How Many Points Do I Need Before I Can Report Abuse?

Question

I noticed a thread was removed yesterday because it mentioned a bad JB had caused issues and we all know that hacking Apple iPhones and iPads can't be discussed here, however I was about to explain to this person that they should restore their phone to original factory condition using iTunes and forget about the JB when it was yanked.
When I posted a complaint my thread got yanked presumably simply because it mentioned the dreaded JB word.
I wouldn't mind so much but doing a forums search using that word produces at least 2 pages of threads that have been left intact, many of them in Enterprise and stretching back over quite a long period of time, so I feel that someone is acting in rather an arbitrary manner and not reading the posts before yanking them.
I shall await the yanking of this thread but I tell you, as a veteran poster in many security-related forums, I do know the meaning of the expression acceptable behaviour.

Answer 1

Meg St._Clair wrote:
I think it's more a question of way too little time. This is a VERY busy forum. The Hosts can't possibly read every post as well as deal with all the maintenance, answer questions. I don't know if you saw my answer to you in your other thread. Several Hosts have said that moderation is more of an art than a science. They try to balance a the TOU against a lively exchange of ideas (and sometimes, it gets very lively!). They are also human. Sometimes one host will have a different take on a post than another. Sometimes, deaicions are changed and threads get reinstated.
Whether threads are left open also depends on timing. I don't spend much time in the Mac forums these days nut I'd bet that the Hosts are being a bit more lenient about somethings because of the recent release of Lion. They tend to allow posts that are a bit closer to rants when there has been a big release because, well, some people are freaking out.
It's never going to be completely consistent. However, every Host I've ever interacted with has seemed to be trying very hard to make this a useful, and yes, even fun place.
If you have a concern, post it here and it will get sorted out.
Best of luck.
I moderate McAfee and Neosmart forums, so I know what you mean.
Thanks.