[golfing eagles]

About an hour ago, a newbie made their first and second posts. The first was a new thread on the new members forum and simply stated "Hi there, how's everyone doing" The second post was in response to an ad poster for a landscaping company, and she replied "thanks for the info, I'll give you a call" I then posted something that we all , including CNM, would consider good advice, specifically "Beware hiring ANY contractor or service from an ad, there are a lot of scammers and inferior companies out there---check with TOTV or your neighbors first.

Within 15 minutes, BOTH threads were completely removed. I frankly cannot see any violation of the rules of TOTV in either thread, and the newbie may or may not make a bad decision in choosing services. And to take down a "Hi there" thread from a newbie makes no sense. So, WHAT GIVES???. (We'll see how long this post lasts)

[MrGolf]

We sometimes forget the things we didn't know when we arrived. I'm with you. Don't be so hasty to remove postings like that. Even dog poop stays around for a while.

[Allegiance]

Originally Posted by MrGolf

We sometimes forget the things we didn't know when we arrived. I'm with you. Don't be so hasty to remove postings like that. Even dog poop stays around for a while.

Unless it's diarrhea.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

About an hour ago, a newbie made their first and second posts. The first was a new thread on the new members forum and simply stated "Hi there, how's everyone doing" The second post was in response to an ad poster for a landscaping company, and she replied "thanks for the info, I'll give you a call" I then posted something that we all , including CNM, would consider good advice, specifically "Beware hiring ANY contractor or service from an ad, there are a lot of scammers and inferior companies out there---check with TOTV or your neighbors first.

Within 15 minutes, BOTH threads were completely removed. I frankly cannot see any violation of the rules of TOTV in either thread, and the newbie may or may not make a bad decision in choosing services. And to take down a "Hi there" thread from a newbie makes no sense. So, WHAT GIVES???. (We'll see how long this post lasts)

Maybe something else going on like this poster was someone kicked off and sneaking back on or some kind of unpaid for advertising. Only the shadow knows.

[graciegirl]

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[Moderator]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

About an hour ago, a newbie made their first and second posts. The first was a new thread on the new members forum and simply stated "Hi there, how's everyone doing" The second post was in response to an ad poster for a landscaping company, and she replied "thanks for the info, I'll give you a call" I then posted something that we all , including CNM, would consider good advice, specifically "Beware hiring ANY contractor or service from an ad, there are a lot of scammers and inferior companies out there---check with TOTV or your neighbors first.

Within 15 minutes, BOTH threads were completely removed. I frankly cannot see any violation of the rules of TOTV in either thread, and the newbie may or may not make a bad decision in choosing services. And to take down a "Hi there" thread from a newbie makes no sense. So, WHAT GIVES???. (We'll see how long this post lasts)

We are having some system issues right now. When we delete a thread or post and have the time to write an explanation, the system is supposed to send you a PM with the explanation. We found out yesterday that this notification function is broken...I don't know how long it has been broken.

The posts and threads you refer to were made by an overnight foreign troll or spammer. We often find these in the morning and clean them up before they generate too many replies.

Nothing nefarious...we are simply trying to moderate the board in accordance with the site guidelines.

Sorry for the confusion and suspicion these actions stirred up. We will either have to find a workaround or ask for your patience and understanding until the notification problem is fixed.

Moderator

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Moderator

We are having some system issues right now. When we delete a thread or post and have the time to write an explanation, the system is supposed to send you a PM with the explanation. We found out yesterday that this notification function is broken...I don't know how long it has been broken.

The posts and threads you refer to were made by an overnight foreign troll or spammer. We often find these in the morning and clean them up before they generate too many replies.

Nothing nefarious...we are simply trying to moderate the board in accordance with the site guidelines.

Sorry for the confusion and suspicion these actions stirred up. We will either have to find a workaround or ask for your patience and understanding until the notification problem is fixed.

Moderator

Thank you for the explanation. Overall I think the moderators do a great job despite the thankless nature of the position (sort of like golf ambassadors). Without you, all threads would probably deteriorate to the level of the political posts. So thank you for a job well done!!!

[vintageogauge]

Amen

[Taltarzac725]

I guess we will have to be more careful answering posts and especially getting friendly with people who are first posters unless they have been lurking a while and people know them. Sometimes I meet one of these lurkers around the Villages. One turned out to be a retired school administrator from Minnesota who had experienced some rather destructive tornadoes hitting around her school or maybe it was her church? May 6, 1965 Tornadoes: Minnesota DNR I hope she is still lurking on here.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Moderator

We are having some system issues right now. When we delete a thread or post and have the time to write an explanation, the system is supposed to send you a PM with the explanation. We found out yesterday that this notification function is broken...I don't know how long it has been broken.

The posts and threads you refer to were made by an overnight foreign troll or spammer. We often find these in the morning and clean them up before they generate too many replies.

Nothing nefarious...we are simply trying to moderate the board in accordance with the site guidelines.

Sorry for the confusion and suspicion these actions stirred up. We will either have to find a workaround or ask for your patience and understanding until the notification problem is fixed.

Moderator

Russian meddling??

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Russian meddling??

[emoji106][emoji41]. We need an investigation.


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[villagetinker]

Moderator, Thank you for the great explanation.

[parrotgirl12]

I have always respected moderators/site administrators, who have to be both patient and thick-skinned, but my respect zoomed to new heights when I agreed to start Nextdoor at the community we lived in before we moved to TV. Keeping interlopers off the site, patiently explaining to members in private messages why they violate the rules when they picked a fight with a neighbor on a public forum, making sure the site worked properly…sometimes it was like herding cats. On the other hand, it’s wonderful when people enjoy using a site and let the admin know that, as some of us have done here.