Rant...just turn down the G2 and recap it

[JohnCT]

Originally Posted by fixmeplease

But besides that, I hate how posts get buried on FB, the good and bad ones. Its old news in 24 hrs on FB.

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.

Originally Posted by fixmeplease

t just takes the right mods and members to keep it civil and helpful. Hands off moderation doesnt work well on there.

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