If you have a post hidden and you appeal

[hamsterjill]

This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the DU Community Help forum).

Do you get some kind of notification at some point?

I had a post hidden yesterday that I honestly cannot fathom why it would have been hidden. I appealed. I’ve received no response.

I would really like to understand what could have been offensive in my post. It was on a thread where several posts were removed and I think one poster had their posting privilege revoked, so I think something happened, but I don’t know what. My post was not offensive at all in my view, so I’d like to know what happened.

[WhiteTara]

1. I think you need to address this

with the admin.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. I have never gotten a response to a request

to explain why a post was hidden.

In the distant past you got to see what the "judges" said, but that feature went away a long time ago.

[Frasier Balzov]

3. I've had a few hidden and appealing is futile.

When you think about it, who has the authority or moral certitude to override the transient majority who forced it to be hidden in the first place?

If your appeal is reviewed at all, which I seriously doubt. It's a placebo. A dead letter or letter to Santa.

Move on and behave myself to the best of my predictive ability is my only takeaway from the mirage of an appeals process.

[Silent Type]

4. It's easy to get caught in a purge when someone ticks off the whole thread. Don't take it personally.

[EarlG]

5. I review all appeals personally

But not always immediately. If your appeal is approved, you will be notified, but if it is denied, you will not. I don't respond to appeals, I only approve or deny them, so when appealing, you should review the rule that your post was removed for and explain why you think it doesn't break the rule, and why it should be restored.

When considering why your post might have been removed, make sure to review the entire rule, including the "Why we have this rule" section, and not just the title of the rule. You can find the rules at the Terms of Service link at the bottom of every page.

With that said, I generally do not discuss post removals or appeals publicly or privately, so I'm going to lock this thread now.

EDITED TO ADD: When I review appeals, I judge removed posts against ALL the rules, not just the one it was removed for. So if, for example, you posted something that was meant to be sarcastic, and a Jury removed it because they incorrectly thought it broke a particular rule, I might restore it. But I won't restore the post if it also breaks one of the other rules.

[questionseverything]

6. And yet on another thread I have a guy repeatedly calling me

A conspiracy theorist and a loser, ect and it stands

(My opinion about hand counting paper ballots makes me a target for some)