Edited posts
I was going to just piggyback this on the end of the 'Deleted Posts' post, but I think it might need it's own post. As you know, we have deleted some posts; some for content, some for attacks on management, and some because they violate the group's rules, or the TOU. The deletion of posts with graphics is probably number one, deletion of posts attacking the group management is probably two, and deleting posts because of content is number three, and actually doesn't happen all that often.
Now, the reason I bring this up is that I post frequently on another site too, and I noticed a post that was really nasty and vicious. It was one of those where somebody starts out with a 'goodbye' note telling the group that they are leaving, and it quickly descends into a nasty attack on others in the group who are the alleged reason for the departure. Now here, depending upon the viciousness of the attack, we might leave it if it didn't attack specific members by name. If the targets of the attack complained we would probably delete it. At the other site, the manager of the group has the power to edit the posts of anyone! In this particular case, the manager chose to edit the post and strip out the nasty stuff.
One of the people named in the post who got the brunt of the nastiness is a very good friend of mine so at first I was happy that the nasty comments were gone. Then I started thinking.....hmmmmmmmmm...... is it really a good idea for the manager of a group to be able to edit the posts of other people? I would rather have my post deleted than edited. What to you think?
