Moderation of comments

[Mainefiddleheads]

Are all comments being moderated? I am a long time reader and author and all my comments are being moderated before being posted on the stories.


MFH

 

[TarnishedPenny]

There does seem to be, oh, call it screening of comments. It’s supposedly there to deal with some particularly nasty trolling comments. I think personally that it is a bit inconsistent in application, too, but the comments were getting poisonous.

Anyway, yes.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Are all comments being moderated? I am a long time reader and author and all my comments are being moderated before being posted on the stories.

Comment "moderation" started a year or so ago in response to spam attacks across the site. It's a batch process (presumably so Laurel and her bots can see patterns of behaviour) - and may include a word scan for hate-crime content.

I've often read reports of comment content disappearing, but that's probably because it's been reported (which has been a feature of the site all the time I've been here). I'm not sure a human eye is vetting every comment, though - only those reported or key-word spotted.

 

[jehoram]

And, of course, every author can moderate the comments. Now that the control board notifies me every time somebody comments, it's easy to keep track. I don't know whether many authors actually do that, though.

 

[codpeace101]

They need to moderate the comments. Regardless of how people rate a story there will be a consistent number of early trolls that appear like clockwork to shoot down anything you wrote within the first couple of days. I really think the site has a few unique psycho's on it.

 

[ElectricBlue]

They need to moderate the comments. Regardless of how people rate a story there will be a consistent number of early trolls that appear like clockwork to shoot down anything you wrote within the first couple of days. I really think the site has a few unique psycho's on it.

Moderating troll commentary is up to the author, not the site. The site removes hate crime and racist commentary, but it's up to authors to remove douche-baggery, if they want to. Some writers see troll garbage as a badge of pride and leave it up. It's their call.

 

[yukonnights]

And, of course, every author can moderate the comments. Now that the control board notifies me every time somebody comments, it's easy to keep track. I don't know whether many authors actually do that, though.

I do this house cleaning regularly. I really appreciate the new CP.

However, I received one the other day that has to be the longest and most detailed comment I've ever received. I was informed in detail where I went wrong...which in the end, resulted in me shaming myself. The ironic part of this is; The reader was just flat out wrong in his analysis. I left the comment up because it was a sincere opinion and in no way "trollish". I did feel inspired to write my own comment in response to it which pointed him (I assume) to each story element that he had either missed or misinterpreted.

It's a wild west out there boys and girls, white hot words flying around at the speed of light

 

[jehoram]

I did feel inspired to write my own comment in response to it which pointed him (I assume) to each story element that he had either missed or misinterpreted.

I've actually done that a time or two, and I remember other writers doing that as well. As long as it's done politely, I see nothing wrong with that.

I don't think you need to correct every point, though. Just the ones that seemed the most glaring to you.

 

[yukonnights]

I've actually done that a time or two, and I remember other writers doing that as well. As long as it's done politely, I see nothing wrong with that.

I don't think you need to correct every point, though. Just the ones that seemed the most glaring to you.

I often chime in with a comment of thanks. I think this one is the only time I was motivated to correct a comment though. It was an odd mixture of humor and appreciation that he took so much time. Honestly, I feel he was more sincere than many positive comments...but it seemed he read it through his 'mental plot' and not the one on the pages. But he was engaged, the story made him think, and motivated him to write a comment. I kinda like him, actually.