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Blog Entry# 1273754
Posted: Nov 11 2014 (19:01)

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Nov 11 2014 (19:01)  
 
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Entry# 1273754               Past Edits
In the earlier days of IRI, the grounds for Deletion of Blogs were very clear-cut. Offensive/abusive posts were promptly removed. As the Site/Forum matures, it is time for these policies to be upgraded.
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Over the past few months, the number of controversies have soared. On the face of it, the controversial blogs are perfectly legitimate - they seem to be "natural discussion points". But looking closer, there is much more going on beneath the surface. Ultimately, the effect of such "apparently harmless" blogs is exactly the same as that of the "highly
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offensive blogs of the past". However, it is very difficult to explain "Why was my blog deleted? It is perfectly harmless!!!".
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Accordingly, the following features will be introduced by tomorrow.
1. We shall be adding a new Opinion called "Objection". Any long-time member (recipient of >= 50 positive opinions) will be able to make an "Objection" to ANY blog, based on his OWN perception. The Objection will be anonymous. Reason need not be provided.
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2. If any Blog exceeds 5 Objections, the blog will AUTOMATICALLY be REMOVED. Whenever a Blog is removed, the member will automatically get a Pvt. Post to that effect notifying him of the same.
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3. All members will be able to view their deleted posts (along with regular posts) under the "My Posts" subtab.
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4. The number of Objections against any member will be displayed against that member's statistics.
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Hopefully, the above evolution of Deletion standards will stem the tide of controversies in this site.

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Nov 14 2014 (18:19)
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Re# 1273754-351               Past Edits
Followup:
Here are the finding of the Objection feature so far:
1. Opinion spam has NOT been observed. In response to the prior warning, Duplicate IDs, etc. are not involved in any of the Objection opinions. Most people seem to be giving their HONEST opinion, and I have NOT had to send any warnings to anyone. Objectors are requested to keep the faith, and not misuse this privilege.
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2. The "same 6 people" are NOT marking Objection opinions, as widely suspected. Objections are coming from a wide cross-section of the public.
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3. But yes, in a few cases, old rivalries are still active, and in those cases, bloggers need to work out their differences with their adversaries through other channels. We are not going to be interfering for now, if "My perfectly natural RailFan pic is being objected to." When this happens, your frustration is understandable and we are sorry for this as well. But the ball is in your court how to make the objections go away.
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But by far, the majority are not affected.
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4. Objector-names will NOT be revealed as already promised. Anonymity allows many people to come forward who are otherwise meek, non-controversial and silent readers of the Forum. But once again, rest assured that if Spam is detected, the member will lose the privilege. Such has not been observed so far.
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As already mentioned, the experiment will continue for a month. It may or may not be effective. Pl. understand that the end objective is a more fruitful Forum experience for everyone (if this works). Everyone will benefit if it works.
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Everyone's patience is appreciated.

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