“Really?
Ejected for a random silly question, in the
'Take a break' section.
Not that it changes the way my coffee tastes as I sit here taking a break, I was confused that Roxy was asking the question from the point of view of 'How do
you feel when
you are kicked out of
your favorite forum?'
I'm not the syntax police, logic brought me to presume that in different languages when translated verbs nouns and adverbs etc can all be in a completely different order to 'traditional English language'
”
Hiya Paul
To provide some context if it appeared to be outwardly harsh..
The mods deal with a virtual assault of spam behind the scenes, with countless gentle PM's and then more formal infractions to deter offenders. English language issues are one of the primary cause's of posts getting removed, as things are often lost in translation or the original thread meaning is completely misinterpreted.
Unfortunately whilst trying not to sterotype, the majority users that join from certain locations simply want a weblink to meet link building targets, which they can have after 10 posts. The timeout section was a bit of a loop hole, as these posts counted to the 10 posts rule. But not any more.
As for Roxy, she's had some polite correspondence explaining that we are primarily a UK and USA business forum, but she is very welcome to contribute, and I hope she continues to do so, but hopefully with more business related posts.
Humour can be easily misconstrued when it's only text, and moderation frustrations can also betaken as sarcasm from time to time. But moderating is a very fine line, and hopefully we get the balance about right, 99% of the time.
The alternative can be seen in various forums, from the draconian to the unmoderated sea of spam
