Not sure if this is Boards Feedback or PB&M.
Nonetheless.
Had a post removed, and the reasoning for removing it was completely wrong. It was a serious discussion, and a Moderator/Riot Employee removed it under the assumption it was a "joke" or something along those lines.
It's not a joke, and the treatment of an opinion as such is censoriing
Weathered2 votesRepost it and make it clear that it is not a joke, the Moderator/Riot Employee probably had general reason to assume so based on they way you describe it.
And it doesn't matter if it is censoring, Riot can censor every player if they wanted to, free speech only applies to the government censoring you.
Troll for Trump1 votesCensoring anywhere is wrong. It doesn't have to be protected, but being a leftist country(USA) (with a soon-to-be right wing country), generally, censorship is hated against everywhere.
Can't repost it as it's being threatened with a ban or something. Best option is for a Riot employee or boards mod (thecurator, wuks, etc.) to see it.
Deep Terror Nami1 votesThey made a Discord channel precisely for things like this so you can communicate with the mods; http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/xkRfEHZs-discord-moderation
ModMod Curator3 votes[{quoted}](name=Deep Terror Nami,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=T4eQvzNE,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2016-12-20T03:16:04.159+0000)
They made a Discord channel precisely for things like this so you can communicate with the mods; http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/xkRfEHZs-discord-moderation
Actually, that is for reporting posts on the Boards that need more context than the current report features found here.
If the OP wishes to dispute a removal, they can put in a ticket with Player Support.
Troll for Trump1 votesCan I just copy+paste the dialog here?
Since those are generally for bans, rather than warnings, and seem to be more driven towards actual in-game bans rather than just the Boards.
ModMod Curator3 votesCan I just copy+paste the dialog here?
Since those are generally for bans, rather than warnings, and seem to be more driven towards actual in-game bans rather than just the Boards.
If you wish.
Better to follow DTN's advice since she was a former boards mod
Deep Terror Nami was an Arbiter, not a Moderator.
Troll for Trump1 votesIt’s not cool to joke or play about this type of discussion and has resulted in us removing this post. If continued, a permanent suspension will follow.
Here is a link to your post below:
<removed: This isn't what I thought you were referencing. Re-posting removed content may result in escalated punishment based on the original offense. You may send in a ticket to Player Support with the dialog, though they will have access to it there as well.>
Deep Terror Nami1 votesWell it has an "Inquiries" channel which seems to be used for things like this.
ModMod Curator1 votes[{quoted}](name=Deep Terror Nami,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=T4eQvzNE,comment-id=00000000000000000001,timestamp=2016-12-20T03:48:51.743+0000)
Well it has an "Inquiries" channel which seems to be used for things like this.
That's used for clarifying Boards rules as opposed to contesting removals.
Deep Terror Nami1 votesThat's what I was getting at, asking why the post was removed not appealing it, but I guess I didn't feel it necessary to get into that.
The answer to an "appeal" is almost always only Riot/Mod clarifying why the action was taken.
Weathered1 votesIt's not a matter if it is wrong or not, you can't realistically do anything about it if they decide to censor.
If you are still afraid of the post being removed for being too much like a joke and misinterpreted, possibly reformat it so that it won't be accidentally removed.
Troll for Trump1 votesYou can't do anything realistically about people being killed halfway across the planet, but it's still wrong.
Kinda hard since it's surrounding a controversial topic, with a even more controversial opinion.
Better to follow DTN's advice since she was a former boards mod
Troll for Trump1 votesDownvote trolls away
Ada Wong1 votesIf its just a warning its generally not something to worry about, but it depends (What the original topic was about) 9 months ago I posted the (Kill Yourself Music Video) under memes and games because I thought it was funny, but Riot didn't so they removed it and told me not to post that specific thing there even though its not really clearly against rules I don't think but said I am welcome to post to other platforms <3...
Also not everyone is going to use Discord to ask and go through verification just to ask a question although I understand this is to keep trolls out, perhaps there is a way for people to ask in a support ticket, or on PB&M section?
As for Free Speech, Its true it only applies to the government, but then again you got to remember on the internet that trolls generally don't care about being banned you just hop through multiple layers of VPN's and Spoofers, keep trolling all day long every day 365 unless the specific people know the persons Real Information to get court orders done, or disclosure of IP Logs and trace it back which is nearly impossible for trolling so its a endless game of Whack-A-Mole, been there done that had my fun doing it with some toxic gaming community before.
It also depends how you define Government, and how you Define a Civilian, long debate coming up on this one if I posted it here :3.
FurriesAreHot1 votesIt is not a warning. All boards warnings are state they are warnings, speaking from experience I have had several posts removed but was assured it was not a warning but a friendly tone it down from riot.