I have found over the years that we all expect different things from the forum. Some people just want to get support, others want to get advice, some just to vent, some just to chat, some love controversies… There are also people from all ages and cultural backgrounds. Plenty of digital natives and…

[image] Henry_R: I know this post won’t be approved it wasn’t intended for the public forum. But you posted it on the public forum, didn’t you?

[image] Crookie: The long dashes & bolded areas in the text are a dead give away for ChatGPT/AI crafted text. Then there’s the phrasing style, it’s very easy to pick that it’s ChatGPT when it’s a straight copy & paste. As I said, professors struggle. In one notable study (‘Game of Tones’), f…

[image] Newpetlover: But you posted it on the public forum, didn’t you? Since my posts are subject to moderation, I expected it to be deleted before hitting the boards.

[image] andrealovesanimals: I don’t find this particularly annoying. People can still learn from the advice given even if the original OP doesn’t come back It’s true that threads are still useful and active even if app never comes back. But I think it’s common courtesy to thank or at least ac…

[image] MerryPuppins: sk: Thanks for asking!

[image] Henry_R: I don’t like that posts require moderation even after I’ve been here for 8 months with 54 posts and 57 likes. This is not common at all. You may want to revise the content of your posts and see why they require more moderation than usual. > House sitting in Canada may serve…

[image] Newpetlover: You may want to revise the content of your posts and see why they require more moderation than usual. As far as I know none of my posts have broken any rules. One or two was moderated for content, others deleted with no notice or explanation. I see nothing in the rules th…

So what’s the reason do you think, are you posts being moderated arbitrarily? I’ve had posts deleted (there are things you can’t even allude to) and when one topic became especially heated (sit fees) I was admonished. But, I don’t remember ever having posts held for moderation.

Although I have theories, your post moderation is best discussed with the moderators themselves @Henry_R

[image] anon52083843: So what’s the reason do you think, are you posts being moderated arbitrarily? I don’t have a clue.

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Newpetlover 6 April 2026 08:09 58

This is not common at all. You may want to revise the content of your posts and see why they require more moderation than usual.

> House sitting in Canada

may serve this purpose.

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