RE: POLL: Will You Edit Your Post Following The Advice To Improve IT?
That’s a great topic to discuss. Like everything in life, it’s multifaceted. I remember one of my first posts in the #ComunidadLatina; I shared a piece there that I had previously published on #Hive. Of course, the moderator found out because I always include details at the bottom of my posts—such as the original language, the translation service used, and whether it appeared on another platform before. As it turned out, the moderator muted the post and told me they don't accept recycled content. I thanked her for the heads-up, then edited the post to create something entirely new from scratch. I notified the moderator, apologized for the mistake, and asked her to unmute it. She never replied, even though I tagged her and explained that the post was now completely original. Of course, I understand that rules are rules, but at the time, I was only seeing the mobile version of the site, and nowhere could I find the specific rules being cited. It makes you wonder: what’s the point of being notified about something if you aren't allowed to fix it? Or, at the very least, why not issue a warning before penalizing someone? Just a thought. In the end, I unsubscribed from that community because I concluded that the moderator had acted out of malice—since she refused to accept my correction and apology. To answer the question: yes, I make it a habit to correct and modify my work whenever an error, omission, or rule violation is pointed out. We’re here to improve. If we don't like being corrected, we’d be better off keeping a private paper diary, because anything we write online is open to comments and criticism.
Que buen tema para hablar. Y es que como todo en la vida, no tiene una única faceta. Recuerdo que en una de mis primera publicaciones en la #ComunidadLatina publiqué un texto que anteriormente había publicado en #Hive. Por supuesto la moderadora se enteró porque al pie del texto siempre pongo información como el idioma original del texto, el servicio de traducción, y si lo publiqué antes en otra plataforma.
El caso es que la moderadora silenció la publicación, y me dijo que no aceptan contenido reciclado. Le agradecí el aviso, y luego edité la publicación, haciendo una totalmente de cero. Le avisé a la moderadora, pidiendo disculpas por el error, y solicitándole que le quite el silenciado. Jamás me respondió aunque la etiqueté y avisé que la publicación es totalmente original.
Por supuesto entiendo que reglas son reglas, pero en aquel momento solo veía lo que la versión para dispositivos móviles mostraba, y en ninguna parte veía las dichosas reglas mencionadas.
Entonces, para qué te avisan de algo si no te permiten rectificar. O en todo caso, por qué no hacen la advertencia antes de penalizar. Digo.
Al final me desuscribí de esa comunidad, porque la conclusión a la que llegué es que esa moderadora actuó con maldad. Porque no aceptó mi rectificación y pedidos de disculpas.
Y ahora respondiendo a la pregunta, sí, acostumbro rectificar y modificar lo que hago cuando me señalan algún error, omisión, o violación de reglas. Estamos para mejorar. Y si no nos gustan las correcciones, mejor escribir un diario privado en papel, porque todo lo que escribimos en internet está sujeto a comentarios o críticas.
I had the same. In a mobile phone a lot of info isn't shown, although back then it could be found as I started using Peaks and later another app.
Still most features are made for pc users although I asked many times to make it suitable for mobile phone users. In this age but also where poverty increases mobile phones are way more used than PCs.
If I mute post at all (editing is always possible) I give the author some days to copy the text, for example to post it into the right community, before I mute it.
What I also hate are all those empty posts, why not replace the "error" with something else?
If communities never answer it ends for me. After all, I help to lift them with my posts and not the other way round.
I cannot remember, except for once from @patjewell, I ever received a good uovote from any community.
Once I was invited by @solperez to join her contest in a different community she started to be a moderator. Next I was told my entry didn't fit to them, and scolded.
After I received a high upvote all of a sudden I could stay. I removed it and posted elsewhere.
I remember that experience perfectly. Your post was impeccable. I think you said you spent nearly two days writing it, and that was evident in the rigor with which you addressed the points raised. I also remember the "verbal reprimand" from the community administrators. What they did to you and Eva, who also had a similar experience, motivated me to resign from my role as moderator, because I love art, especially irreverent art.
Lo que más me sorprendió entonces fue que parecía que el moderador y tus nuevos compañeros ni siquiera sabían que tú habías organizado ese concurso. La verdad es que tampoco me enteré de si te quedaste allí o te fuiste. Creo que si no hubiera tenido mis propias comunidades, simplemente habría publicado en mi propio blog. Este tipo de cosas hacen que, en realidad, ya no quieras tener nada que ver con otras personas, porque acaban con toda la creatividad de uno. Ni siquiera me preguntaron cómo o qué, o a qué me refería. Allí también tuve la sensación de que no era bienvenido en la comunidad y quizá esa fuera la razón de la reacción. Es muy posible que esta comunidad, y también algunas otras en las que tuve un encontronazo porque, por ejemplo, me negué a darles parte de mis votos tal y como ellos prescribían, haya cambiado y ahora haya otros moderadores, pero, en cualquier caso, nunca volveré a publicar allí.
Llega un momento, después de tantos años, en el que ya no puedes más; entonces solo te queda ser tú mismo y expresarte escribiendo en tu propia comunidad o en tu propio blog. Es triste, pero esta es la realidad, y lo que se aplica a mí, por supuesto, se aplica también a muchos otros. Por cierto, creo que también es bastante fácil que te encuentren siempre que utilices los hashtags adecuados y haya gente que le dé un «me gusta» a tu publicación.
What surprised me most at the time was that it seemed as though the moderator – your new colleagues – didn’t even seem to know that you’d hosted this competition. Actually, I didn’t really notice whether you stayed there or left. I think that if I hadn’t had my own communities, I would simply have posted on my own blog. The thing about situations like this is that you actually don’t want anything more to do with other people because they stifle all creativity in a person. No one even asked how or what, or what I meant by that. There, too, I had the feeling that I wasn’t welcome in the community, and perhaps that was the reason for the reaction. It may well be that this community – and a number of others where I had run-ins because, for example, I refused to allocate some of my votes to them as they prescribed – has since changed and now has different moderators, but in any case, I’ll never post there again.
At some point, after so many years, I’ve had enough; all you can do is be yourself and express yourself by writing in your own community or on your own blog. It’s sad, but this is the reality, and what applies to me naturally applies to many others too. Incidentally, I think you can still be found quite easily as long as you use the right hashtags and there are people who upvote your post…
The administrators of that community asked me to organize a contest on any topic I wanted. But then they turned out to be very "closed-minded" about art. I didn't last a month there, because as you say: "At this age I'm not in the mood to obey, but to do what I please," hehe.
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I guess by now we are too old to do as told.
It's strange how by creating obstacles instead of solutions, all we achieve is discouraging people. Then we complain that there's no good content or interesting people.
By the way, I need to talk to you privately. Do you have Discord or Telegram, please?
I am not so sure if the rules are all bad, but those moderators abused them to their benefit, same for hosts of contests. They mainly let people use hashtags that didn't make sense at all and only to let participants promote them.
Next to that the communities fought for as many members as possible, no matter if they posted. The more members the bigger the chance to receive the vbooming clvote for a month.
I have both, discord and telegram
I use telegram most: Wakeupkitty
I like rules, but I like logic more, and that sometimes makes me hate certain rules, haha.
Thank you, I was able to contact you on Telegram. Thank you very much.
Creo que a algunos moderadores se les hace más fácil silenciar una publicación que dedicarle tiempo al usuario para explicarle dónde estuvo la falla e invitarlo a editar. Lo peor del caso es que luego organizan concursos relacionados con temas como: La empatía, la comunicación efectiva, el respeto, y pare usted de contar, jeje. Un abrazo querida @ladyaryastark
Always on point, as they say in my country. It's often amusing to see that inconsistency. But since a community can't exist without members, they should take that time to help each other and grow together. 😘