Feel free to email me to discuss any moderation issues. We've made some good progress from email in this thread.mailto:wejo@letsrun.com
This thread went off the rails a bit with 1 particular poster hijacking it and trying to make it about one moderator so we have locked it.
Before I give my takeaways, if you have concerns about moderating, or posts, please report them or email me directly. We make it very easy to be heard at LetsRun.com and reach us. But if you sidetrack threads by discussing moderation, those posts will be removed and can lead to temporary bans as they ruin the discussion for everyone else.
But some takeaways. 1) Dealing with the problematic posters/troublemakers isn't easy but we need to make sure in dealing with them we do not go too far and harm the experience for other posters 2) The filters often flag people by accident. Exempt SC members from the filters at the very least. 3) Consider creating a toggle so people don't have to see "this post was deleted in a thread". In the posts where the trouble makers try and takeover, these notifications start to ruin the experience. 4) Consider moving some posts out of the main forum. 5) Look at limiting how often people can post in a thread. 6) Try and get a better handle on the use of VPNs by people posting, reporting posts, upvoting, etc. 7) I will actively monitor all of malmo's moderating and posts for the next week and give him feedback. We already actively communicate but some of your points and emails were helpful.
Is there a way that posts can be deleted without "This post was removed" appearing? Sometimes good threads get bombed by the spammers or 430 and the thread ends up being "This thread was removed" over and over again. It looks ridiculous. I don't know anything about internet message boards but this seems like it can be fixed easily.
This is a good idea. we'll look into it. we used to not show posts deleted. but now do for transparency but maybe we should go back to not showing them.
I want to urge you to continue to show evidence of moderator actions. Please do not simply have posts that are wiped out without evidence. Then we really will be in the dark.
First let me say thank you and congratulations on allowing some comments to remain on this thread.
Next let me say that being a young man or young women is not easy in 2026. They deal with social issues and rudeness all all day long at school, and the very last thing they need is to visit what is supposed to be a sports website, and they stumble upon this forum and are viciously harrassed and belittled by the same salt-n-pepper moderator, day in and day out. Its not only this vile silverheads moderating that is the issue. He is downright demeaning towards others in every dialogue and many of us dont want our children spoken to in that manner.
I sincerely feel (and hope) that this board is condemned and closed and that you go out of business. You should be embarrassed by his treatment of other posters, and every single thing that letsrun does is disgusting and harmful towards youth runners. I regret spending any time here and other parents need to avoid your site like the black plague.
First let me say thank you and congratulations on allowing some comments to remain on this thread.
Next let me say that being a young man or young women is not easy in 2026. They deal with social issues and rudeness all all day long at school, and the very last thing they need is to visit what is supposed to be a sports website, and they stumble upon this forum and are viciously harrassed and belittled by the same salt-n-pepper moderator, day in and day out. Its not only this vile silverheads moderating that is the issue. He is downright demeaning towards others in every dialogue and many of us dont want our children spoken to in that manner.
I sincerely feel (and hope) that this board is condemned and closed and that you go out of business. You should be embarrassed by his treatment of other posters, and every single thing that letsrun does is disgusting and harmful towards youth runners. I regret spending any time here and other parents need to avoid your site like the black plague.
First let me say thank you and congratulations on allowing some comments to remain on this thread.
Next let me say that being a young man or young women is not easy in 2026. They deal with social issues and rudeness all all day long at school, and the very last thing they need is to visit what is supposed to be a sports website, and they stumble upon this forum and are viciously harrassed and belittled by the same salt-n-pepper moderator, day in and day out. Its not only this vile silverheads moderating that is the issue. He is downright demeaning towards others in every dialogue and many of us dont want our children spoken to in that manner.
I sincerely feel (and hope) that this board is condemned and closed and that you go out of business. You should be embarrassed by his treatment of other posters, and every single thing that letsrun does is disgusting and harmful towards youth runners. I regret spending any time here and other parents need to avoid your site like the black plague.
It’s unfortunate that many of the great threads of the past would have been deleted today. If a poster is a Supporter’s Club member they should have the option to lock threads they start to registered users only. This would prevent some of the anonymous online stalking that has increased dramatically the past year.
Remind me what your username means again?
The Mods Are Dimwitted Dull Disingenuous Humorless And Suffer From Nocturnal Eunuresis -TMADDDHASFNE
The solution to most of the problems is simple. Take away malmos mod powers. It's ironic that I'll probably be banned by him for this very post. And nothing will change. I don't know if he has some sort of dirt on the brojos and that's why they retain him as a mod even when 90% of people here are calling to get rid of him.
It’s unfortunate that many of the great threads of the past would have been deleted today. If a poster is a Supporter’s Club member they should have the option to lock threads they start to registered users only. This would prevent some of the anonymous online stalking that has increased dramatically the past year.
I think Rich in Cali deserves his own special section so those offended by his humor can ignore him.
Let's make sure that this poster ^ gets banned for stalking female athletes and posting extremely creepy things. He or (they them?) say that they act like a 14 year old on the internet? Wonder why. hmmm Their profile says banned 104 Times. hmmm
"Jacob Kiplimo won the 2023 United Airlines NYC Half with a time of 1:01:31, defeating fellow Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, who finished second in 1:02:09 on March 19, 2023"
I know it was a bad weather day so maybe an * on time. The point being he could run like 61 if the weather isn't good, but most likely like a 59 mid
Next let me say that being a young man or young women is not easy in 2026. They deal with social issues and rudeness all all day long at school, and the very last thing they need is to visit what is supposed to be a sports website, and they stumble upon this forum and are viciously harrassed and belittled by the same salt-n-pepper moderator, day in and day out. Its not only this vile silverheads moderating that is the issue. He is downright demeaning towards others in every dialogue and many of us dont want our children spoken to in that manner.
I sincerely feel (and hope) that this board is condemned and closed and that you go out of business. You should be embarrassed by his treatment of other posters, and every single thing that letsrun does is disgusting and harmful towards youth runners. I regret spending any time here and other parents need to avoid your site like the black plague.
Give me a break. Soft. This board is child's play compared to reddit and the yahoo comment section. 3 cheers for Free Speech and a little pushback is healthy for all.
I know the brojos are all about profit, but they could still profit and get some ad revenue by running those ads on the news page and just closing this forum. It really should be shut down. Its a mess, a disgrace, and a place serious runners wouldnt be caught dead visiting. The podcast is nothing but gibberish gossip, and the forum is now subject to the dictatorship of a moderator who likely isnt even capable of walking anymore or even knows what day it is. Im sorry but you guys are pure trash and a cancer to the running scene at large.
I know the brojos are all about profit, but they could still profit and get some ad revenue by running those ads on the news page and just closing this forum. It really should be shut down. Its a mess, a disgrace, and a place serious runners wouldnt be caught dead visiting. The podcast is nothing but gibberish gossip, and the forum is now subject to the dictatorship of a moderator who likely isnt even capable of walking anymore or even knows what day it is. Im sorry but you guys are pure trash and a cancer to the running scene at large.
I agree. I have stated my view on moderation many times. I’ve stated it here in this thread. Robert, Weldon, and M*lmo simply don’t agree. Weldon and Robert asked for our opinion, denied pretty much everything we said, got angry, and marched off in a huff. M*lm0 has stuck around to engage in pointless arguments with some of the posters. I think they have lost something really important on this site. But it’s theirs to run and they can do as they like.
Haha - a few hours ago I got banned for life for replying to one of Weldon’s posts that mentioned M*lm0s name. Weldon was kind enough to reinstate me, but it is poetic irony.
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