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    Hi, I've recently found out about Hexus and have enjoyed using it and have received some great advice as I've been trying put the finishing touches to my new PC build. The one area I've struggled with quite a bit is the seeming lack of direction on how one should go about using the forums and what constitutes a good post. It took me quite a while to find the FAQ and therefore the rules, and even after reading I'm still left with a few questions, the big one of which is:

    What is considered a good post, and is there any way to get feedback and/or the reasoning when your posts are deleted?

    I've posted a few threads asking questions, and each time I've tried to reply to a thread, my post either hasn't been approved or has been deleted. This has made it really hard to engage in a discussion or ask any followup questions, and I've found it's making it quite a lot of effort for me to want to engage with the community - especially when I've written a long post that I've put effort into and it's seemingly deleted without any way for me to salvage some of the time and effort (also, I find seemingly not being able to reply to anything really disincentivises me towards looking through threads that I otherwise might want to contribute to).

    There also don't seem to be any clear guidelines on when to start a new post vs when to reply to an existing thread. My understanding with some of the restrictions on forum features was it's done in an effort to foster discussion and create community, and yet my experience - albeit limited - is that it's had somewhat the opposite effect for me. Beyond not having one's replies show up, there's also the issue I've run into is that without access to my control panel, I seemingly don't get any notifications for new replies to the threads I've started or am subscribed to, so I've had to comb through the forums to find the posts I've made and hope I haven't forgotten any!

    I hope this doesn't come across as a critique of moderation/rules rather than the insight into the newbie experience I intended it to be. I have to assume it's not an easy task moderating a forum like this, especially with incentives like free Scan shipping that I'm sure encourage low effort/quality posts; whilst free shipping for Scan was how I found out about Hexus and my motivation for joining, I've really being trying to add value with my posts and contribute to Hexus, rather than just beeline for a reward! Thank you moderators for your hard work, and I hope my experience with the forums improve as I get a bit more familiar with the system, expectations, and how to contribute positively!

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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    Hi Rich and welcome to the madhouse that is HEXUS

    Your post here is what I would call a good (constructive) post Any post that I stop and read fully is good, any post that causes comment from anyone is good.

    A bad post would be the ubiquitous "I agree" and nowt else. If you think a post has been deleted for no reason, give us a shout, we dont bite.

    Right now, the mod and admin team are just a tiny bit stretched, so we might not get to new unapproved posts immediately. The "system" puts some new members posts ina queue for moderation so we can ensure any new members isnt a bot for example.

    This post tells you about post count reqards : https://forums.hexus.net/general-dis...r-rewards.html and may explain some problems that new members may face.

    What we dont want is someone who joins just to get Scan's free shipping deal (as an example), who make 20 fairly meaningless posts and sign up to the scheme, then moan when they don't quality

    Thanks for taking the time to consider the above
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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    I dont often do this, but here is a perfect example of what I dont like, 20 odd posts, mostly short generic phrases, all in the pursuit of 20 constructive posts to get free shipping.

    We call this PCP (post count pimping)

    I deleted all of these posts

    ==================================
    Thread: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 64GB 3200MHZ RAM £149.99 delivered from Ebuyer

    Damn, that's a good price

    Thread: Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator Free on steam

    Pretty cool stuff

    Thread: Auna amplifiers

    Yup, this is it

    Thread: Photo-a-day

    I clearly didn't knew this.

    Thread: Photo shoot at home

    cool images

    Thread: New phone - Honor, Huawei, Motorola or Samsung?

    Definitely Samsung!

    Thread: Improving FTTC speeds

    Thanks for sharing this.

    Thread: My VMware home lab

    This is an awesome thing to know. You are doing great with VMware
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    You get the idea ?
    Cheers, David



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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    Hi, thank you very much for taking the time to reply, I now feel very welcome! That is some useful insight, and my understanding from your explanation and examples that posts not getting approved or getting deleted when they're high effort posts meant to foster discussion is reassuring!

    You get the idea ?
    Absolutely, thank you!

    If you think a post has been deleted for no reason, give us a shout, we dont bite.
    Would you mind explaining/recommending how I should contact the mod team/reference a post if I reply to a thread or post a thread that doesn't appear?

    Thank you very much for your time and effort!

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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    Quote Originally Posted by rich_27 View Post
    Would you mind explaining/recommending how I should contact the mod team/reference a post if I reply to a thread or post a thread that doesn't appear?
    Hey Rich, welcome!

    If you go into any forum, where the threads are listed, scroll all the way to the bottom and you'll see a section saying "Moderators of this forum". Under there will be the names of people with whom you can speak about issues in that forum.
    No trees were harmed in the creation of this message. However, many electrons were displaced and terribly inconvenienced.

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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    What he said, or just PM me directly.
    Cheers, David



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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    Quote Originally Posted by g8ina View Post
    .... or just PM me directly.
    Once he reaches 15 posts, that is. PM's aren't enabled until then. Unless it's changed?
    A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".

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    Re: A Question on Rules/Moderation

    Ooops, thanks Saracen Yep, that too.
    Cheers, David



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