# Timeliness of Moderating actions **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 12, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840 "2010-04-12T14:28:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![focusonz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@focusonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/focusonz)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/1 "2010-04-12T14:28:15Z")
RE:[The US NG/PROPANE/E85 Vehicle and GSHP Energy Policy and Economic Recovery Plan](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12328315&posted=1#post12328315) > [@](#): > > **tomndebb** > Yesterday, 01:24 PM > Since it turns out that focusonz is the author of the glurge, this thread has been restored and the Warning removed. > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12328908&postcount=11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12328908&postcount=11) > [@Is there any recourse for dubious modding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-recourse-for-dubious-modding/531248/7): > > anyone can ask questions about any moderating decision due to bias or any other reason, and ask that we reconsider anything we’ve done. If a poster feels any given mod is no good, he’s free to say so. As of today 9AM CST the hread has been neither restored nor the Warning removed as stated by **tomndebb**. It is critical in any debate to maintain the flow of ideas between the debaters without interruptions of third parties to squelch the debate without grounds. Is a 20 hour delay of the debate excessive? Does the delay suggest a certain amount of arbitrary censorship? Or am I just hyper suspicious and the logistics of reopening a thread just takes that long as compared to closing the thread which took only 45 minutes? In fairness should not reopening a thread be performed immediately upon the determination that no rules were broken by the poster as indicated by **tomndebb**? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/2 "2010-04-12T14:34:25Z")
Moved to ATMB from Great Debates. ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/3 "2010-04-12T14:36:24Z")
Nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/4 "2010-04-12T15:39:33Z")
> [@](#): > > tomndebb > Yesterday, 01:24 PM > Since it turns out that focusonz is the author of the glurge, this thread has been restored and the Warning removed. I saw that, and just figured **tomndebb** had been hit by a meteor immediately upon clicking the submit button on that post. It happens surprisingly often, even to the best mods; well, excepting **Manhattan** , that man _never_ erred. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/5 "2010-04-12T19:19:09Z")
> [@focusonz](#): > > As of today 9AM CST the hread has been neither restored nor the Warning removed as stated by **tomndebb**. **tomndebb** temporarily removed the thread from public view, and later restored it. And the warning was been reversed. If you look at your profile under ‘Infractions’ you’ll see it says “0 / Reversed.” I think **tomndebb** meant to leave that thread locked, but I leave it to him to make that decision since he handled the thread. When you were new here, **focusonz** , you were reminded a couple of times that this is not a blog. You’re expected to debate your positions, not just dump long screeds. (See also [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9642138#post9642138) and [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9641456#post9641456)). > [@](#): > > Does the delay suggest a certain amount of arbitrary censorship? Nobody is interested in censoring your views. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/6 "2010-04-12T23:37:13Z")
I am! Just kidding. I was kinda curious myself that “restored” didn’t mean “unlocked”. I was hoping to make more jokes. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/7 "2010-04-13T01:36:08Z")
I apologize. When I moved this thread back into public view, I did not notice that it was locked. It is now open. (And just a suggestion: an e-mail will reach me much faster than the off chance that I happen to recognize a thread in ATMB that does not even mention my username or “Great Debates” in the title.) ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/8 "2010-04-13T02:43:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > **tomndebb** temporarily removed the thread from public view, and later restored it. And the warning was been reversed. If you look at your profile under ‘Infractions’ you’ll see it says “0 / Reversed.” > > I think **tomndebb** meant to leave that thread locked, but I leave it to him to make that decision since he handled the thread. When you were new here, **focusonz** , you were reminded a couple of times that this is not a blog. You’re expected to debate your positions, not just dump long screeds. (See also [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9642138#post9642138) and [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9641456#post9641456)). > Nobody is interested in censoring your views. Where’s this “Infractions” thing listed? I wanna see mine! ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/9 "2010-04-13T02:47:59Z")
> [@Soul](#): > > Where’s this “Infractions” thing listed? I wanna see mine! It’s in your profile. Only you and the Staff can see it. If you don’t see one there, then you’ve been a good lad who’s kept your nose clean. ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/10 "2010-04-13T04:13:43Z")
> [@SoulFrost](#): > > It’s in your profile. Only you and the Staff can see it. If you don’t see one there, then you’ve been a good lad who’s kept your nose clean. Gotcha. I could have sworn I was warned once (something like three years ago), but I guess my slate is clean now! ---
**Author:** ![Scruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Scruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruff)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/11 "2010-04-13T06:05:11Z")
> [@Soul](#): > > Gotcha. I could have sworn I was warned once (something like three years ago), but I guess my slate is clean now! Well, as a test post something inflammatory, get a warning, and then you’ll be able to see what the page looks like. Now, you wanna know how to check the brakes on your car? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeliness-of-moderating-actions/535840/12 "2010-04-13T07:59:14Z")
> [@Soul](#): > > Gotcha. I could have sworn I was warned once (something like three years ago), but I guess my slate is clean now! I think that a year or two ago, they switched to the infraction system used by vBulletin. So, don’t despair, you may yet have a black mark lurking in whatever system they used prior.