Wonderwoman402 is offline Wonderwoman402 Post #1  June 28,2009, 9:40am
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I haven't been posting on here all that long, and I don't think I've posted anything racy or offensive, but I've been "moderated" twice already!

The first time my post finally appeared about two days later, after the thread had gone cold (it was a post about how playing pool is a great date, and there was nothing even remotely inappropriate said in it).

The second time was yesterday afternoon, and my post still hasn't shown up even though the worst thing that could be picked out of it was a quote from a previous poster! (It's a question about a type of hug someone else gives on a first date... as in what is appropriate first date physical contact. The only possible "inappropriate" word I may have used has already been posted in the thread!)

So, my question is, how does eHA decide what posts to "moderate" and why does it take so long? Do you have a committee sitting around reading my short post weighing each word and whether it is suitable for the delicate readership here or what? Is there a list of rules of what we can say and can't say... and if so, where are they?
 
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eHA has an automated word filter that pulls posts that contain words or letter strings that "could" be a problem. Of course the obvious curse words and such are on the list, but some of the words on the lists -- although usually just fine -- have multiple connotations such that they can sometimes be used in a problemmatic way. So, even though there is nothing wrong with the post, it still gets pulled (the filter isn't very smart!).

Anyway, once the filter pulls the post, it gets reviewed by the human moderators on the site. Sometimes that is done promptly, but it can take as long as a couple of days before one of them gets to it (this is an ongoing frustration for the site). Unfortunately, because the post then appears in the thread at the point where you originally posted it, it can easily get lost (if you even realize that it posted!). One thing you can do -- if the post is still relevant -- is post again in the thread, directing readers to your post (identify it by the post number instead of just the page since people have their screens set up differently and page 4 to you may be page 2 for another user). Don't "quote" it, though, because that will just cause your post to be moderated again.
 
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Hmmm.... My post still hasn't shown up.

If eHA decides I violated some rule or another, or the moderator's sense of decorum, will I get any sort of notification, or will the post just never appear?

Really, this seems ridiculous. I quoted something that was already said and it takes 2+ days for the moderators to decide whether it's acceptable to post?

It's irritating enough to make me not want to post!
 
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Welcome to the world of Forum posting. A can assure you that EH moderation is tame compared to what you could face on Social Networks that are completely moderated by individuals.
 
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Posts are scanned by a computer for "bad" words and then reviewed by a person for actual use, etc. In actuality there are very few words that trip the moderation filters.

However a post will go to moderation for several other reasons than that you have used a banned word.
1. If you quote a post that was itself moderated then your post will then be moderated regardless of what you have written.
2. If there was something in the original post or thread title that caused the OP to be moderated then your post will be moderated as above in #1.
3. Sometimes the systems screws up and can't post a comment right away and you will get a notice that it is being moderated.

There are probably some other things that will cause the moderation of a post but I have had brain fade. I, too, have been having completely clean posts moderated recently and it has been taking quite a long time before they show up. Much more so than usual in the past.
 
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Wonderwoman402 wrote :
If eHA decides I violated some rule or another, or the moderator's sense of decorum, will I get any sort of notification, or will the post just never appear?
Unless your post represented some extreme case, where the administration feels they need to take action, your post will either remain hidden or appear silently (no notification to you).

Just be glad you weren't in CSC ... I charge them a quarter each time whether I approve it or not!!!
 
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