Feedback on deleted postings?
It would be nice if we received some feedback when posts are deleted. Otherwise we're left wondering what we did that was inappropriate.
Two of my posts were deleted today, leaving me scratching my head. I have no problem with the forum, or the fact that it is policed according to particular guidelines. And I really try to be appropriate and adjust my postings when I learn that I've crossed a line. But the general effect of an unexplained post-removal is to discourage me from posting anything.
That said, I assume that the moderation is done by volunteers and I recognize that responding to every issue and inappropriate posting would take a lot of time and effort. The lack of feedback isn't going to drive me away.
(It would be embarrassingly funny if there was something else going on--say a delay in posts appearing. But I'm pretty sure I saw one of my posts soon after posting it. And I can't even find one of the threads at all now.)
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