To wonder why on earth people report posts?

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Well, obviously if they are libellous or "outing" I can see why, but otherwise it just leaves bizarre gaps in the thread, and means that people have no idea how bad whatever it was was. It's particularly bizarre, I think when posts are reported on somebody else's behalf. How does the reporter know that person wants the post deleted? They may want it left up in all its glory.

I think because MNers do report it means we don't have to be moderated to within an inch of our lives and therefore can post relatively freely (unless it breaks MN guidelines obviously).

I think often the wrong folk report, often a mean poster reports others who have eventually lash out at their vile posts. Let them stand usually so folk can see who was in the wrong. Often it's the one in the wrong who is trying to control the thread.

I report posts by people who I think ate trolling.

But rarely report PA.

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No one wants to eat a troll.

I report trolls and other forms of bridge dwelling fuckheads.

I report racist and disabilist posts.

Some of the reporting that goes on is so pathetic and petty though.

I'd be happy to feed the trolls to my dogs usual but agree, would rather not eat one myself!

I'm not a fan of censorship. I understand reporting for spam, but I fail to see how reporting a racist post (to use someone else's example) which then gets deleted is helpful to anything. Is it not better to let people call them out on it rather than hide it away?

Although, now I've typed that, I recall seeing many posts that begin "I haven't read all the replies but..." and I can imagine things going on a lot longer because people CBA to read everything.

Undecided!

MNHQ really really pusses me off the other week.
A poster said something.
I quoted them and them went on to write tons, very personal stuff.
Reported.
Mn said they deleted because readers might not have realised that I was quoting a previous poster.
Right. So because MNHQ assume that posters are so dim, that they can not read consecutive posts, and donor realise that I quoting a previous poster, mine got deleted.
I lost a lot of respect for MNHQ over that.
Their reasoning was so weak that they made themselves look pathetic.
And I emailed then to tell them so.

I think if a post is reported and deleted for being racist/ disablist/trolling or whatever the MNHQ question should say the reason it was deleted rather than just deleted by MNHQ for breaking talk guidelines. That way at least there would be an idea of what went on in the thread.

Mostly I'd report bridge dwellers or advertising. I've only reported one PA (on me) because it was sustained and nasty. I wouldn't bother reporting an ODFOD type response directed at me.

I have twice reported posts that were sub judice, ie they asserted the guilt of someone currently on or awaiting trial. It constantly surprises me that Mumsnet allows comment on ongoing trials, when the sub judice laws in this country are so restrictive. (Note that the judge in the Grillo Sisters case has just told off David Cameron for saying he was Team Nigella!) None of the newspaper sites open comments on trials until after the verdict.

I report racists/disablists/homophobes.

I once, half jokingly, reported someone for just being an absolute arsehole. They didn't get deleted though, but it made me feel better.

I sometimes think that racist posts should be left to stand,so everyone can see what that particular poster is like.

But I find the worst offenders just NC anyway.

I think I've reported five or six posts in the five or six years I've been here. Plus some straight up spam when we have had late night attacks (I'm in Canada and 8 hours out). Otherwise it's just been posts that appeared very very hurtful, and I've generally raised them in a 'I felt really uncomfortable reading this and I think it might really upset the OP' type way. Really posts that appear nasty and spiteful and designed to hurt.

I think that Mumsnet haven't always got it right with deletions, but then it's a tricky balance to walk and generally the site works amazingly well.

Yes, the mysterious name changing racist of AIBU.

I have been known to report in rhyme.

And yes it would be good if the deletion stated why because the very egregious ones should really say so. I like the way when threads get deleted Mumsnet Towers now leave a funny comment about it.

notsomuchroom I like your idea of the deletion message saying deleted for racist/disability content.
It would leave the content attached to the poster even after the message was removed so all their other posts in the thread could be viewed in context.

I report trolls, you know the ones, usually from a 'new' poster who wants intimate details of people's sex lives.
Never had to report personal attacks on me as I really don't care, though I can give as good as I get without veering to getting angry.
Then I sometimes get deleted.
Ho hum.

yy to reasons for deletion, even if vague "deleted because racist/goading/identifying" or even "because quoted an earlier deleted post" would be great.

I don't think I've ever been deleted ::polishes halo:: but I have had morning-after regret and requested that identifying details be deleted.

I have twice reported posts that were sub judice, ie they asserted the guilt of someone currently on or awaiting trial. It constantly surprises me that Mumsnet allows comment on ongoing trials, when the sub judice laws in this country are so restrictive.

This would presumably be covered by the talk guideline '•No posts that break the law', so they don't allow it. But the site isn't moderated so they need us to report such posts. (I'm hoping that you don't mean that they failed to delete the ones you reported!)

I've reported NotSo's post as being a Good Idea

I wouldn't report anything. I can't stand snitch's running to the teacher. Done things that get deleted are ridiculous. It really gets my back up. The other week I started a post and so many people had a go at me. Other posters were saying how out of order they were being. I would still never have dreamed of reporting. I'd rather just leave a thread.

I honestly thing done peopke gather browny points for reporting this and that. I often wonder if MN ever turn around to them and say "stop with your grassing"

Of course racism etc is a different kettle of fish. It's the trivial things that annoy me. Especially that don't start a thread about a thread bollox. I've never understood that. There's one going at the moment "does anyone ever wonder what happened to so and so thread?" Being going on for ages. I've contributed to it myself. How it that alright then? Don't start a thread about a threat but it's ok to start one about many threads

I do report stuff, but only trolls, spam, and beyond-the-pale stuff.