Shadow bans?

[Darksteel165]

So we ban some members from some threads without notice?

 

[Insanity]

Guess that is an option? It would be a nice one I could use on another forum.

 

[Idahoktm]

Maybe the OP has you on his ignore list??

 

[Darksteel165]

Maybe the OP has you on his ignore list??

No idea. I have posts in the thread. Never seen this before.
I only noticed as it said people posted there and I saw the message and no replay to anyone.

 

[Idahoktm]

On second thought, I don't think "ignore" prohibits you from posting on a thread. It must be an admin/mod function.

 

[Eighty]

I just looked it up. It’s not a “shadow ban”, several of your posts were removed and you were permanently banned from replying to that thread due to trolling. At least that’s what it says.
I don’t see any other information on it (like the date or who set the ban).
I would have assumed that you would have been notified, but apparently that’s not the case. I’ve never used that setting before, so I don’t know if there’s an option to send a notification.

 

[Darksteel165]

I just looked it up. It’s not a “shadow ban”, several of your posts were removed and you were permanently banned from replying to that thread due to trolling. At least that’s what it says.
I don’t see any other information on it (like the date or who set the ban).
I would have assumed that you would have been notified, but apparently that’s not the case. I’ve never used that setting before, so I don’t know if there’s an option to send a notification.

I see all my post there, and I wasn't trolling, the thread was about eTorque, and I wasn't notified.
I guess the term shadowban is if you let me keep posting then hiding the stuff so it's not 100% that.

I guess one of the mods is a little salty since everyone else appears to be able to continue to post in that thread about how terrible eTorque is LOL.

 

[Brutal_HO]

It's a thread ban. "Ban light" one might say.

I wish we had shadowban!

If you have questions about rules or mod actions, send a PM or report a post.

 

[bigdodge]

I just looked it up. It’s not a “shadow ban”, several of your posts were removed and you were permanently banned from replying to that thread due to trolling. At least that’s what it says.
I don’t see any other information on it (like the date or who set the ban).
I would have assumed that you would have been notified, but apparently that’s not the case. I’ve never used that setting before, so I don’t know if there’s an option to send a notification.

does it show what moderator placed the ban?
that would explain a lot.

 

[Brutal_HO]

This is why we don't discuss mod actions in public.

 

[Brutal_HO]

I see all my post there, and I wasn't trolling, the thread was about eTorque, and I wasn't notified.
I guess the term shadowban is if you let me keep posting then hiding the stuff so it's not 100% that.

I guess one of the mods is a little salty since everyone else appears to be able to continue to post in that thread about how terrible eTorque is LOL.

Actually, you don't see all your posts.

The offending posts, along with many others in that thread, were deleted in a report/cleanup sweep.

Appropriate warnings were issued and mod actions taken are not up for public debate or open to ridicule or trolling.