"This comment does not meet community guidelines" - so annoying!

Anonymous
2021-09-07T21:45:27+00:00

Can someone give a detailed explanation of what exactly we can and can't write in the MSN comments? Totally innocuous and inoffensive replies are frequently denied by the automoderation because "This comment does not meet community guidelines", and you are given no clue as to what specifically was wrong. I had to give up replying to one person because no matter what I tried it just wouldn't let me do it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-13T01:33:11+00:00

    I know, I wrote prayers for the relatives of the past school shooting and it said didn't meet community standards, since when condolescenses are inappropriate.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-12-13T13:44:49+00:00

    Who decides what is deemed " appropriate "? Did they feel that your comment bordered on being a 'religious' statement? There are times when you have some "hope" if they review your comment and decide if it meets their guidelines. And you're right, if they do dispute your comment, can't they at least say why? There's got to be someone at Microsoft we can talk to about this. There's got to be dozens or hundreds of people reading these comments all of the time. Maybe one person might view comments differently than another person.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-12-20T10:58:29+00:00

    MSN are now covering up for Putin. I just had this comment removed for 'not following guidelines' on a story about Putin seeking assurances over Ukraine:

    "Why should we guarantee anything to the man who has his opponents murdered and jailed?"

    Pathetic.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-12-20T17:03:52+00:00

    Their lack of transparency on guidelines are frustrating.

    I see people people making homophobic and transphobic comments on news stories, but when trying to respond with something like "That narrative you are pushing is factually incorrect and unfairly represents and targets these people" it gets immediately blocked.

    Sometimes even very innocuous comments are immediately blocked.

    It feels like conversations can be one-sided and people who have thousands of comments on the platform don't get any scrutiny with regard to what they say while others who try and follow up with other comments can't do so.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-12-21T12:19:42+00:00

    I get the same issues.

    I don't write anything that is offensive, racist etc. But my comments are regularly under review.

    I don't use any swear words of any kind.

    It doesn't make sense.

    I think that MSN is being one sided.

    If I speak out about the EU.

    Or if I stand up for true values, it goes under scrutiny and never sees the light of day.

    What I will say is that if this continues then I will have to go elsewhere to voice my opinion.

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