Official thread to discuss moderation policies

wejo · 2019-07-09T11:11:03-04:00

I said perhaps we should start a thread to discuss how to best moderate Letsrun.com and here it is. What can we do to improve? Moderating is often as much art as science but if want to see what we aim to do with moderation, perhaps the best place to start is our terms of service which I'm posting excerpts at bottom. We don't vouch that we read every post on LetsRun.com but moderators do read every post reported to us via the "Report a Post" button. We are strong believers in the right to post anonymously but for what type of thread should and when we limit that? There are some downsides to anonymity, but it also helps bring out some things that are good that would not get said if the poster was worried about being tracked down in real life. Ideally we want a civil LetsRun where there is an exchange of ideas, some you may not like, but that is done respectfully. We like all communities come up short of that goal. And the vast, vast majority of posters are positive contributors. I'd say it's less than .1% of the posters who cause the most trouble. Terms of Service section on content: You understand that LetsRun.com does not pre-screen content but it may remove content at its sole discretion for any reason whatsoever. If you would like to suggest that something be removed, please use the "report a post" function or email LetsRun.com at remove@letsrun.com but LetsRun.com does not have to remove any content and may or may not agree to your request. Every post that is reported by the "report a post" function is reviewed be a moderator. There is no guarantee other posts are read by a human moderator. Guidelines for posts: Be civil- While we don't pre-screen content we want to have a community where ideas are exchanged in a civil manner and people feel open to post. Please be civil and use the report a post function. Types of posts that will be removed: a) Violent/Pornographic posts Posts that encourage violence, abuse or harrassment will be removed. Posts with graphic violence or adult content will be removed. b) Hateful conduct: Posts that threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, or disability will be removed. c) Private personal information: Posts that expose other people's private information (such as home phone number and address) without their express authorization and permission will be removed. However, you acknowledge that your identity is not a secret whether or not you reveal your name in your posts. Your IP address is tracked. As a result others, including LetsRun.com, may be able to figure out who you are and thus your identity may be revealed to others. d) Spam/Advertisements The message board forum(s) are not designed to serve as a place where one makes posts that are nothing more than glorified advertisements (i.e. anything promoting another website, product, etc.). Posts that serve as advertisements are likely to be deleted. If you would like to reach the targeted audience of dedicated running aficionados that come to LetsRun.com, we suggest you consider advertising with the web-site or at the very least contacting LetsRun.com before making posts that are advertisements. For more information contact LetsRun.com at advertise@letsrun.com. e) Copyright/trademark violations Do not steal other's work. We support the concept of fair use and parody, but not IP theft. We get complaints from both sides - ie we delete too much stuff and we don't delete enough. https://www.letsrun.com/forum/TOS.php

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3 years ago 04/09/2023 11:32am EDT

re: stay true iggy

stay true iggy wrote:
You're right Iggy, ignore them.
Anonymous or not, you'll always get this.
Unless...you belong to a forum (I'm a builder) and the site has multiple separate sub forums for different topics. It's quite simple there. If someone did to you what this person is doing, they'd be gone in a blink of an eye as I've seen it happen a few times.
It's really is rare though as if you sign up, they make it clear if you swear, harass or are rude you are gone. The poster are absolutely awesome and when someone disagrees with a method or technique, they are polite with their explanation.
This site will NEVER be that way as they will not do that...I still can't figure out why though? It generates more registered members, not less (trust me on that one).
I'm anonymous, but I'm not harassing anyone and I don't care about registering unless it's going to be everyone doing it, mandatory.

I responded thoughtfully to your post, and guess what? It was removed. Thanks anyway. Not going to waste anymore time.

3 years ago 04/09/2023 11:59pm EDT

re: webby

Did we hear back from Wilton on this?

3 years ago 04/10/2023 12:17am EDT

re: MartyHumming

May I please acknowledge the fact that this message board has a thread discussing "Farting while Running" with not nearly the number of "This post was removed" relics as this one trying to discuss Official site moderation policies.

What might we gather from that? LOL.

3 years ago 04/10/2023 12:34am EDT

re: seattle prattle

This thread should be named Alt Control ______.

3 years ago 04/10/2023 12:58am EDT

re: Rianna

I fail to understand how a site that claims to have moderation policies against things like bigotry can allow this posting of a twitter post to remain up for two days now.

babylonbee.com

Man Drinking Bud Light, Listening To Country Music Clearly Gay

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HUNTSVILLE, AL — A local man left no room for debate among onlookers today, as his drinking Bud Light and listening to country music made it abundantly obvious to everyone who saw him that he was, in fact, gay. Though he was...

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Outrageous. Poster should be banned, and it shouldn't take two days.

3 years ago 04/10/2023 1:03am EDT

re: what 't is

.. and from the same poster on the same thread ("Transvestite militants attack speaker trying to save women's sports"), this one, both of which are clearly meant to denigrate and demean certain category of people. Shameful. And this site is supposed to be open and welcoming?

“Diversity is our greatest strength!” pic.twitter.com/wcEcNSAgkr
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) April 7, 2023

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3 years ago 04/10/2023 12:26pm EDT

re: what 't is

what 't is wrote:
I fail to understand how a site that claims to have moderation policies against things like bigotry can allow this posting of a twitter post to remain up for two days now.
Link:babylonbee.com/news/man-drinking-bud-l...
Outrageous. Poster should be banned, and it shouldn't take two days.

Follow-up: the thread referenced has been apparently been subsequently removed.

Thank you, moderators.

Your efforts to keep the site welcoming to all is much appreciated, and it must be easy to find a balance between unfettered discussion with ensuring that certain groups don't get offended, hurt, or harassed.

Again, thank you.

3 years ago 04/10/2023 2:30pm EDT

re: Notactuallyme

Truth Social is a big tent social media platform. People ranging from Gavin Newsom to Donald Trump use it. Its goal is to connect people

3 years ago 04/10/2023 2:58pm EDT

re: what 't is

what \'t is wrote:
.. and from the same poster on the same thread ("Transvestite militants attack speaker trying to save women's sports"), this one, both of which are clearly meant to denigrate and demean certain category of people. Shameful. And this site is supposed to be open and welcoming?
Tweet:twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/164435...

Dinesh is a Christian leader. Why is he posting things like this?

3 years ago 04/10/2023 3:01pm EDT

re: what 't is

3 years ago 04/10/2023 3:15pm EDT

re: Satire

Satire wrote:
It’s satire

That makes it even worse, because if that is how it was intended within the context of the original twitter post, it was not how it was being used and interpreted within the context of the LRC message board thread and discussion. But thanks for that background.

3 years ago 04/10/2023 3:22pm EDT

re: what 't is

what 't is wrote:
I fail to understand how a site that claims to have moderation policies against things like bigotry can allow this posting of a twitter post to remain up for two days now.
Link:babylonbee.com/news/man-drinking-bud-l...
Outrageous. Poster should be banned, and it shouldn't take two days.

Lighten up, Francis.

3 years ago 04/10/2023 4:32pm EDT

re: wejo

Add a toggle to the account page for registered users that allows them to not see unregistered comments. If they want to self-censor, let them. But please make an announcement to all these old geezers to STFU with their constant whining about having to see comments that they don’t like. And possibly remind them that this site isn’t a democracy. If they don’t like it, don’t visit.

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