Thread: Community input for new t.m.o. policy
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2010-06-24 , 14:24
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Originally Posted by RevdKathy View Post
Ahh, right. I think that's probably a fancier version of vBulletin than I was familiar with. So that leaves the post empty (or with a 'post removed' from the mod) visible to all, with the original content visible to other mods? Or the fact of the post invisible to all except other mods? Either would make sense - as long as the original is retained.
Say someone's posted an outright personal attack. A moderator would hit Delete Post. Plain old moderators only have the ability to soft delete, so in the eyes of the general public, there is no trace of the post except for anyone who's quoted it. But when another moderator looks at it, they'll see

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