Guild Wars 2

I received a note stating that a post of mine had been moved (see below). In fact, the entire thread had been deleted. The person who made the ‘move’ also failed to update the boilerplate text to include the reason.

I don’t have a problem with moderators deleting entire threads or individual posts that violate rules and/or create divisiveness (as opposed to those that offer constructive, if heated, conversations about the game). But I do object to using generic language to describe what happened.

If you don’t want to tell us the reasons, then simplify the text to: “To promote a productive atmosphere in the forums, we deleted an entire thread (including a post you made). Our apologies for the necessary confusion and inconvenience that this might cause.” Skip the links & avoid implying that the mods are likely to have time to explain the details.

Here’s the message I received:

A moderator moved a message you posted to the forum ‘Trashcan’ with the reason:

The thread “Threads questioning or contesting the suspension or termination of a player’s game account” was removed from the forum due to “insert reason here”. All posts responding to it have been removed with it. Threads which violate the Forum Code of Conduct will be removed from the Guild Wars 2 Forums.

Follow the new thread here.

I’ve emboldened the parts of the generic message that I feel should be removed:

• No reason was inserted ‘here’ or elsewhere.
• There is no ‘new thread’ and so nothing to follow.
• There is little point in providing the name of the original thread, since again, there is no ‘new thread’ and no way to review the context of the moderator’s action.

Again, I’m not objecting to the action (deleting the thread). I am suggesting that the message be simplified, whenever a thread is removed for any reason.

Ha! I received the same ‘insert reason here’ message.