logicallefty
Moderator
I have had some good standing SS members report to me as of late that they have posts that are getting mysteriously deleted. Here is the deal. Lately we have had a strong flood of folks who are permanently banned from SS come back and create new accounts. We typically don't delete posts from banned members who are just banned and go away gracefully. And most do.
But if someone gets banned and keeps returning seeking attention and making new account after new account after new account, they are demoted to a lower level than banned. That would be to "troll" level. Right down there with "spammers". Once in troll status posts are subject to be deleted because their content no longer considered of any value to the forum.
So what that means for you is, if a troll is an OP of a thread and you reply, and then we delete the thread, your post is deleted too. Not intentionally because of what you posted, but because the original thread was that of the troll and we zapped the thread.
I would never say "don't reply to threads posted by new members" because most new members are legit. What I will say, though, is to save your best replies to threads to those posted by established members. At least for right now until these trolls go find another bridge to hang out under and pester.
But if someone gets banned and keeps returning seeking attention and making new account after new account after new account, they are demoted to a lower level than banned. That would be to "troll" level. Right down there with "spammers". Once in troll status posts are subject to be deleted because their content no longer considered of any value to the forum.
So what that means for you is, if a troll is an OP of a thread and you reply, and then we delete the thread, your post is deleted too. Not intentionally because of what you posted, but because the original thread was that of the troll and we zapped the thread.
I would never say "don't reply to threads posted by new members" because most new members are legit. What I will say, though, is to save your best replies to threads to those posted by established members. At least for right now until these trolls go find another bridge to hang out under and pester.