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Big thanks to the moderators for being so understanding! :klap:
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Linda Price5 said:http://bit.ly/rpZ2T9 🤷
Poor guy. Apparently, he didn't realize you aren't supposed to spam the exact same post across ten different topics. 🙂
Regarding the link—thanks. I'm not quite sure where this idea came from that I don't know what I'm talking about, but thanks anyway. 😁
Otherwise, I just "love" it when people cherry-pick a few words out of context and pretend they've made some brilliant deduction based on half a sentence. 🙄
Same goes for those armchair experts who stick their noses into everything, acting like they've mastered all the world's wisdom when they haven't even read the manual. Look, I'm happy to hear different perspectives and I don't expect everyone to agree with me, but I have zero intention of apologizing to anyone or getting into a back-and-forth fight over sarcastic, malicious comments from people who clearly have no clue what's actually going on. ☕
(Note: this doesn't apply to the moderators)
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Glad to see I haven't been "kicked out" yet and that everyone is still trying to keep the forum users somewhat happy 🙂 .
Yeah, okay, so it turns out my boyfriend was flooding other threads, but honestly, he was just being clumsy and clueless. He didn't realize there was already a specific Diaspora topic for what he needed... I know, sounds like I'm making excuses for him, but at least that's how he explained it to me after I grilled him about his (deleted) posts. I even pointed him toward the right thread so he could post his request there properly, and then—bam—the whole thread gets nuked... 😕
There are plenty of other threads sitting there totally dead for weeks (even months!) without a single post, yet those don't get deleted, and this one wasn't even a month old 🤷 ....
I actually agree with the suggestion from NN. For example, on the Diaspora section, we have one main thread for Americans in Asia, but then we also have separate ones for Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and so on. And judging by the engagement over in the tourism section, I think people will be really interested. When they're diving into a project like this, they'll want to collect as many photos from different destinations as possible.
Thanks again to the moderators for putting in the work and being willing to discuss this.
Yeah, okay, so it turns out my boyfriend was flooding other threads, but honestly, he was just being clumsy and clueless. He didn't realize there was already a specific Diaspora topic for what he needed... I know, sounds like I'm making excuses for him, but at least that's how he explained it to me after I grilled him about his (deleted) posts. I even pointed him toward the right thread so he could post his request there properly, and then—bam—the whole thread gets nuked... 😕
There are plenty of other threads sitting there totally dead for weeks (even months!) without a single post, yet those don't get deleted, and this one wasn't even a month old 🤷 ....
I actually agree with the suggestion from NN. For example, on the Diaspora section, we have one main thread for Americans in Asia, but then we also have separate ones for Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and so on. And judging by the engagement over in the tourism section, I think people will be really interested. When they're diving into a project like this, they'll want to collect as many photos from different destinations as possible.
Thanks again to the moderators for putting in the work and being willing to discuss this.
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Dear Moderators, yet another thread just got nuked from the Diaspora section— . It was just one user asking folks in the diaspora to help her out with a birthday wish for her boyfriend by sending photos from their neck of the woods with a "happy birthday" sign...
The same user posted a similar thread over in Tourism , and she actually got tons of replies; looks like she gathered quite a collection of photos. Her idea even inspired other users to jump in—the posts speak for themselves...
Personally, I’m all for helping people out. I’m a hopeless optimist who believes in paying it forward. Most of us only stick to specific threads or subforums, so I wouldn't have even known about this girl's little project if she hadn't sent me a DM via the Democratic Party asking if I could help by sending a photo from Singapore. I was more than happy to do it. And it wasn't just her; a few other users reached out to me with similar requests afterward.
In my humble opinion, the whole point of this forum is for people (mostly strangers) to comment, ask for help, offer assistance, debate, and share advice or experiences... all while following basic rules of human decency and communication, obviously. I honestly don't see which rule that thread actually broke...
A guy made the exact same request across several Diaspora threads last week (Americans in Asia, Singapore, and a couple others), and all his posts were wiped too... He was putting together a surprise for his girlfriend's birthday and asked the diaspora to snap some photos of him holding a greeting next to local landmarks. I sent him what he needed, too. I really don't get why these requests keep getting deleted in the Diaspora section when they aren't offending anyone and don't seem like spamming the subforum...
Thanks in advance for any explanation!
The same user posted a similar thread over in Tourism , and she actually got tons of replies; looks like she gathered quite a collection of photos. Her idea even inspired other users to jump in—the posts speak for themselves...
Personally, I’m all for helping people out. I’m a hopeless optimist who believes in paying it forward. Most of us only stick to specific threads or subforums, so I wouldn't have even known about this girl's little project if she hadn't sent me a DM via the Democratic Party asking if I could help by sending a photo from Singapore. I was more than happy to do it. And it wasn't just her; a few other users reached out to me with similar requests afterward.
In my humble opinion, the whole point of this forum is for people (mostly strangers) to comment, ask for help, offer assistance, debate, and share advice or experiences... all while following basic rules of human decency and communication, obviously. I honestly don't see which rule that thread actually broke...
A guy made the exact same request across several Diaspora threads last week (Americans in Asia, Singapore, and a couple others), and all his posts were wiped too... He was putting together a surprise for his girlfriend's birthday and asked the diaspora to snap some photos of him holding a greeting next to local landmarks. I sent him what he needed, too. I really don't get why these requests keep getting deleted in the Diaspora section when they aren't offending anyone and don't seem like spamming the subforum...
Thanks in advance for any explanation!