| It's a bug that we can't fix without
bad other consequences, because in the
system,
moderators can put comments in limbo, so they
are not visible to most
readers, and then I
follow up and either delete or leave them or
put them back.
That can mess up the thread. And it can take quite a while for me to get to
it.
It's only deleted if I do that myself. That gives
me time to work with
things, without having
to deal with spam or trolls or whatever the
issue is. I'm
a volunteer myself and I'm also
not a robot, so I'm not
online 24/7. So I need
a system. Spammers sometimes are bots,
and so the system keeps Groklaw clean for
the
most part so it is manageable. Sometimes
people make a big deal about it,
but it's
something that I need to be able to do
Groklaw at all and to make sure
that
nasty spam and such doesn't see the light of
day for long. We had a lot of
that before we
had this system. I was up all night with the
team night after
night, and that gets old fast.
In general, the rule is that if you are
anonymous, it's better not to have you open
the corrections thread. Some
members prefer
to avoid all anonymous comments, and they
can once they have a
membership. And if you
see an anonymous corrections thread, it's better if you
don't comment there. Look for the right one.
Those who choose not to see
anonymous comments would never see
your comments if you open the thread
as
anonymous or comment on that thread. Log in and then
post. I realize
sometimes we all forget and
think we are logged in when we are not. Not
a big
issue. But it isn't helpful for me to
have two threads on the same thing, and I
could
miss corrections that way. So I'd appreciate
everyone's cooperation. You
have been a member a
couple of years, so I'm surprised you are
surprised,
frankly, but whatever.
Perhaps it's the first time it happened to you.
I know it
can be disturbing.
I wish there was a perfect system, but there
isn't one
that I've ever found, and this is
the best for what we deal with here.
Your
comment is still there
. But it's not
visible in certain views until I either delete
or whatever the
original mistaken opening of
the thread. Even then, it's a bit choppy,
but
better that than endless offensive spam and other
stuff. I just have to
prioritize, and I do.
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