMT

On 10/30/2014 KYToby said:
I think the issue is that simply removing posts can become impractical. We have all see pages and pages of responses with posters quoting others. In some cases, it would take forever to manually go through removing the offending quotes, as people continue to respond ad the moderator's other work gets delayed. In most cases, it is simply neither feasible nor expedient to do as you suggest.

That makes a lot of sense, but I would have to think that there must be a rather simple computer program to search for all quotes of the offending post and remove those as well....

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

wildcat fan — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:55:24 GMT

Some political commentary doesn't get poofed. This is especially true during election season. I think webbie/QVC allow demonstrate a political bias by leaving such threads. If you pay close attention to the ones that don't get poofed as quickly you'll see that they share a political viewpoint. The ones that get poofed right away share another viewpoint. This was especially true during a national November election a few years ago.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

goldreich27 — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 23:06:01 GMT

It's always the Liberals trying to push their view point on the entire population no matter what the subject is! If you don't agree with them they shut you up as fast as they can, just like the media.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

Marianne1 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 00:42:24 GMT

On 11/1/2014 Goldreich said:
It's always the Liberals trying to push their view point on the entire population no matter what the subject is! If you don't agree with them they shut you up as fast as they can, just like the media.

LOL. Tell us how you really feel.

(PS, I disagree with your statement, one "group" is not any more responsible than another on the bb or in real life- every group has a role)

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

CalminHeart — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 01:06:23 GMT

On 11/1/2014 Goldreich said:
It's always the Liberals trying to push their view point on the entire population no matter what the subject is! If you don't agree with them they shut you up as fast as they can, just like the media.

Seriously? Pot, meet kettle.

Re: Why can the moderator not just remove the political posts

Spurt — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:18:50 GMT

In the QVC forum standards it states---

Be respectful and courteous to others, even if you disagree with them. Do not use language or post content that is unkind or in poor taste or engage in personal attacks.
Do not initiate or engage in political discussions or discussions of a controversial nature
Do not engage in harassing, threatening, abusive, violent, discriminatory (racist, sexist, etc.), hostile, or defamatory language or behavior that would be considered inappropriate by any rational person.

So it's no surprise that political discussions would be poofed.....

Now as far as what is considered a "controversial nature" that is wide open to interpretation and should be better clarified.