was it due to language used? I've never noticed any posts pulled

were they all by the same person? maybe they were banned, doesn't that remove all posts by them?

no it was not about language.

More than half of them were by the OP.

The original thread is still alive and kicking.

Well this is news to me.

I would like to know who these moderators are and what is the criteria for posting replies.

If we know what is not allowed...then we can not waste our time posting. If we are going to be individually targeting based on our posts then we may as well just leave DS because our contributions are not considered of any value.

It seems to me a lot of crap threads are allowed to continue, and some members are being shouted down and reported, or worse being targetted and shouted down by members.

I have no idea what is going on here.

We come in here.. we exchange comments, have dialogue and we even have fun and post silly things...but now I don't know what is what if we are being censored.

This is BS if it is true.

Yes, censorship is scary.

But here's where the ideals of a virtual environment run into the realities of running one.

You want lots of users looking at lots of ads, but you also want to minimize your overhead as much as possible.

So, instead of moderators, you have an abuse e-mail address on here that you can send messages to regarding posts, posters, or anything else you can think of.

The different communities on here have different ways of dealing with people who come in, cause trouble, then wonder what the problem is. Some people don't like confrontation, so they report people at the first sign of a disturbance.

Some people will always stick with the "if you don't like something, you should ignore it." Yeah, 'cuz that works sooo well.

Regardless, there are lots of things that happen on here as far as censorship that occur at someone's discretion, usually someone who isn't part of the community in question, and who has a vague description of the issue at hand.

Maybe they thought that only certain posts were unnecessary, and the rest were valid? What are the rules as far as a post and the ensuing replies as far as the ToU/ToS go?

I've seen entire threads disappear before. It's as if they never happened.

But you bring up an interesting point; who decides what stays and what goes?

Wow! Who is pulling the posts? DS admin? Or is it that the person who made the post has closed their account and all of their info gets deleted? I did not think THAT happened but maybe I'm wrong.

I agree with you. When I post a thread I want honesty not watered down 'yes' speak. Also, each responder reveals a tiny bit of themselves with their response. That is important as you develop relationships and friendships on DS. You find persons of like mind and persons of challenging mind and persons of repulsive mind.........then you decide who has valid input. Sometimes, it is from the least expected. Censorship makes no sense.

I noticed it too, in the same thread. One reason I keep coming to DS is that we can post what is on our minds, even IF the language is offensive.

How can we possibly help someone if the posts are manipulated and the true person is not allowed to shine through? I am here for real honest input, advice. Someone may open my eyes to a way I had not seen before or I may open theirs as long as the comments are open, and honest, and not manipulated.

This is way more serious than not allowing the words bitch or ass in a chat.

Well I think it has to do with language and, people you complain when they receive advice they don't like...
just my opinion..

The reference is to my thread - "Finished." I really wish those posts were still there. It would clearly show how the dialog escalated, and who said what to whom.

I do agree that the posts should remain for historical and reference purposes. It is censorship and it's wrong IMO.

i gotta admit that based on some of the ladies coments....i am really, really disappointed in a good number of my fellow dudes. (non ds'ers, to clarify)

poor form indeed.

alright someone have that previous comment deleted. state it was posted on the wrong thread.

lets start the timer!

I order for this forum to work all the posts to a thread need to be available to read. How can we know what is fully going on if we can't read all sides to the story. It's like reading a book with some of the pages torn out.

OMG -- there IS a thread that says it has 89 replies but when you go to it there are only 67 replies!!!! How can I fid out who is doing this and why? This is SO wrong! The integrity of the site is being compromised -- I hope the censorsa re reading this -- if they want to know more about how I feel about this topic they can contact me directly!!!! Hello, out there, hello?

This is a support site. If items were not deemed supportive it may have been pulled.

No one is on trial here. This is not a site to make or break a person. At best it is a place to send and recieve idle comments on topic. Comments that may have a lot of meaning at the moment but may be frivolus the next day.

I think that is why they call all the forums collectively "Daily Strength".

huh, sock?

Just what I said. Is that so bad? It is just a forum for rants about divorce for crying out loud.

This is not a democratically run ward in a rehab unit....lol.

Just my opinion on topic is all.