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This is not one of those "boo-hoo-I-got-my-precious-post-removed" posts. Hear me out.
Earlier today I made a post on a news thread. Hours later I was browsing the thread when I suddenly noticed that my post was missing. I found it strange as my post wasn't flagged as "low quality", had 10 (or more) positive reactions by the time it got removed and wasn't in my mind offensive.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to lose any sleep over this and I won't demand that my post gets restored - I'm just slightly miffed that I'm left to wonder why exactly this happened. Was it the format of the post or the content that is frowned upon? I can only suspect. There are no notifications about your posts getting removed, no messages, no nothing. Nobody tells you what you did wrong so you can do better (or less worse) next time.
A little bit of context: years ago I frequented one of the biggest tech forums in my country. As toxic as that place is, they have a working infraction system in place. You get penalty points for shitposting and eventually get temporary bans - or permanent, if you're determined enough. But for each infraction, for every time your post gets edited or removed by a moderator you get a notification detailing why your content doesn't comply with the forum rules and guidelines.
Maybe you guys can implement some feature of this sort? Think about it.
Earlier today I made a post on a news thread. Hours later I was browsing the thread when I suddenly noticed that my post was missing. I found it strange as my post wasn't flagged as "low quality", had 10 (or more) positive reactions by the time it got removed and wasn't in my mind offensive.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to lose any sleep over this and I won't demand that my post gets restored - I'm just slightly miffed that I'm left to wonder why exactly this happened. Was it the format of the post or the content that is frowned upon? I can only suspect. There are no notifications about your posts getting removed, no messages, no nothing. Nobody tells you what you did wrong so you can do better (or less worse) next time.
A little bit of context: years ago I frequented one of the biggest tech forums in my country. As toxic as that place is, they have a working infraction system in place. You get penalty points for shitposting and eventually get temporary bans - or permanent, if you're determined enough. But for each infraction, for every time your post gets edited or removed by a moderator you get a notification detailing why your content doesn't comply with the forum rules and guidelines.
Maybe you guys can implement some feature of this sort? Think about it.