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...we watch carefully what is posted and we reserve the right to edit or delete messages for any reason. We will use our judgement to moderate these forums in the way we feel is most appropriate to facilitate our stated goal. By using these forums, you agree to abide by these conditions and accept our moderation decisions.
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All posts are reviewed by the moderator. The moderator reserves the right to remove, edit, move or close any message or thread for any reason. The moderator will enforce these rules at his sole discretion.
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These are a few quotes from the rules and guidelines that have to be my final response to most criticism. I won't explain or justify every moderation decision except to say that I just do what I think is best for the forum and the site. You agree to accept my moderation decisions when you join so you'll have to live with them if you want to participate.
Since you started the thread sa meredith, the post by crazybeautiful99 was moved to the existing Zachary's thread, which is where it belonged. Once it was moved your "calling out" of this new member no longer applied and did not seem appropriate anyway.
Different areas of the forum do get different treatment. Things I let go in the Speed Limit Forum will never appear in other areas. In all other forums I would really like the "friendly and helpful" guideline to apply whenever possible. This especially applies to the Restaurant Forum. That area is a resource that is used by thousands of visitors to get information and opinions on local restaurants. People find those threads all the time through Google and other searches and they are looking for
restaurant reviews. I will often merge or move threads in that forum to keep things better organized for visitors. I'm extra careful of hijacking and vendettas and would prefer posts that are reviews of the food and service, good or bad. If your post in the Restaurant section is anything other than a review or reasonable comment on the food and service I may step in. That's life in the Restaurant Forum.
For perspective, the number of members moderated is less than 2% of all registered members. Sometimes it must be used to control truly out of control posters and other times it is just a reminder that I'm concerned and watching your posts closely. If you find yourself moderated you should review the rules and guidelines carefully and make sure you're in compliance. Slow down, post only when you have something worthwhile to contribute, don't attack others and there is a good chance I'll lift the moderation.
To all the unmoderated members who "get" what this forum is about, treat everyone with respect, post only when you have something worthwhile to contribute and don't create any additional work for me, I say
thank you!
This will be my last post in this thread. Please get back to Lakes Region topics.
Don