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Originally Posted by JohnCT
Facebook is the very worst thing that could have happened to forums. Too many people only go to FB and don't join dedicated forums.
Moderation is tough, but too many are power hungry. I just had a comment removed from a vintage TV forum. Some guy from India joined and his first post was to sell a 2005 Philips projection TV and wanted to know the value of it.
I worked on those as a service center, and they were junk. I guess the fact that I mentioned it and suggested he might be able to get someone to take it off his hands if he offered someone a 6 pack (or something to that effect) got my post removed. My rule is that if a post of mine is removed, I just go away without announcing it.
That group essentially swapped a new member selling a piece of junk for an experienced tech with 50 years experience.
The only other time I had a post removed is when someone tried to sell a tube radio on a vintage radio group. I commented that the rules don't allow for sales on the forum and suggested FB Marketplace instead. The mod removed the radio listing, then removed MINE for commenting on a verboten post!! Not only that, but I was put in hack for a week.
I'm a moderator on several FB groups and several Quora groups. I've never had to remove any comment. There was one where I allowed a poster to edit his post, which he did.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely!!
John
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I think most moderators are level headed; but, you have some that are absolutely "power hungry" and they are looking for any little thing to use as an excuse to shove their weight around. I've also left some groups because of it; but, unlike some people, I don't make a big deal about leaving....I just leave quietly.
As far as that projection set, most 21st century ones are junk and even the older ones were nothing to write home about. Had I seen that post, I would have answered him the same way.