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LABMAN wrote: »

OP has history....they like to start threads as some sort of experiment.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5659177&page=2

Post #29 there shows them for what they are.

Thank you for your post Labman.

It would appear my friend that you did not read or adequately interpret said post and the context of the related thread. It was no 'experiment'.

I was merely explaining how it came about that I had to submit a thread raising some queries about a semi hypothetical and semi factual scenario. I had to do so because the true facts could have revealed the identity of the friend I was raising a query on behalf of. To avoid being unfairly picked on, I also latterly apologised if I had inadvertently caused any confusion etc.

In the (non) 'experimental' post you referenced I was amongst other things making a point that I genuinely felt that the likes of ACAS and EASS may well be better trained sources of guidance in respect of employment issues that an anonymous forum, and specifically the MSE sub-forum that deals with employment issues. Folk are entitled to disagree with my point of view; that is one of the purposes of the forum; isn't it?

Conversely, it should be apparent that I genuinely believe that the MSE sub-forum on work and Benefits and Tax Credits is excellent and if you had taken the trouble to read my input and comments therein then you should realise that I for the main part appear to make positive and open contributions, despite on occasions being (wrongly) accused by some cliquey members of exhibiting troll like tendencies.

Anyhow, if you found the single post which you so painstakingly sought and uploaded to be somewhat difficult to conceptualise along with its related context, then that with respect may be your problem; not my own.

I presume you may now wish to assert that the Forum Team may have been in some way 'experimenting' by deleting (apparently mistakenly) a thread I placed yesterday that was 100% bona fide.

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Ames wrote: »

I report threads quite often, purely because of the boards I visit the most.

When the regular benefit troll returns and is giving terrible advice just to get a reaction of course I'm going to report him, the alternative is people potentially losing out on benefits they're entitled to if they take his 'advice'.

I do report judgemental posts on the benefit board because they're against forum policy (there's a big sign at the top that it's for advice and not judgement) and people posting there are often very vulnerable and a nasty post could tip them over the edge.

I report people giving medical advice as it's against the forum rules. I did this last week when someone gave a lot of medical advice, and it was only the previous day that it had been in the news about how dangerous it is to do what was being suggested (obviously I'm not going to give details!)

I've reported posters who have obviously been baiting people with mental health difficulties who are asking for advice on the benefits or disabilities board.

I don't report people who are personally nasty to me.

I don't report people for having a different point of view to me.

It's very rare that I report someone on DT or the Arms. The last time was when someone was quoting posts from elsewhere on the board, the poster being quoted was clearly in a fragile state and having parts of their posts selectively quoted to put them in a bad light when they were completely oblivious to it seemed really wrong to me. That was in January.

I hit the spam button when it's obvious spam. Who wants the boards clogged with 'fake ID' threads?


Trigger warning:

Perhaps I'm over sensitive - I've tried to kill myself before because of posts on a forum, I've self harmed because of posts on this forum. I'd rather a few posts got deleted because of erring on the side of caution than someone go through what I did.

(spoiler obviously not the right word but it's the easiest way to hide part of a post).

IF AS YOU SAY above there is a member giving terrible advice that could for example harm people then is that member still active, or have they been banned?

I ask because it seems that on the one hand many, many threads are deleted by the Forum Team for no good reason, or even any reason. Yet on the other hand members who are believed to offer harmful advice are, or may be, allowed to ply their vile on the forum.

That may be the way it is, but it does not seem to be right, and it comes across as being thoroughly unprofessional.