Quote from: Vod on November 02, 2019, 10:03:42 PM

Quote from: suchmoon on November 02, 2019, 12:36:11 AM

The post was most likely deleted because it contained only quotes and no new content.

That's exactly why I reported it - no new content.

Bad enough TECHSHARE posts redundant circular bullshit that interferes with forum business development, but I'm not going to read his garbage if he's spewing the exact same words.

And there we are, talking about obsessive stalkers abusing the system. Vod certainly doesn't have a pattern of abusing the forum rules and trust system does he? Regardless if you see it or not (or care to) people abuse these systems in a very targeted way. In this case it not only results in censorship by default but is an attempt at "gaslighting". Everyone along the way is following the rules, but considerations of intent and result often go ignored, intentionally or otherwise. I know you see it is the same group of users, and I would wager a very large percentage of those reports are from people who are publicly having a dispute with me. This is the buffer where selective enforcement and plausible deniability can exist, and the system is abused at a detriment to all of us.

Acting on these types of reports just incentivizes this kind of behavior even more, and cumulatively wastes a lot of moderator time. Additionally it creates an atmosphere on the forum where people are incentivized to not speak freely. Obsessively applying the rules can also be a form of abuse. It is like having a team of county inspectors following you around all day and taking notes, measurements, photos, etc so they can find ways to fine you for non-compliance for any constantly changing arbitrarily enforced code they can.