Discussion on forum practices Re: Is there truth to this?

Strange.  Claudio started a a thread on the same subject in the Backroom a few days ago

Unfortunately you are not going to see that without and MVP/ACP badge, and I don't like to paste his post here without permission. But it said pretty much the same as Dag is post #7.  Claudio also linked to Dag's new thread here

Who is removing posts from threads in the PS forum? And why?

I feel fairly sure I have had the same experience, but I wasn't entirely sure, so like Dag and Terri, I said nothing.  At the time, I made this reply to that thread:

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There have definitely been times when a post I thought I'd successfully made, is not there later, but I have always put it down to user error and brain fade.  I think what generally happens is that I have been pushing my luck trying to multi-task — swapping between web pages, making cups of tea, or just stretching my legs.  Then I close the browser without actually hitting Send.  

I can't ever remember a particular post disappearing.  Threads get locked, or deleted entirely when out and out spam like BAMWARS.

Here's a thought.  Those dastardly double posters that are so desperate for a reply, they ask the same question twice in five minutes.  You answer one of the threads, and then discover the other one already has several replies, or the thread you answered scrolls down the page, and you see the other thread sans your reply, and the next thing you are thinking about black helicopters, and listening for strange 'clicks' when you pick up the phone.   Just remember...   Being paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you!

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I promise you I have never deleted an individual post, but I do delete duplicate threads, but only when no one has replied to that thread.   My impression is that Chuck is pretty laid back about forum content, and I don't think that Benjamin would be removing posts.   The 12 new Photoshop Support Team Staff members who are posting out of India, have full mod, and possibly Admin rights, so I guess we have to ask if they have been removing posts.  They are still getting up to speed it seems to me, and most definitely lack the knowledge and experience long term regular posters here have.  BTW  They can access people's Adobe accounts, and fix some of those 'I've been on the phone for a year, and why don't you answer, and my head is going to explode if you don't make Photoshop CC work on my ZX Spectrum

So I don't know.  Could be yet another glitch like the raft of double and treble posts we had a few weeks back.

Hi,

I was going to let this pass also. I had several entries here about an alternative way of doing this using Content Awareness-you may remember you commented it was a bit off topic, which was fine by me. I'd like to know who has taken upon themselves the role of self appointed CENSOR?. As I understand it anything can be posted unless it is illegal content,racist, obscene or rude to others and nothing here was. Mr Fosse also provided his answer first as he stated and didn't get acknowledged with the correct answer-why? Its not about the points , most of us here already have plenty, but its the principle of the thing. I've only been doing this 8 weeks and have noticed a big change in that short time. They don't like it stated but Staff and MVPs are given preference when marking questions. Worse the staff mark their wrong answers as correct. Just last week a question about cutting out hair was marked correct when the marquee and quick selection tool were put forward as the best tools for the job. We all know that's wrong-maybe if the refine edge was mentioned it might have been ok , but it wasn't. I don't know the underlying politics of what happens here, but one has to wonder if it is worth giving up ones time anymore.

Its a shame because something nobody mentioned here was the use of video instead of multiple images to do this. I would have added a piece about it as it possibly is even more impressive than the still image example above and everyone can do it not just good amateur and professional photographers, but if you are going to censor I'm not wasting my time and to hell with this thread.

Terri