Some questions about the moderation team

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^Trump would say I'm a very smart cookie,
And I would agree with him.

I have a very good grasp of human psychology, so intelligent my brain needs to be pushed back into my ear sockets with a Q-Tip, and I am around 3 times the age of some of the mods here, *and* modest to hell, to boot.
I don't think it unreasonable to think my life wisdom has merit.

I think I have a point here somewhere.
Ahh, yes:
I do wish there was a better feedback system on this website.

The guidance moderators have been given is that we shouldn’t publicly note when we have edited posts as this could be humiliating for users, almost like a mark of shame.

I personally don’t really agree with this, for the reasons that you have laid out, Tomatoes. But other mods might do things differently, and if there’s any doubt then going “by the book” is usually sensible. That ensures fairness, a degree of consistency, and it also outsources some of the decision so users don’t need to worry about mod bias and so forth.

As you have expressed a preference to have it clearly noted that your posts have been edited, I’ll edit your post to add that in.

Edit: nvm, the post in question has been deleted.

^ That isn't censorship but an administrative glitch that happens now and then and you were just unlucky. I've had it happen to me too but not recently.

Yes I know it's not censorship. It did not even cross my mind. My allusion about censorship doesn't come from this glitch, but from something else.

When Facebook censor me, they tell me why they censor me. The first time they did that, was in 2018.
They censored a post of my that consisted of ONLY the flag of Montreal. It's not a joke. I even have the screenshots to prove it !

My problem is not even with censorship. Recently, I wrote a comment on MSN under a news about Quebec's new dictatorial law (bill 61). They deleted me comment. No problem, things like that happen.

But, what I despise profoundly, is when people with the ability to do so, edit what I wrote, without even acknowledging that my comment was edited by someone else than me. This behavior is called 'redaction' in the news circles. In other circles is called something else. Here on this board, ils seems it doesn't even have a name. Anyway.

You understand that this kind of behavior of modifying the content posted by the users here, without their consent nor knowledge, and without even mentioning the edition, make anything posted here potentially inadmissible (ou dans une moins large mesure, contestable) in a court of justice ?

Yes, your volunteering for ths community is remarkable. Not a lot of people have the courage to become moderator, and for such a large board as this, you need a lot of courage and integrity to do that.

My stance is not against you, or the other moderators. It's just that this kind of behaviors that made me start this thread, is very dangerous for the stability and integrity of WrongPlanet as a platform.

You did not know. You tried to do well. But I feel it is my duty to inform you that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's not a blame I'm doing here. I have some experience, and based on these experience, I anticipate that this specific behavior I observed is dangerous, and cannot be justified logically.

That's it, I have nothing more to say here.

Thank you for all your contributions, Tomatoes.

I'm sorry if you'll be leaving and I hope you return.

Thank you IsabellaLinton. Je suis vraiment touché.


( for the crazy minds out there, this song is not about suicide )


Bye.

... they always come back ...