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Relationship Advice lead-ish mod here. I've posted this elsewhere on hackernews (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23259595 https://news.ycombinator.com/ite
by eganist 6y ago
Relationship Advice lead-ish mod here.
I've posted this elsewhere on hackernews (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23259595 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23259595), but I'll repost it here since it's relevant:
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We're (r/relationship_advice) rarely transparent with removal reasons. Our templatized removal reasons generally look something like this:
> u/[user], please message the mods:
> 1. to find out why this post was removed, and
> 2. prior to posting any updates.
> Thanks.
or
> User was banned for this [submission/comment].
The reason is because we have a high population of people who:
1. post too much information and expose themselves to doxxing risks, and
2. post fantasies that never happened.
So in order to protect the people who inadvertently post too much information, we tend to remove these posts using the same generic removal template. However, if people know that the post was pulled for one of these two reasons, the submitter may still end up on the receiving end of harassment as a result, meaning we have to fuzz the possibility of the removal being for one of these two reasons by much more broadly withholding removal reasons.
This is specific to r/relationship_advice. Other subreddits have other procedures.
- heisenbit 6y agoIt is worth keeping in mind that mods on any non trivial sized boards have to be transparent to their peers. Appeals do come in and latest at that point others look what one has done. What one does not want is drama on the board and discussions of disciplinary actions in the open will lead to exactly that. Moderation decision may lead to the loss of a board member but drama will drive away many more.
- stronglikedan 6y agoWell, as long as you don't replace removal reasons with unwarranted insults when withholding removal reasons, then you're already a step ahead of 90% of reddit mods.
- pmiller2 6y agoIndeed, I’ve been muted for daring to ask why a comment of mine was removed, then subsequently banned for replying “yes, and here’s why,” including a link to this very article when asked “Do you think you’re entitled to a reason?” I’ve also been banned from a sub simply for posting in a completely different sub.