Why are some discussions deleted?

@peavey (16936)
United States
March 26, 2018 4:27pm CST
I am a conservative, but I am not a right wing nut and I am willing to listen to other ideas. I don't respond to name calling and so on, which all too often occurs any more. Anyway, I have been disappointed several times lately after clicking on a post title to find that it has been removed. This one, by Evil WIzard: Nazis also has a march for gun control! Historial fact!! is no longer there. So we can't even discuss history? Is there something about wondering if history repeats itself that undermines democracy? Or is it a problem somehow? I thought myLot was better than that.
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@GoAskAlice (5807)
27 Mar 18
I generally handle these things privately, but since it seems to be a very public issue here as of late, I will address it here. The post in question most likely would have stayed up, had it been more than just a rant and actually presented something as a point of debate. I have no problem with the ugly side of history being presented for discussion. That was not the way it was presented however.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
28 Mar 18
Thank you for explaining! That makes me feel better about the site.
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
26 Mar 18
I think it depends on author and content. I dont mind educated debates with source documentation if people try and quote facts... But no clue about the article you mentioned. I didn't see it!
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
26 Mar 18
I saw and answered the post. When I got a notification about it, I was tossed off the site and had to log back in. I guess some things are taboo here.
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
26 Mar 18
@JolietJake I tried that. I had to sign in again. Why was the post deleted for a historical fact? I won't be commenting on those type of discussions again.
@akalinus (40440)
• United States
26 Mar 18
@JolietJake Okay, I believe you.
@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Apr 18
Did you read the administrative announcement on this topic? I see by the comment you got an answer from Admin.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
4 Apr 18
No, I haven't seen the announcement. I will look for it, thanks.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Mar 18
Sometimes someone reports them because they find it offensive. I did not see that one.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
28 Mar 18
It wouldn't be fair to delete a post because someone thought it was offensive. There are many posts here that I personally find offensive. I just move on. It's not up to any one of us to decide what is and what isn't offensive, as long as the basic rules are followed
@yukimori (10144)
• United States
27 Mar 18
The nice thing about myLot is that someone actually reviews the reports to make sure that the content is actually an issue. If there's nothing wrong with the post, they typically don't remove it.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
26 Mar 18
Oh shoot I saw that one earlier and was going to come back to it later.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
21 Apr 18
There may be liberals lurking in the admin.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
24 Apr 18
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Apr 18
Posts that are deleted are deleted because they were against the guidelines.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49005)
• United States
23 Apr 18
I didn't see tat discussion.
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