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dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

I've seen several comments in which posters feel their posts have been allowed to remain but the content has been edited by the moderators surreptitiously and they say there's nothing in the allegedly-edited post to indicate the comment was altered.

For clarification, is this something that's happening? (eta: I don't believe it's being done, and I think it's probably just a misunderstanding.)

My understanding was that a post is allowed to stand "as is" or it's removed completely.

I think it would be helpful to clarify this, since evidently there's an undercurrent of concern about it.

Thanks!

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Himi lover · ‎03-10-2010

Hi doobdoo, I don't believe the mods would do that. They would either remove it or leave as is

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

Himi lover wrote:
Hi doobdoo, I don't believe the mods would do that. They would either remove it or leave as is

Hi, @Himi lover! Nice to see you!

I don't believe they would, either. To my way of thinking it would be unethical to do so, and also I can't imagine that they have the time to try and edit content. I really believe it's just a misunderstanding, and I don't think it's happening.

But since the issue was raised on at least one thread in Community Chat, I thought it might be helpful for the rumor to be directly addressed (before it becomes an urban legend).

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terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

That sounds paranoid to me...too much time following conspiracy theories, IMO!

SHIRAZ · ‎06-27-2010

My understanding is the same as yours. There are certainly enough posts that have been deleted. If it were possible for mods to simply delete an offending word or sentence, I'm pretty sure we would be able to see some kind of evidence of that. I think it's all or nothing.

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reiki604 · ‎03-09-2010

DooBdoo........I have not seen this happening although there is extremely uneven moderation on the board. Nothing as blatant as th editing of what's within a post.

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Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

I would think there would be no reason for QVC to do this - no benefit to them. If they feel a poster used inappropriate verbiage, I just can't see them in the role of deleting an objectionable word and letting the rest of a thought stand.

I do believe there might be posters who genuinely forgot what they said and might believe something was changed, as well as there being posters who would claim it happened as yet another "attack" on the new forum moderation. We've seen almost every tactic in the book already.

I had a post where I used a word that is apparently a no-no (not an obvious one), and my post came through with *** asterisks where that word would have been. It gave me a chuckle. But it was so instant it had to have been software, not human moderators. If that's what people are mentioning, that's not something the moderators are doing.

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Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

Careful, dooB, you'll be accused of working for QVC or being an unpaid shill 😜

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Himi lover · ‎03-10-2010

Right! They couldn't possibly have the time to be editing our posts. That would be craziness. 😳

feef · ‎12-19-2010

Call me stupid, but wouldn't the edit ghosts need our passwords and I.D.'s to sign on to our accounts and delete whatever they see fit? I doubt they have the manpower or time for that.