Do the moderators go through our comments too or just the questions?

Do the moderators go through our comments too or just the questions?
by

1 Answer

Answer :

As long as you keep banned statements to your comments, you should be fine.
by

Related questions

Why do moderators have to approve edited questions?

Description : Why do moderators have to approve edited questions?

Last Answer : answer:Mods are required to approve edited questions because far too often users miss the helpful notes we add and re-submit without making any corrections. If you go to edit your question the Mod notes will appear ... you ever have a question feel free to PM any of us. I love to rap about reality

How is it that the ask-public moderators are doing such a damn fine job!

Description : How is it that the ask-public moderators are doing such a damn fine job!

Last Answer : I think the moderators on this site do a very good job too.

How come the moderators a so fast to moderate a question yet so slow to "unmoderate" it once rectified?

Description : How come the moderators a so fast to moderate a question yet so slow to "unmoderate" it once rectified?

Last Answer : [mod says] Because we all have other jobs that require our undivided attention. The pending questions pop up intermittently, but it isn’t like we jump, immediately, when they arrive. We get more than 300 email notices per day. Imagine getting and reading that many emails. We’re trying our best.

How do moderators work on Fluther?

Description : How do moderators work on Fluther?

Last Answer : You got half of it right. They do look at questions and answers to make sure they are appropriate (mainly through flags). But they don’t get paid.

Do you find that fluther moderators target certain "patrons"?

Description : Do you find that fluther moderators target certain "patrons"?

Last Answer : Read the guidelines. The last two moderations relating to your comments were clear and blatant violations.

How did this famous question get past the mods?

Description : How did this famous question get past the mods?

Last Answer : Mass mod suicide?

Where are the mods when you need one?

Description : Where are the mods when you need one?

Last Answer : I know the police are at the doughnut shop, the lawyers are on the golf course, but I don’t know where the mod’s hang out.

Why is MilkyWay's hug question kicked back for editing?

Description : Why is MilkyWay's hug question kicked back for editing?

Last Answer : Did you ask MilkyWay or Auggie directly? There might be a reason you haven’t thought of… :-/

Should I invite the Mods to my party?

Description : Should I invite the Mods to my party?

Last Answer : C’mon, be nice :) It’s not good to be spiteful!

How should we thank the mods for keeping this place from going to heck?

Description : How should we thank the mods for keeping this place from going to heck?

Last Answer : ::sniffle:: Awww

It is time for a Mod party.

Description : It is time for a Mod party.

Last Answer : shakin my tail feathers…....

I entered some data into the "fields of expertise", "hobbies", and "places you've lived" data entry fields. Did I not submit it correctly, or am I awaiting moderator approval? lol thanks?

Description : I entered some data into the "fields of expertise", "hobbies", and "places you've lived" data entry fields. Did I not submit it correctly, or am I awaiting moderator approval? lol thanks?

Last Answer : I just tested it and it seems to work fine. Are you sure you hit the save button?

Mods: share some of your experiences with us from the dark side?

Description : Mods: share some of your experiences with us from the dark side?

Last Answer : It's not at all what I was promised. We're prevented from eating for days at a time so we'll keep our edge . And then Augustlan won't let us play with the hot pincers and ... But it is awfully fun swatting down questions at random and ignoring the plaintive little pleas for explanations (snort).

Which religion is right?

Description : Which religion is right?

Last Answer : Just look for those who are honest, value life over money, and tolerate ‘alternative’ lifestyles and minority/non believers (without capitulating to political expedienty and threats to elevate such,) yet promote value of traditional families and respect.

How can you appease a moderator?

Description : How can you appease a moderator?

Last Answer : Good question. I asked a humorous question yesterday about what to do about a well-functioning iPhone, which was also flagged and banned. It had received 4 great question points, and multiple funny answers before being removed. I tried to fix it, but never heard back.

Has anyone seen or heard from Erik or sferik?

Description : Has anyone seen or heard from Erik or sferik?

Last Answer : answer:i know erik was here 3 days ago since he answered this Q. But yes, I don't think he's around nearly as much as he used to be (but maybe I am also looking at the wrong threads?) Hopefully ... answer this Q ! edit - though my ultra cool detective powers tell me that he did log in today (28th)

Why do I keep seeing "Removed by Fluther moderators" as a reply to my questions?

Description : Why do I keep seeing "Removed by Fluther moderators" as a reply to my questions?

Last Answer : The most often reason is if someone posts a joke before a real response. Other reasons are personal attacks or racists remarks.

How do Fluther Moderators (and the community, I guess) take to "cookie-cutter" questions?

Description : How do Fluther Moderators (and the community, I guess) take to "cookie-cutter" questions?

Last Answer : O_O

If a chatterbot were answering some of the Fluther questions, would the moderators detect it?

Description : If a chatterbot were answering some of the Fluther questions, would the moderators detect it?

Last Answer : Not directly. The user agent string would (hopefully, if they knew what they were doing) make the bot appear to be a normal user, and it would post at a rate that would make it appear to be human. ... ban them , it's more about looking to say this user posts garbage, so we should ban them .

Who are our current moderators?

Description : Who are our current moderators?

Last Answer : Here they are

Don't you wish "COMMENTS" to our "ANSWERS" appeared directly UNDER our personal answer; instead of through the question thread with the @ sign?

Description : Don't you wish "COMMENTS" to our "ANSWERS" appeared directly UNDER our personal answer; instead of through the question thread with the @ sign?

Last Answer : It doesn’t bother me.

How often do you flag comments or questions and why?

Description : How often do you flag comments or questions and why?

Last Answer : I only ever do this when I see comments that if i’d made would’ve certainly been removed, only then when it’s blatantly inconsistent & downright ridiculous. Don’t flag nowt else because i’m never offended or arsed to do so.

Do you ever flag comments and/or questions here?

Description : Do you ever flag comments and/or questions here?

Last Answer : I lost counts years ago. I just can’t stand spams.

What is your impression when someone makes comments, or asks questions, and they end the comment or question with more than one exclamation point or question mark?

Description : What is your impression when someone makes comments, or asks questions, and they end the comment or question with more than one exclamation point or question mark?

Last Answer : I myself tend to add a couple question marks to most of my questions, maybe I really want to know, or maybe it means nothing at all.

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good" - Rabindranath Tagore. Comments?

Description : "He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good" - Rabindranath Tagore. Comments?

Last Answer : Sounds like bullshit gobbledygook to me. Or sour grapes.

Why are there only 3 moderators?

Description : Why are there only 3 moderators?

Last Answer : Cuz it’s a shit job and nobody (who would appropriate) wants to do it.

After being mistreated by the moderators at Quora for the 3rd time, I started looking for an alternative. Yahoo answers isn't to my taste, several of the others I found in searches are no longer up...is Fluther the best Quora alternative? The layout is ok, but it seems pretty slow compared to Quora.

Description : After being mistreated by the moderators at Quora for the 3rd time, I started looking for an alternative. Yahoo answers isn't to my taste, several of the others I found in searches are no longer up...is Fluther the best Quora alternative? The layout is ok, but it seems pretty slow compared to Quora.

Last Answer : At some point, you need to look more critically at the common denominator and less at others. If you are still blaming others at your age, Fluther may be uncomfortable for you. Or comfy, considering all of the youth.

Why would a question that is obviously spam be left in place by the moderators?

Description : Why would a question that is obviously spam be left in place by the moderators?

Last Answer : answer:Well, see yes, it is. But it is a ask-publicite trap. It attracts other spammers who might think they can pitch their own product to help solve the problem . As an added bonus, ... negates the effectiveness of the trap; kind of like wiring open the cage door because it might hurt something

How would the moderators know if a user is being deceitful and deceptive?

Description : How would the moderators know if a user is being deceitful and deceptive?

Last Answer : Supposedly they read pm’s but that’s heresay. I have no other ideas.

Do moderators for websites get paid?

Description : Do moderators for websites get paid?

Last Answer : Some do, but most are volunteers. I don’t know what the range is, but I suspect it varies a lot, depending on the income of the site. On Fluther, we find our volunteer moderators in our own community.

Social poll. Who here feels that the Moderators on QnA type sites become quickly biased?

Description : Social poll. Who here feels that the Moderators on QnA type sites become quickly biased?

Last Answer : I’ve never been on another site, so no I’ve never noticed it.

What type of information do moderators have access to?

Description : What type of information do moderators have access to?

Last Answer : Not sure, but I think only Augustlan and the tech crew can see those things. Regular moderators are as in the dark as the rest of us. Mods can’t see your PMs either. Rest easy, Auggie’s the only one with a whip. And she’s usually nekkid.

I don't want to rag on the moderators, but do you think they could possibly give us a moment or two to sort a questioner's question out before it gets yanked?

Description : I don't want to rag on the moderators, but do you think they could possibly give us a moment or two to sort a questioner's question out before it gets yanked?

Last Answer : I’m not understanding exactly what you mean…can you explain?

In light of the new policies and in the interest of consistency and fair representation, should the moderators review all past threads and remove every off-topic/so-called "unhelpful" post? Or possibly remove the threads altogether?

Description : In light of the new policies and in the interest of consistency and fair representation, should the moderators review all past threads and remove every off-topic/so-called "unhelpful" post? Or possibly remove the threads altogether?

Last Answer : Hello new account to ask a question. Really, just use your normal account to ask stuff like this. They can match your IP to another account if they care enough to check.

April 9, 2010. Is this a good day to honor Fluthers Moderators?

Description : April 9, 2010. Is this a good day to honor Fluthers Moderators?

Last Answer : I don’t really see how it’d honor them, but sure, what the hell. It’s not like there aren’t other “National day of [insert something here]” nobody really cares/knows about.

Can moderators only give automated responses?

Description : Can moderators only give automated responses?

Last Answer : [mod says] Sometimes it takes a bit of time before anyone sees and/or responds to the moderation emails, but we reply as quickly as we can. We can give personal responses, as I've recently done ... questions about it to the powers that be. Hopefully somebody will pop in and answer those for you. :)

Who are the moderators on Fluther?

Description : Who are the moderators on Fluther?

Last Answer : It’s closer to the first thing you mentioned, a secret society of dark underworld types.

How can I let my friends know I'm back, without my Question being rejected by the moderators?

Description : How can I let my friends know I'm back, without my Question being rejected by the moderators?

Last Answer : [Mod says] I’m going to let this question stand for the time being. The proper way to talk to your friends here is to send them a comment.

What does "Removed by Ask-public Moderators" mean?

Description : What does "Removed by Ask-public Moderators" mean?

Last Answer : It means that comment was spam, dumb, or otherwise inappropriate for the Ask-public community, as deemed by one of Ask-public’s moderators. If you see such an answer, you can alert the moderators by flagging it.

Who are the Ask-public "trusty moderators?" How many of them are there? Have they ever "censored" your otherwise free speech in this ask-publicworld?

Description : Who are the Ask-public "trusty moderators?" How many of them are there? Have they ever "censored" your otherwise free speech in this ask-publicworld?

Last Answer : I care (a little bit). This site would be awesome if it allowed a little more openness and freedom. There are other sites out there that are the same thing. If it gets to bad, you can always jump to another site. I just emailed a mod to ask a similar thing. Hmmmm.

category - Experts-Admins-Moderators

Description : Dear user ... and now I've noticed .. that you see it too ... which doesn't matter it's category >> Experts-Admins-Moderators as the name suggests is intended for these people ... so if you have some announcements so ... be right away ..: D I wish you a beautiful Friday night ... ☢ ☠ ☣ ☠ ☣ ☠ ☣ ☠ ☢

Last Answer : I know I'm like a wasp .. .. . but I have a comment again. When it is necessary to close each question with the correct answer, it should be in Czech. I don't think it's a big deal to throw it at ... be in Czech or Slovak. And to me, my cons are growing nicely, I'll be in the first place soon. : D

Moderators used in Nuclear Reactor?

Description : Moderators used in Nuclear Reactor?

Last Answer : Graphite and Heavy water

The function of moderators in nuclear reactor is to (A) Slow down the secondary neutrons (B) Absorb the secondary neutrons (C) Control the chain reaction (D) None of these

Description : The function of moderators in nuclear reactor is to (A) Slow down the secondary neutrons (B) Absorb the secondary neutrons (C) Control the chain reaction (D) None of these

Last Answer : (A) Slow down the secondary neutrons

Moderators are not necessary in the IV generation nuclear wave reactors.

Description : Moderators are not necessary in the IV generation nuclear wave reactors.

Last Answer : Slowing down of neutrons is not needed.

Moderators are used in the nuclear reactors to?

Description : Moderators are used in the nuclear reactors to?

Last Answer : Slow down the neutrons.

In the nuclear reactors, moderators are used to : (1) Accelerate neutrons (2) Absorb the neutrons (3) Slow down the neutrons (4) Generate neutrons

Description : In the nuclear reactors, moderators are used to : (1) Accelerate neutrons (2) Absorb the neutrons (3) Slow down the neutrons (4) Generate neutrons

Last Answer : Slow down the neutrons

Do the mods, or the founders, see our (private) comments?

Description : Do the mods, or the founders, see our (private) comments?

Last Answer : Moderators do not see people’s private PM’s.

Hi guys where can we see our live chat comments we have made on any posts?

Description : Hi guys where can we see our live chat comments we have made on any posts?

Last Answer : I just assume the comments on those live videos are deleted after the video ends.

Do you ever read the comments in Youtube? I just noticed them - and they are a far cry from Fluther's standards for the most part.

Description : Do you ever read the comments in Youtube? I just noticed them - and they are a far cry from Fluther's standards for the most part.

Last Answer : I think it’s what is referred to as the “lowest common denominator”. Reading youtube comments is not good for your health.

When reading your comments, do you find it a little bit cathartic that you're just as nuts as everyone else?

Description : When reading your comments, do you find it a little bit cathartic that you're just as nuts as everyone else?

Last Answer : I don’t use ask-public as catharsis, and I don’t think very many of us are nuts.