TOPIC: Why do you remove peoples opinion on the forums?

Just curious? don't lock

What was the opinion about? May be the first place to look

EviIstewie wrote:
Nah nothing in particular, just seen a lot of posts get removed with peoples opinion on a topic

zarp wrote:
Oh, I had that problem for a while and would always think it was unfair (which to a degree I still think that) But I also accepted that it is a private forum/server and they can do what they want, dont like it you leave. But if you think its a fair opinion fight your case I guess but dont expect things to go your way

EviIstewie wrote:
Seems pretty unfair. People cant even voice their opinion at this point, they just get banned and posts removed.

EviIstewie wrote: Nah mate, you can post your own opinion on sensitive subjects however, when peoples do that, they tend to go too far and start to insult mods and bring other omega big dramas into their posts, i used to post my opinion on the state of SSRP and i called out the staff team and talked about 2 particular CM banned members, my post got deleted, i was unhappy, but i understood why.

Honestly, I think it varies.

Let's assume that after Chute posted the thread about mental health awareness and suicide prevention, and there's a bunch of very positive, supportive posts - and someone decides to come along and give an opinion something along the lines of:

It's not helpful. Chute's post says that people's words matter. And they do. In this particular case - you're essentially suggesting to certain people who may already feel unsure about approaching someone regarding their mental health that it's not okay to feel depressed, or sad, or alone, etc. They may just be words, but sometimes people don't understand how vital words can actually be.

Generally speaking, like I said, it varies on what the opinion is. If it's not so much an opinion as someone just needlessly slamming other people, then again, it's probably not conducive to a healthy discussion. You have to be willing to actually talk without resorting to saying "This person is a piece of shit" or something along those lines.

However, if the opinion is valid, and offers someone's genuine thoughts on an issue and it simply counters what a forum moderator might have as their viewpoint, then yes, it would be abuse to remove that opinion.

ToBeHonest wrote:
Yea but who gets to decided whats too far? And my (ironically) opinion still stands that they can pick and choose whats seen and whats deleted, they have owner ship and if it was that poor zarp wouldn't exist, at times I think they could do stuff better but cant please everyone. Apart from one truly great lad who could please everyone and more

Looking at Shae's post I can see why the forum staff removed it. Best contact them in the future as there is no need to make a whole thread about it.