Posted by Marc Martin on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Let-s-talk-GRAVITY-tp1505098p1505107.html

> I'm wondering if my posts are vanishing into thin air,
> or are being "moderated" out of existence...without explanation.

The only reason they would be "moderated out of existence" is
if they are clearly off-topic, or a one-liner joke that adds
nothing to the conversation, or are potentially inflammatory/
insulting to other list members.

The way the list works is that some people are moderated,
and some people aren't. This is a compromise system because
I don't really have the time or desire to moderate every
single message here (after all, there are 800 members and
I've been running this list for over 10 years). The people
who are not moderated are those who demonstrate that they
are following the posting rules of the list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SHADO/files/rules.html

These rules are pretty standard, actually -- you *should*
be following them on most any discussion group.

Generally, people stay moderated because they reply to
messages and include the entire contents of the message
they're replying to as part of their reply (your message
here does this, so I can assume this is why you're
being moderated). However, in such cases I don't
delete the message -- I merely edit out the old message(s)
included on the bottom and forward it onto the list.
This can add up 8-12 hours for your message to get to
the list if I happen to have just gone to bed (or
gotten onto a plane) when you sent your message.

Less frequently people are moderated because they
go off-topic or post a lot of one-liners to the
list. In these cases, messages are deleted before
they make it to the list.

And very rarely, some people post things which
can cause a "flame war" on the list, which I
try to prevent before it ever gets started by
deleting insulting/offensive posts.


That all said, I don't specifically recall deleting
any of your posts, so perhaps they are vanishing
into thin air?

Marc