Limitations of comment moderation?

[SmilingLez]

I confess I didn't foresee my "not neutral" stance making it okay for "pushback" to extend to a comment advocating murder.

Agree 100%

 

[SmilingLez]

Simply the voice of experience. There is no need for anyone to heed this advice. It’s just my observation.

And likewise it is just my observation, also speaking simply from the voice of experience. Attack mode isn't necessary on every comment that doesn't agree with your (shall we say) experience

 

[Cagivagurl]

There isn't. The site screens for spam and html links, but doesn't adjudicate content.

Authors can delete comments, readers can report comments - in that case the site will look into the circumstances, and spammers will get accounts closed.

Not sure what happens about repeat vile comment offenders - their accounts might get closed. I assume vile anon comments get deleted.

There used to be evidence of a regular hate-speech trawl, although that was a while ago. Folk would report that comments had disappeared, but they didn't delete them - so the site does something. No-one's commented recently about that, though.

Do you report them?

Correct.

It really is up to the author as to whether they let them stay or not. If comments offend you, report them.

If I see offensive comments, yes I report therm...
The problem for members that live on this side of the planet. Offensive comments can sit for a long time because of time zones.
It may take 12 hours before they are seen...
Personally, I do not delete comments unless they are disgustingly vile...
I think stupid nasty comments say more about the commenter then the story...
It does frustrate me that such comments are allowed to post... Hate speech is not acceptable... IMO...

 

[EmilyMiller]

And likewise it is just my observation, also speaking simply from the voice of experience. Attack mode isn't necessary on every comment that doesn't agree with your (shall we say) experience

I think we have a very different view of what constitutes an attack. We have been around this loop before. I said:

Just a couple of suggestions:

Having a Title of, ‘Dominant’ and a Bio that starts, ‘I know how to write. Do you know how to read?’ is not a very neutral stance and is perhaps likely to provoke some pushback. Just sayin’.

I fail to see anything aggressive whatsoever in that. It’s couched as suggestions. It uses the awful pejorative, ‘not very neutral’ (litotes I believe). It uses a conditional. ‘Some pushback’ is such a harsh term, isn’t it? It even qualifies itself with a ‘just sayin’ at the end.

You do see the things people say around here that you don’t jump on, right?

 

[SmilingLez]

I think we have a very different view of what constitutes an attack. We have been around this loop before. I said:

I fail to see anything aggressive whatsoever in that. It’s couched as suggestions. It uses the awful pejorative, ‘not very neutral’ (litotes I believe). It uses a conditional. ‘Some pushback’ is such a harsh term, isn’t it? It even qualifies itself with a ‘just sayin’ at the end.

You do see the things people say around here that you don’t jump on, right?

Whatever dude!

 

[EmilyMiller]

Whatever dude!

That’s now twice you’ve called me out for something I’ve demonstrably not done . It’s becoming a pattern. Why, I have no idea .

You can’t refute what I’m saying to defend myself - just the same as you couldn’t here. Instead you run away failing to acknowledge you are wrong.

I have guests arriving, but please don’t falsely accuse me of something a third time.

 

[TheLobster]

Whatever dude!

Aww, give her a break. She's just irritated that OP seems to be stealing her signature trick, which is to give off a vibe of being an obnoxious twat and then clutch her pearls when people react accordingly.

Besides, it would be mightily entertaining to see the two of them clash, so let's just allow them to square it between themselves, 'k?

 

[Actingup]

Oh, Lordy, this forum gets tetchy sometimes! @MapleMan1961, I wasn’t able to see the comment, so I assume the deletion is in process. And while having an aggressive bio does not mean you deserve a hateful comment, I also agree with Em’s general advice to not insult your potential readers with an aggressive byline. It’s a classic rookie error, even for those with 65 years of life experience and happily moving into erotica writing in retirement (assuming 1961 is your birth year). Your readers are doing you a favour by reading the story, not the other way around.

Another piece of gratuitous advice I have is to link to your stories in your forum signature, so that when you ask for advice or wish to celebrate your wins, it’s easy for us to find your stories from here. You’re going to get critical comment and that can feel intrusive, but it’s a good way to learn. Best of luck with it all.

 

[OddLove]

I just checked your story, the comment is gone. Glad everything worked out.

I've removed a few unhinged comments and I never experienced them sticking around for days after. Maybe it's cause where I live or I just did it at a different time. IDK. For me it's always been instant.