Banned from Microsoft Community (commenting on an MSN article)

Anonymous
2022-01-05T23:06:17+00:00

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I was reading an article from Microsoft Edge and noticed in the comment section that I was "banned from making comments" for violating the community standards. I thought, "well that's interesting, I have never made a comment before." I even checked the comment history in my profile and confirmed that I had never commented on anything. Perhaps I got banned for thinking something. Has anyone else encountered this?

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Anonymous
2022-01-10T21:38:33+00:00

Hello,

Unfortunately the community you are referring to (MSN Community) is separate from this community (Microsoft Community - answers.microsoft.com).

The Microsoft News Community supports diverse, authentic conversations and content about issues and events that matter.

Trusted Community Engagement and Contributions | Profile (msn.com)

In this link you can find their guidelines and principles.

Trusted Community Engagement and Contributions | Guidelines (msn.com)

You can also share General feedback on this site by clicking the link above, then clicking the Feedback tab in the bottom right corner, and submitting your comments.

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Microsoft Community has no influence on permissions, moderation, banning or comment deletion in MSN Community.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-03-29T15:54:04+00:00

    Very thoughtful and intelligent response to my emotional rant. Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-29T13:37:57+00:00

    Thank you for these observations. Agreed that 'comments cause more trouble than they are worth' is one objection. The answer is in better design.

    Comments can be throttled to hold replies in a queue or timed in a comment funnel. Users, when aware of these methods, take more time to consider the value of content and composition.

    As previously suggested, a user 'dashboard' is another 'rules of the road' method. Traffic symbols and pre-check content warnings guide content submissions with known outcomes before posting.

    AOL has included a 'comments suspended on this story' for multiple violations and specifically limited hot-button articles. Although not perfect, users do have a feedback channel informing them of submission content quality issues. Highlighting words and phrases prior to submission encourages self-editing which makes posts better.

    The conclusion is comments are involving and useful if the content is marshalled through a moderation design that educates, informs and actively guides content to better value and usefulness.

    Why throw-up one's hands and adopt a 'can't be fixed' approach when all that is needed are more autonomous layers of content sifting and pre-post outcome warnings? Comments are both fun and meaningful when design makes that possible.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-29T11:32:34+00:00

    The problem is that most news web sites who even allow comments, this included, don't want to spend money on live mods who have a brain and good judgement . It is cheaper to use censorship software which is highly inaccurate.

    Frankly, we're lucky to be able to make any comments. The majority of news web sites closed their comment section. They don't want to hear whinners complaining about all the mean people making nasty comments and are afraid of some bottom feeding shyster filing a lawsuit on behalf of some sissy kissing reader. And they don't want to read comments about the inaccuracy and lies in their articles

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