To call out a Facebook group for being heavily moderated

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I questioned (not criticised) the change in the status quo and my comment was quickly removed.

I had a post removed before because I asked a question without saying please.

I was infuriated to be treated like a fucking child so left the group.

I think it's right... the power goes to some peoples' heads. Ridiculous. And I have moderated a forum before so I know what it's like.

@Vilanelle

Oh you’re joking?! That’s hilarious but infuriating at the same time.

People who run groups have every right to moderate them as they see fit. If you don't like it.... leave the group. Don't be like the poster on the previous page blocking admins because they removed a post

@Roussette I would agree that a safety issue is more important than a plate of food.

I think the issue is that, for example.. I'm on a facebook group for a health condition. Over Christmas, many posts were made by folk (posts pertinent to the subject of the group) however these weren't seen by a lot of people and their questions went unanswered because of loads of people posting Merry Christmas posts and loads of people subsequently commenting on them for hours and hours. So these posts over rode the 'important' posts which never really got seen by many people. So admin ended up turning off commenting on these Christmas posts so that other posts could get a chance to be seen. So perhaps that's their logic behind yours? They assumed lots of people had seen and got your message so switched it off so that other posts could be seen?

To be honest though, I would advise people to stay clear of social media and particularly these groups. I do get that they have their place (I certainly got help from the one I'm part of) but these groups can take over and you end up spending ages on them! Then waste even more of your time posting about them on another page - as both of us are doing right now lol. I came off social media for a while and it really cleared my head and I just mentally felt so much better for it.

Honestly I hate people posting jokes or hilarious memes puss off Sharon I'm here for the shared tips/experiences not to be subjected to your inane humour

I'm in a group like a survivors of bad relationship support group type one it's mainly female the men post things about how bad the womens posts make them feel bad and not all men are like that and accuses women of generalizing about men it's kind of like if I posted my ex hacked my leg off I would get 50 posts saying are you ok are you safe offering me advice etc and 20 telling me I'm making THEM feel bad and screaming NAMALT and another 50 agreeing with the men.....its bizarre

I also reported a post to admin a MAN put up a "joke" about how to get a decent shag off a slack fanny ho apparently you should call her by the wrong name and dont let go....its not really supportive is it? but apparently this is my fault and its just banter......

Sometimes you just can't win though. I started a FB group about a TV series for a bunch of acquaintances because we'd all got pissed of with the heavy-handed moderation on other forums and groups. Freedom of speech was the whole reason it started.

Then someone joined who, although a genuine fan, didn't take the show too seriously and started taking the piss out it in a hilarious manner, and there was uproar! Some of them demanded I set rules about only saying nice things about the show, actors, etc, and asked me to chuck out the irreverent member.

I wouldn't, and in the end the complainers all flounced out together, and apparently I was the bad guy. Seemed like they only respected freedom of speech if they like what other people are saying.

I run/moderate a Facebook group and one of my job's in December was to make the rules tighter. It's supposed to be a group to share/give/ask for business advice in a specific geographic location.

Unfortunately we started getting a lot of spam with people sharing links with no context, posts for irrelevant events, and despite it being the only previous rule - MLM crap.

The group is only useful if it stays on topic, and apparently it's impossible to do that without heavier moderation!

Over the top moderating is my pet hate on facebook.
Far too many people fail to understand that moderation is about facilitating respectful discussion, not imposing your own view.

Then again it looks like MN is going that way anyway.

Leave the Facebook group. It’s not like it’s the only one, there’s thousands with decent admin.

When you join a facebook group you have to accept the rules of that particular group. If you don't like the rules then leave the group. Moderators do not have the time or inclination to answer stupid posts asking why something was deleted.

Who cares? It's only Facebook, not real life.

This is a group that effects real life - people do things in the name of this group if that makes sense, which I why I feel there should be a need for scrutiny.

Mlou Totally agree. But it's just the unfairness of it that gets me. You have to be a moderator or in the clique to get your post left there for more than a few hours
I didn't go on for about a month and it was quite refreshing!

Now... Twitter, that's a different kettle of fish altogether. To my mind it's much simpler, if someone writes something abusive to you or you don't agree with, you just block them, simples!

I wonder whether the moderators just want the posts to be about what the group is designed for rather than anything else and that is why they delete so much.

My neighbour set up a group for mums In our area. I rarley participated but enjoyed looking at interesting posts. I was kicked off it for a reason unknown to me. My friend messaged to ask why, and I was reinstated then removed again the next day! I've also been blocked from finding her page?! Talk about over kill! Some people are power hungry & go bit crazy! In my case I think it was because she asked me to help take her children to school in the mornings because I have a nice car?! I explained that I'd be happy with us helping each other out in emergencies, but nothing permanent and one sided! Never spoke to me again after that!

I run and moderate over 20 different Facebook groups - many for clients so I get paid to do so.

Facebook groups can be created by anyone. Facebook is a free platform to use as an individual but it's also used by many businesses for selling or teaching or training - and therefore some groups are only available to paid members.

For example a weight-loss coach may have a free group for everyone to join and a smaller private group for her paying clients. She is going to set certain rules for the free group to make sure that it works in her best interests so no promotional posts by rival weightloss coaches for example.

It's like joining a real life club - if you don't like the rules you can leave ad start your own group where you set the rules.

Running a group - managing spam, complaints etc can be an awful of of work - which is why you can get hired to run someone's group for them.

Facebook is also a private corporation so "freedom of speech" doesn't really apply.