tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post6669988898003073250..comments2023-05-21T15:20:58.352+01:00Comments on The Untrusted: A place for Ciffers to keep things goingMontana Wildhackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11409705185204787671noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-4462320777278349732010-03-09T21:27:49.844+00:002010-03-09T21:27:49.844+00:00And hello to everyone else here that I "know&...And hello to everyone else here that I "know". I've only just "seen" you.BrusselsLouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035657621637661686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-39216302104031362532010-03-09T21:23:06.090+00:002010-03-09T21:23:06.090+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.BrusselsLouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035657621637661686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-17886437865105426252009-05-04T23:25:00.000+01:002009-05-04T23:25:00.000+01:00I cant believe so many regulars have been banned! ...I cant believe so many regulars have been banned! Nice one Montana with the site. Looks great. CiF is going to ruin itself soon. Graun staff sounding like traffic wardens with their rules and policies.<br /><br />Well only popped by to pay my respects as it were.<br /><br />Pip-pip!dierobdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-7474921479601751992009-03-10T16:33:00.000+00:002009-03-10T16:33:00.000+00:00Please bear in mind that comments about moderation...Please bear in mind that comments about moderation may be deleted without trace. If you've ever any queries about moderation, please direct them to comment.is.free@guardian.co.uk<BR/><BR/>(CommunityMod)<BR/><BR/>Wasnt there a mod not long ago claiming the only posts ever 'disappeared' were those referring to an earlier deleted comment? Come on mods, get your story straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-83029446745551265672009-03-09T09:49:00.000+00:002009-03-09T09:49:00.000+00:00You sly old fox Cath....Honestly, these above the ...You sly old fox Cath....<BR/><BR/>Honestly, these above the line mavericks know all the tricks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-58864281760924368582009-03-09T09:31:00.000+00:002009-03-09T09:31:00.000+00:00I can't believe it took me so long to find this!Re...I can't believe it took me so long to find this!<BR/><BR/>Re the question about how people have managed to post comments once a thread's been closed, it's easy. All you have to do if you want the last word on a thread is calculate when a thread is due to shut, ie 72 hours from when it opened, then a short while before that point, open up the posting box on the thread, and keep it open for several hours until you're sure all other comments have gone through. <BR/><BR/>You then type in your comment, hit post, and there you are, the last comment on an already closed thread.<BR/><BR/>Obviously during this time you need to have another browser open so you can carry on as normal with the rest of your Internet/CiF activities.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-78872970967121929882009-03-07T20:01:00.000+00:002009-03-07T20:01:00.000+00:00I think I'll start our first conspiracy theory fan...I think I'll start our first conspiracy theory fantasy: why can't I see the latest thread?martillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359796013289407494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-44373722642406922822009-03-06T17:05:00.000+00:002009-03-06T17:05:00.000+00:00JayReillyThey deleted Sarka ?? Fuck me.Here's tha...JayReilly<BR/><BR/>They deleted Sarka ?? Fuck me.<BR/><BR/>Here's that apology:<BR/>________________________<BR/>Dear Bitterweed, <BR/><BR/>I am one of the moderators. I'm terribly sorry, but I accidentally blocked one of your posts that should have been allowed to stay. Someone with a similar name to my own had reported it as offensive, and as I had just been in a thread reporting Islamophobic comments, I went down the listblocking them, and didn't notice until too late that this, sitting just beneath them, had been reported by a different Alan. It was on the Jade Goody piece by Michelle Hanson, and read: <BR/><BR/>"I don't think she wants people to ever "leave her alone to do what she wants without making judgments". Being constantly available, like water or electricity, is the raison d'etre of the vacuous celebrity grotesque. Not that I really give a fuck either way." <BR/><BR/>Please accept my apologies for accidentally deleting it, and please feel free to repost it. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your contributions to guardian.co.uk <BR/><BR/>Alan <BR/>Moderator <BR/>____________________________<BR/><BR/>So there you have it ;-)<BR/>PS Have a good Friday night y'all !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-46064339461677482232009-03-06T08:18:00.000+00:002009-03-06T08:18:00.000+00:00They modded Sarka? Maybe its that special time of ...They modded Sarka? Maybe its that special time of the month for the mods, occasionally they seem to go on small purges on an entirely arbitrary basis. <BR/><BR/>If there is a mod lurking in the shadows, could they explain what the consequences are when naughty comments arent deleted? Have you been taken to court? If so, how many times? Have you had any letters written in by readers who have been mentally assaulted by the filth they read? Prompted any suicides? Provoked scorn from other media outlets? What is it that is so terrifying that modding has to be done in such a manner? WHat is the consequence, for example, of an 'off topic' comment remaining on the site? Its not exactly armaggedon is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-45435105280013816972009-03-06T00:15:00.000+00:002009-03-06T00:15:00.000+00:00Sarka got deleted on the Michelle Obama's sleeves ...<B>Sarka</B> got deleted on the Michelle Obama's sleeves thread! <B><I>Sarka!</I></B> What on earth could one of the calmest, most rational posters on Cif have said about sleevelessness to piss of the mods?Montana Wildhackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409705185204787671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-46940804817781030852009-03-05T21:06:00.000+00:002009-03-05T21:06:00.000+00:00Jay - I'm trying to be somewhat discreet here. I'...Jay - I'm trying to be somewhat discreet here. I'm in the computer lab with a bunch of kids. It really wouldn't be that hard to log in, I suppose, but .... (I guess Montana is pronounced 'lazy' today).<BR/><BR/>-MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-17116126546179858302009-03-05T20:53:00.000+00:002009-03-05T20:53:00.000+00:00do we have a community mod amongst us? Actually......do we have a community mod amongst us? Actually... that would be quite cool coz perhaps we could have a proper chat about the vagaries of cif moderation... <BR/>come on then... fess up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-76209288005419281692009-03-05T16:18:00.000+00:002009-03-05T16:18:00.000+00:00I suggested they open a thread for moderation, lik...I suggested they open a thread for moderation, like the 'what do you want to talk about' one, and suprise surprise, they didnt want to know. <BR/><BR/>You can still log in if you away from your own computer cant you montana? Well, not log in, but choose a name to post under.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-76991618677329530202009-03-05T16:10:00.000+00:002009-03-05T16:10:00.000+00:00So do we need a thread here about moderation? Is ...So do we need a thread here about moderation? Is there some way of suggesting to the good folks at the Guardian that <I>they</I> should do an open thread about moderation policies? Whaddup folks?<BR/><BR/>-Montana, at work and not logged inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-26138837093402478372009-03-05T14:12:00.000+00:002009-03-05T14:12:00.000+00:00Hence my question.Hence my question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-73258524093810002272009-03-05T13:59:00.000+00:002009-03-05T13:59:00.000+00:00I'm anonymous Jay. It says so right there^I'm anonymous Jay. It says so right there^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-23398073768843319112009-03-05T13:53:00.000+00:002009-03-05T13:53:00.000+00:00Anonymous - who are you?Anonymous - who are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-35788744142232258962009-03-05T13:20:00.000+00:002009-03-05T13:20:00.000+00:00"Im pretty certain i've had quite a few posts disa..."Im pretty certain i've had quite a few posts disappeared that werent referring to any earlier post, let alone an earlier deleted post."<BR/><BR/>Jay - Comments that discuss moderation are generally removed without a marker left as they almost always refer to moderation further up-thread. Moreover, comments about moderation are almost always removed for being off-topic. Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-62641387291577136072009-03-04T14:29:00.000+00:002009-03-04T14:29:00.000+00:00They certainly do have a strange attitude to it, i...They certainly do have a strange attitude to it, it mustnt be discussed at any time whatosever. Doesnt do them any favours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-36544075699505494872009-03-04T14:19:00.000+00:002009-03-04T14:19:00.000+00:00Me too, jay. My latest 'up front' deletion was a p...Me too, jay. My latest 'up front' deletion was a post where I suggested it would be nice to discuss moderation. Ever so polite it was but zap! Gone. I don't understand why they can't see the relevance of the subject, or why they feel the need to be so arrogant about it. Maybe we should do it here - have a thread exclusively dedicated to moderation.martillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359796013289407494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-91746944463295306952009-03-04T13:54:00.000+00:002009-03-04T13:54:00.000+00:00Im pretty certain i've had quite a few posts disap...Im pretty certain i've had quite a few posts disappeared that werent referring to any earlier post, let alone an earlier deleted post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-36221062815776593602009-03-04T11:49:00.000+00:002009-03-04T11:49:00.000+00:00"I think they disappear some comments to save face..."I think they disappear some comments to save face, otherwise some threads would look ridiculous, there would be too many 'deleted post' messages."<BR/><BR/>Hi Jay,<BR/>Comments that are removed with no trace left are generally ones that refer to an earlier removed comment (if that makes sense). Hence the "Replies may also be deleted" bit in the:<BR/><BR/>"This comment has been removed by a moderator. Replies may also be deleted."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-53596442172397444622009-03-04T08:10:00.000+00:002009-03-04T08:10:00.000+00:00Bitterweed, i would dearly love to see any apology...Bitterweed, i would dearly love to see any apology from the mods, i have never even heard of one other than this, let alone see one in all its glorious prose. <BR/><BR/>Montana<BR/><BR/>Yeah they deleted my trivial and completely harmless little post on Caths thread, god knows why, the consequences of leaving it alone would be exactly nil, im not quite sure what they think they are preventing or improving when they delete posts like that. <BR/><BR/>I have had a fair few email conversations with various Guardian staff about this modding but you might as well email NewLabour and ask them about those cabinet minutes, i am just relentlessly assured that no post is deleted unless it breaks the sacred community guidelines, i say 'yes they are', they say 'no they arent'. When you know for a fact they are wrong, when you have seen their wrongess with your own eyes hundreds of times, its a little testing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-20333584655227973582009-03-04T04:21:00.000+00:002009-03-04T04:21:00.000+00:00Jay - I see you got deleted today. Forget at the ...<B>Jay</B> - I see you got deleted today. Forget at the moment which thread - Cath's thread about that heathen Norfolk, mebbe? I wish they'd do a bit of deleting on the Goldberg bit about the end of the Christian Right - my compatriots were out in all their hate-filled Fuck Europe glory. Political asylum. I need political asylum somewhere.Montana Wildhackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409705185204787671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141707904735688626.post-49163186990943177702009-03-03T17:22:00.000+00:002009-03-03T17:22:00.000+00:00JayIt was me, they deleted me by accident, it wasn...Jay<BR/>It was me, they deleted me by accident, it wasn't an apology regarding any appeal I made. Still. I have the email ! Ha ha !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com