Are There Moderators on This Board???

twinamato · February 2015

Anyone can make a thread about anything, even if there are 15 threads identical to the one they've made... To be honest it's a little annoying and it makes me wonder if there is any moderation on this board?? How abut the threads that get started by trolls... Those are still around too... I have been a member in other forums before (not pregnancy themed) and the moderation, though sometimes too extensive, was obviously there and helped clean up the board A LOT. Where are the moderators here? Are there any??

twinamato · February 2015

Makes me want to find another board.

mrscate88 · February 2015

I agree, everyone should at least review the first few pages of posts or use the search bar to get the most out of this forum. I have loved my time on here but definitely get tired of answering the same 5 questions every day and reading so many duplicate threads. Time to clean up the board Bump mods!

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snikai · February 2015

I completely agree with what you're saying but also think it's not that bad. And we can report a post if it feels necessary right??

trj724 · February 2015

I totally agree. But there has to be someone on here watching the board. I posted about a Sept. 15 fb page the other, trying to get new members. It got deleted and I got a sweet little PM saying I violated TOU. Oooops I think I just did it again

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snikai · February 2015

trj724 said:
I totally agree. But there has to be someone on here watching the board. I posted about a Sept. 15 fb page the other, trying to get new members. It got deleted and I got a sweet little PM saying I violated TOU. Oooops I think I just did it again )

That's strange! Why would that be a violation??!!

tigerfish227 · February 2015

snikai said:

trj724 said:
I totally agree. But there has to be someone on here watching the board. I posted about a Sept. 15 fb page the other, trying to get new members. It got deleted and I got a sweet little PM saying I violated TOU. Oooops I think I just did it again )
That's strange! Why would that be a violation??!!

You aren't supposed to be directing anyone to other boards or forums. I guess they count FB as such. Basically trying to prevent people from coming on here and trying to pull people away to competing sites.

trj724 · February 2015

@snikai the message said something about soliciting business for products or services that weren't promoted from The Bump or something like that!! It was pretty ridiculous!

trj724 · February 2015

@tigerfish227 you explained it much better than I did. Lol! But yes that is exactly what they were trying to say. I had no idea you couldn't do that, and thought since a Sept. 15 MTB started it, it was ok!

bumptara · February 2015

Hi all,

Thank you for your feedback. I am here monitoring the boards closely and want to encourage you to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns regarding the boards. Feel free to message me anytime!

Thank you!

LoveLee85 · February 2015

I think other than repeat posts, the Sept 15 is fine. People have different opinions, doesn't make them rude/mean people. Also, it is easy to take offense when you can't put a voice to the words...you might think someone is being snarky but they are not. The joys of Internet. Unless someone is calling you a bitch or telling you to 'get the F out'...it's fine. I have had good experiences, just one issue but who cares? Miscommunication is common. Life goes on.

trj724 · February 2015

I've had great experiences on here as well! I think everyone on this board has been very supportive and civil towards each other. But I do agree there are so many posts about the same things every day. It would be nice if people learned what the search button is.

WDDCH · February 2015

I moderated a pregnancy forum long ago. I could only deal with violations of the rules. I couldn't just delete posts because there were duplicates or very similar posts. Everyone had a right to post so long as it didn't violate TOU and I did my best to answer them so everyone had an answer and didn't feel ignored, even if it meant repeating myself a million times. I know it can be annoying but people are just reaching out and trying to get personal dialogue going.

Finding a thread from two years ago isn't really helping to build a relationship with current preggos on the board.

tigerfish227 · February 2015

WDDCH said:
I moderated a pregnancy forum long ago. I could only deal with violations of the rules. I couldn't just delete posts because there were duplicates or very similar posts. Everyone had a right to post so long as it didn't violate TOU and I did my best to answer them so everyone had an answer and didn't feel ignored, even if it meant repeating myself a million times. I know it can be annoying but people are just reaching out and trying to get personal dialogue going.
Finding a thread from two years ago isn't really helping to build a relationship with current preggos on the board.

But finding a thread from 2 days ago instead of repeating it because you were too lazy to search first... That I think is where people are wanting a change. I understand the reaching out and wanting support but it can be very frustrating to see 5-10 different threads going about "what kind of food are you craving?" This board isn't 2 years old. And most board moderators typically have the ability to move a post into a different thread and leave a note about where and why it was moved so that others can find it too. I don't know what powers @BumpTara and @BumpMay have but maybe this is something they could look into so that the clutter can be controlled a little and we could have a cleaner looking board?

bumptara · February 2015

That's great input! We will look into seeing what we can do on our end to organize similar posts in the future.

Cackalacky90 · February 2015

The other site I use has moderators and they can't delete post just because you're annoyed that there are so many similar post. It has to be violating a rule. People just respond with, "Search for a similar post on the board because there are plenty." In very colorful words.
I would also refer them to the first two posts on this board by the bump team.

MommyofKandM · February 2015

I don't like posting on threads that have 6 pages. I have a 2 year old and a 1 year old so I'm not constantly on here so I miss a lot of what people post but it seems after a certain number of post are hit people start ignoring it. So if I have something I want to post about and I see a post for 2 days ago with 6 pages of talk and I comment on that no one ever answers. But i don't want to post my own thread because I have been on a forum for my other 2 pregnancies and know that is a pet peeve for a lot of people so I basically never get my question answered or whatever it may be. I have only gotten close with the girls on my fort forum because the next one I tried to follow that rule and was basically to late to get involved in the discussion I wanted to join either because I didn't have time to sit down and read the 1000 responses to the thread or because I was worried about starting a thread that was to close to something else and making people upset.

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trj724 · February 2015

@Madisonpenny I meant it was ridiculous in the way they worded it so calm yourself. I also wasn't trying to steal members from TB. Me and the other girls who are still very active on here as well thought it would be nice to get more girls on the FB page as we have heard other Birth Month boards have private FB groups as well! I also clearly had no idea it was a TOU violation at first!

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MommyofKandM · February 2015

I'm on a Facebook board for both my July 2012 baby and February 2014 (had him early in January) baby. The July board didn't start until we all had the babies and wanted a place to talk about our babies and stuff while the board we were on was still talking about being pregnant so it was hard to keep up with it all. The February one started early and we did mostly stop going to the board we started on because it became redundant.

WDDCH · February 2015

@tigerfish227 I'm going to agree to disagree. There's only so much to talk about. People start threads to build relationships. I'd rather see five threads on cravings with people opening up and talking than to be in a dead forum because everyone's threads get deleted or moved. You can't show favoritism to the first to poster on a topic and make every subsequent poster feel like an outsider who is being punished. TB doesn't have time to moderate that and pay attention to how many posts there are on cravings and symptoms and then determine when the topic can be brought up again lest they annoy people who can't stand to see similar posts. You don't have to participate if something doesn't interest you so ignore the duplicates. You have control over that.

ETA: this birth club may not be two years old but TheBump has been around for years. If you've actually used the search function you'll see that results can pop up from all the forums and they're not always in chronologic order.

trj724 · February 2015

@Madisonpenny I have no idea why my reply button isn't working but really it's not that big of a deal and you seem to be getting pretty worked up over it! I get it, trust me.

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trj724 · February 2015

@Madisonpenny well I apologize then! I probably was reading it in a snarky tone and I'm sorry!

cmehlhof · February 2015

GeeZ who cares if r repeats

twinamato · February 2015

cmehlhof said:
GeeZ who cares if r repeats

I do

hence the creation of this thread. It isn't that big of a deal... I know I can just overlook them... I was wondering if there were moderators on this board. That's all. I got quite a few responses that I appreciate. Now could a mod close this thread??

hahahahaha yeah right... bye!!!

ekrubanit · February 2015

I'm just curious if this applies to those expressing their loss as well? I personally felt strange tagging on to someone else's loss post, and felt it would be more appropriate to make my own. I'm new to boards, and this group was wonderful while I was in it. I'm not trying to be facetious or anything, just trying to make sure I was posting with the right etiquette. I loved the "Who needs a prayer post" that really helped me.

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SunnyCanadian · February 2015

trj724 I sent you a PM!

twinamato · February 2015

KristinaSoares said:
I'm just curious if this applies to those expressing their loss as well?

Nope!! Not at all! And I wasn't even stating any rules of operation.. I was just curious who moderates and what they moderate around here.

twinamato · February 2015

@Madisonpenny we should be mods lol

tigerfish227 · February 2015

@WDDCH If it is no longer an active thread and someone wants to start a new one that is one thing. I'm talking more about the repeats that seem to happen all at once. This board is far from dead and I know for me if I miss a couple hours worth I have plenty of reading to do to catch up so if I don't have to go thru 6 pages of repeat threads to find ones that I want to comment on or read new responses to that would be awesome. I'm not saying we should never have any repeat threads or that someone should have to take a back seat cause someone else posted it. I'm just saying let's all use the tools (like the "search THIS board" search bar that doesn't show you the entire websites results) and some common sense and if there is already an ACTIVE thread about your topic then why do you need to start your own? I have seen it several times where someone has said something along the lines of I'm in the same situation or thanks so much for posting this cause I want to know too and I think this actually would help us all bond more and form better relationships instead of everyone starting their own thread about the same topic and no one wants to read them all. Disagree if you want. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I'm just sharing mine. Still love this group anyways.

jenboston22 · February 2015

tigerfish227 said:
@WDDCH I'm just saying let's all use the tools (like the "search THIS board" search bar that doesn't show you the entire websites results) and some common sense and if there is already an ACTIVE thread about your topic then why do you need to start your own?

Hmm... just wondering -- does the search this board actually work for you? It doesn't work for me (it brings up all boards, even when I've selected to only show September 2015)... It's not a big deal for me, but I'm curious.

tigerfish227 · February 2015

@jenboston22 I have the android app on my tablet and the search bar at the bottom of the page says "Search September 2015 Board" I have used it a couple times when looking for certain things and it seems to work fine for me. I understand not everyone is using a mobile device but it shouldn't matter. There should be a search field on the actual site that allows you to search the board and not the entire site as well.

mariessa02 · February 2015

@jenboston22 I used the search this board tool today and it worked :] I'm not really bothered by the repeat posts, I do skip over some threads and mainly look at the ones that seem to be of interest to me, but it is helpful to know about and use the "search this board" tool bar.

mrscate88 · February 2015

Yeah I've used the search bar for a few threads and it only searches the Sep 15 board for me too (on my iPhone). It's helpful to just add my comments to an already active thread and it keeps the conversation going. Nothing to argue about though, we still have a great group here and duplicate posts aren't the end of the world. It's just more fun to keep interesting new topics at the top of the board and not the same old thing that has already been answered. Have a great night ladies!!

TracyYoung819 · February 2015

Two things. Even though I know it's posted in the rules, I'm sure new moms are so excited about the app (any app that is) and that they aren't alone that they don't do the search option.

Second, I know this board has moderators and they respond fairly quickly. What I appreciate is when you click report they don't ask why or who. They know the rules and will look into the validation of the report.

Third (ok the is a third) I have to remind myself that we are all pregnant on this board lol. I lol because can you imagine the level of hormones if you add us all together?

I sincerely appreciate this board because I'm sure my friends get sick of me talking about pregnancy this and pregnancy that. So I can come on here to feel understood and feel like I'm not bugging my friends too much.

PreggersinParis · February 2015

So, if someone starts a discussion that has unwittingly been covered already we think the mods should just close it? It's a little harsh, no? How about if there's a repeat topic just move on because it may not be a repeat to a newcomer who didn't have the chance to read all 15 (or more?) pages of posts. I'm sure I've been guilty of it and would hate to be treated like an internet troll because I didn't know it was already "covered". We're all pregnant and repeat experiences are inevitable.

MiromiM · February 2015

Having been on here few weeks, I can tell there is some amount of moderation on this board. I have (and will continue) to report posts that are rude and offensive and these posters do get taken care of. Polite disagreements are a great thing and I enjoy reading and participating in those threads such as our recent one on vaccines. What I'm not okay with is people attacking other people. For example, in the early weeks some members thought it was okay to say rude things to people who had decided to start wearing maternity pants earlier than others.

As for repeat posts, I tend to pay them little attention but will sometimes link to a previous thread that has more thoroughly discussed the topic. Repeat posts don't tend to get a ton of replies anyways and quickly fade into the background. Keep in mind that the board membership isn't static. So just because the topic has been covered before (like Constipation) doesn't mean someone is aware another thread exists. Perhaps the sticky threads at the top of our board should mention the Search function?

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