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Removing "removed by the community"

Posted by Jaybetee • 10/21/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogcatalog discussions, comment deletion, removed by community

Many people send us shouts after one of their comments has been removed asking us why. Also, many members have stated that having the "removed by community" message is misleading because it is actually being removed by the admins.

Well, we now have incorporated a system that will allow moderators to give a specific reason for the removal of any deleted comments. Also, the reason will be a clickable link that will take you to the discussion guidelines page for further reference. We hope this will be more useful to members, especially new ones, than the "removed by the community" message.

Oh and please don't be offended if you get "removed due to your mom dropping you on your head when you were a baby," or "removed because you ate paint chips as a kid." We do like to have some fun every once in a while

User Comments

10/21/09

Deray28

Nice JBT! That will certainly help to get less "why did my comment get removed" threads Good job BC team!

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10/21/09

husdal

Good thinking. I presume the fun versions are for the more "senior" members...ehrm...offenders (who by then should know the rules). I'm not sure I would take that easily to it if I'm a brand new member and my comment is removed for me wearing polkadot underwear or whatever.

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10/21/09

dbowles1017

comment removed because your mama says you ugly!

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1. 10/21/09
  
  nothingprofound
  
  Comment removed on account of old age.
2. 10/21/09
  
  jeremyjanson
  
  Comment removed on account of callow youth.
3. 10/21/09
  
  dbowles1017
  
  Yes!
4. 10/21/09
  
  Deray28
  
  jajajajajajaja I like it!
10/21/09

jeremyjanson

Improvement! I like it. Thanks. But try to avoid the "fun" messages if there's any doubt as to why it was removed - there are more then enough where there is no doubt to have fun with!

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1. 10/21/09
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  I agree with that, given there's some large percentage of people out there who actually don't get satire.
  
  So I can see the funny stuff just completely stirring up a few very serious posters.
2. 10/23/09
  
  Agit8r
  
  yeah... imagine if that went down on the politics board
10/21/09

nothingprofound

Comment removed for being too intellectual

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1. 10/21/09
  
  jeremyjanson
  
  Comment removed for being too sleazy
10/21/09

MissSuzie

Great idea. I love that there will be a link to click to explain things as well. Well done!

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10/21/09

FreakSmack

Comment removed by A Tribe Called Quest

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10/21/09

FreakSmack

Comment removed by Stefano DiMera

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10/21/09

cookingasshole

comment removed for being way to cool

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1. 10/21/09
  
  DailyBeerReview
  
  Just curse and I bet you get to see how one of those funny joke links works.
2. 10/21/09
  
  cookingasshole
  
  comment removed because your mama says you ugly!
3. 10/21/09
  
  DailyBeerReview
  
  dude, you can't even swear right? Your comment is still there.
4. 10/21/09
  
  dbowles1017
  
  Poser. Getting comments removed is so 7 comments ago.
5. 10/21/09
  
  cookingasshole
  
  bitch
6. 10/21/09
  
  dbowles1017
  
  I know you're jealous. It's ok to be a follower.
10/21/09

Zpoet

Comment removed due to blatant triviality.

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10/21/09

melindaville

I think you should give specific, detailed information, such as

"removed due to the fact that you are a moron and your comment lowered the general IQ of the entire forum."

Or

"removed because the moderator is in a crappy mood and he's bored."

Or

"removed because there was another comment similar but better than yours was."

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10/21/09

R1VERT1LT

Comment removed due to the author's sheer briliance!

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1. 10/21/09
  
  cookingasshole
  
  hey! it's Tony Danza!
10/21/09

Deray28

Comment removed because after your everyone else's comments will look bad

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10/21/09

DaneMorgan

"removed because you ate paint chips as a kid."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

I'm going to start replacing deleted comments on my blogs with that one.

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10/21/09

PetLvr

Okay .. I just reported this thread - and was hoping I can pull out the "you ate paint chips as a child" excuse ... but, that didn't happen..

uh, errm .. cancel my report. Thanks/

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10/22/09

Jaybetee

Thank you all for the great suggestions. And, just to curb any concerns, we really weren't planning on using humorous reasons unless it is one of those situations where someone asks us to remove their own comment, or some other very innocent situation. Other than that, we will be using specific responses that will be helpful to the members.

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1. 10/22/09
  
  jeremyjanson
  
  Awesome.
2. 10/22/09
  
  trailofpen
10/22/09

exit2013

\_/

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10/22/09

legbamel

Comment removed for being too supportive of admin and thus making the other posters look like jerks.

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10/22/09

crpitt

Comment removed for feeding trolls a cookie

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1. 10/22/09
  
  DaniG
  
  Comment removed as community service project for 4-H club. Truly, I think it is a shame you cannot send the real reason to the poster, but give the rest of the community a giggle. I mean, anything is possible on the web, right?
10/22/09

Serbaunt

It's blatant censorship and discrimination! Anybody who grew up in the '80's ate paint chips. It was the thing to do at the time. Super NES, an episode of 'Night Court,' and a bowl of paint chips was an integral part of my childhood. And who's going to censor the censors? Blog Catalog is turning into a Franz Kafka novel. Today it may be paint chips, next it could be people who tried to get high on banana peels.

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1. 10/22/09
  
  jeremyjanson
  
  Comment removed for not keeping my mouth shut when witnessing inane stupidity.
10/22/09

laurencefosgate

Comment removed because I was afraid of all those people with those big, long, glistening words aimed right at my screen.

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10/22/09

kat822

Then fucking hit me with your best shot buddy lol :-)

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10/22/09

Norski

Thanks for the clarifications. I've sometimes wondered - since some of the 'removed by' comments have been replied to - sometimes repeatedly - in one case, if memory serves, by the person who started the thread.

I've sometimes spent a few seconds trying to figure out why, in those circumstances, the comment was removed.

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10/22/09

Friday13

Comment removed because Friday13's ten-paragraph comment of praise was just too long to be readable and therefore added useless vertical scroll to this thread.

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10/22/09

Deray28

COMMENT REMOVED DUE TO SEVERE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS

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10/22/09

Agit8r

comment removed due to suckishness

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10/22/09

Soirette

comment removed for flailure to prufreed

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10/22/09

Agit8r

comment removed due to spammy odor

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10/22/09

FreakSmack

I like this idea, but there is one I like a little better.

How about leaving it as Comment removed by ---- Then list every person who reported the comment.

I think this would lead to some very interesting threads. I may be able to recruit the guy who used to do security for the Jerry Springer show.

Who knows once it's no longer anonymous it may lead to less reporting.

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1. 10/22/09
  
  libdrone
  
  I don't that would be very productive.
2. 10/23/09
  
  Agit8r
  
  there could just be the number...
  
  "comment removed by at least 17 bloggers"
10/23/09

sorcerer

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JAYBEETEE for the President

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10/23/09

siralmo

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10/23/09

singaporecaddy

What's a comment?

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1. 10/23/09
  
  sorcerer
  
  quote this is a comment unquote