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Your post in the thread The USA Political Thread was deleted. Reason: Leading thread off-topic / Infractions to follow if it continued

This has been suggested many times by many members and still not getting done. When threatening members with infractions, wouldn't it be helpful to let them know what post is actually the issue? We've had a few members now get these messages, but have no idea what post is the actual problem. Why not give enough info along with the warning so members have an idea of what the issue is.
 
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Hello,

Unfortunately, the post deletion reason alert box is very limited on character length and moderator teams have to chop it all down as close to a short sentence as possible. Generally, most members recall what post was off-topic once they see what thread it was removed from in the alert.

However, we understand that it can sometimes be hard to remember when a member is very active and has lots of posts daily in a single thread.

In your case, there were multiple reports filed by members concerned that the Political thread was being taken off-topic and turned into a personal attack between members, which has nothing to do with politics.

Reports in the last 24 hours just for that thread - for internal use ONLY:
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53673/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53671/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53670/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53667/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53651/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53652/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53653/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53650/
https://www.namepros.com/reports/53649/


Most (if not all) the above reports resulted in multiple other posts quoting off-topic posts and further replying off-topic to also be removed.

For better context in your case, here's a couple of the posts that were removed, where you can see that it has nothing to do with politics and off-topic:
Well, that was kind of off topic, same with all your posts about dislikes. BTW, I had 2 posts removed as well. Couldn't figure out what it was since they don't say, but I guess it was this.
You don't follow that rule, it's something I suggested to you. Instead of disliking/disagree on posts, just hit reply and tell me why. Instead you blitz people with disagrees/dislikes, so don't complain when you get them. Like I said with me, you'll get it back in multiples.
The best way to avoid posts being removed is to keep them on-topic.

Regrettably, moderator teams have a very short character limit to use that does not allow for much information or reference.

You received the following alert (Leading thread off-topic / Infractions to follow if it continued) after previous off-topic post removals with the following alert (Off-Topic Comment Removed), hoping that it would help you double check your posts before publishing in that thread to keep them on-topic moving forward.

Moderator teams (At their own discretion) try to send alerts to correct rule violations prior to having to issue official rule reminders or negative point warnings. The alerts you received are an example of that discretion from a moderator team trying to avoid having to issue you a warning/infraction for repeated off-topic comments in the same discussion thread.

The suggestion you mentioned has already been logged for review, but regrettably, has not been implemented. Until that time, please try to keep your posts on-topic to avoid anymore alerts, reminders, or warnings/infractions.

It should also be noted again, that moderators did not get involved in that thread until after receiving the 9 referenced reports above by concerned members.

We hope that helps
 
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Are you telling me somebody reported this:

"Well, that was kind of off topic, same with all your posts about dislikes. BTW, I had 2 posts removed as well. Couldn't figure out what it was since they don't say, but I guess it was this."

I find that hard to believe. I don't see members participating in that thread saying that.

You know the other option it to give warnings/infractions to the people making bs reports, wasting mods time. Whoever is reporting this kind of stuff, not real issues, are the problem.

So be it.
 
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When threatening members with infractions, wouldn't it be helpful to let them know what post is actually the issue?
Absolutely. It’s a shortcoming of our forum software, but it’s on our roadmap to add. The tech team is in the process of a major upgrade to our forum software, but once that’s finished, you’ll start to see new features (like your suggestion) released.

In the meantime, members can always request the deleted content by contacting us.

Are you telling me somebody reported this
Honestly, we’re very surprised that more posts in that thread don’t get reported. It appears to be one of the most heated, disagreeable threads on NamePros. But it’s in The Break Room, so maybe members tend to accept it as a place to blow off steam.

You know the other option it to give warnings/infractions to the people making bs reports, wasting mods time. Whoever is reporting this kind of stuff, not real issues, are the problem.
We try not to do that too often because we don’t want to discourage reports, but we do have systems in place to issue warnings (and even disable the ability to Report) when it’s abused.
 
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