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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4 months ago 01/13/2026 9:19am EST

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It’s a sad joke. you know these will be deleted, right?

4 months ago 01/13/2026 9:21am EST

re: Lover of a few mods

Lover of a few mods wrote:
This quoted post has been removed.
It’s a sad joke. you know these will be deleted, right?

Oh absolutely, which I don’t understand bc Wejo started this thread as THE place to discuss moderation

4 months ago 01/13/2026 9:28am EST

re: As moderation

As moderation wrote:
Lover of a few mods wrote:
It’s a sad joke. you know these will be deleted, right?
Oh absolutely, which I don’t understand bc Wejo started this thread as THE place to discuss moderation

So you and I should be able to have a discussion like this for as long as we want without ANY deletions

4 months ago 01/13/2026 10:15am EST

re: As moderation

As moderation wrote:
As moderation wrote:
Oh absolutely, which I don’t understand bc Wejo started this thread as THE place to discuss moderation
So you and I should be able to have a discussion like this for as long as we want without ANY deletions

You're the obnoxious guy who stalks and harasses rojo nearly every day with this "as rojo" sheet.. You've been doing it for years. You do not actually participate in any threads. You will be dealt with "as deleted". Just stop it. It's a really weird obsession.

"as goodbye, pumpkin pie"

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4 months ago 01/13/2026 12:44pm EST

re: malmo

malmo wrote:
As moderation wrote:
So you and I should be able to have a discussion like this for as long as we want without ANY deletions
You're the obnoxious guy who stalks and harasses rojo nearly every day with this "as rojo" sheet.. You've been doing it for years. You do not actually participate in any threads. You will be dealt with "as deleted". Just stop it. It's a really weird obsession.
"as goodbye, pumpkin pie"

are you okay? What the heck are you going on about?

4 months ago 01/13/2026 1:08pm EST

re: Seriously what

Seriously what wrote:
malmo wrote:
You're the obnoxious guy who stalks and harasses rojo nearly every day with this "as rojo" sheet.. You've been doing it for years. You do not actually participate in any threads. You will be dealt with "as deleted". Just stop it. It's a really weird obsession.
"as goodbye, pumpkin pie"
are you okay? What the heck are you going on about?

What the heck does it mean to stalk Rojo? This poster is going to house? (Also have no idea what as Rojo means)

4 months ago 01/13/2026 1:21pm EST

re: The Concrete Rumer

So many posts deleted in this thread

4 months ago 01/13/2026 6:32pm EST

Such biased moderation.

4 months ago 01/13/2026 7:26pm EST

re: won't stop him

won\'t stop him wrote:
Vile spam wrote:
Could probably do with putting the word "teen" in the word filter...
Unfortunately, this will not even slow Dahl down. He would just change it to "teeen" or something else and keep on posting the same links. The only solution is to ban him permanently.

He also creates many many spam threads that don’t include the words teen or teeen

4 months ago 01/13/2026 7:50pm EST

re: the other mod

the other mod wrote:
This is the one thread where we're supposed to be allowed to discuss moderation. However:
-I was recently banned for two days for posting in this thread. All I did was post "1000%"--in agreement with another post. For that, I was banned for two days. The reason? That I am "stalking rojo". Huh?
-I make my appeal to be unbanned, but my request is denied due to me "criticizing the moderators." Huh?
Make it make sense yall

That is truly awful. There’s a reason why the moderation is criticized around here. It’s stuff like that.

4 months ago 01/13/2026 7:55pm EST

re: As moderation

As moderation wrote:
As moderation wrote:
Oh absolutely, which I don’t understand bc Wejo started this thread as THE place to discuss moderation
So you and I should be able to have a discussion like this for as long as we want without ANY deletions

It is remarkable how many posts have been deleted on this thread just in the past day or so. I’m going to assume that most of those posts were not pornographic, threatening, or critical of age group writers. If that is true, in my opinion they should have remained.

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