Resolved Why are staff editing other people's posts?

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Greengrass

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I saw this mentioned in this thread, that staff were editing Punch Card Girl's posts after she had already had her account deleted. I then checked my post here and saw that my post quoting her had been edited as well (her quote, not my statement). Why are staff going around changing people's posts to say things other than what the poster had posted? Has this happened on other occasions? I know that it was not Punch Card Girl that edited the post, because I had checked my warning and it still had her unedited post at the time when she was already banned and had her account deleted.
 
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Spartan303

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I saw this mentioned in this thread, that staff were editing Punch Card Girl's posts after she had already had her account deleted. I then checked my post here and saw that my post quoting her had been edited as well. Why are staff going around changing people's posts to say things other than what the poster had posted? Has this happened on other occasions? I know that it was not Punch Card Girl that edited the post, because I had checked my warning and it still had her unedited post at the time when she was already banned and had her account deleted.

I've gone ahead and approved this to address these concerns. I'm currently on mobile and will take a look as soon as I'm home. But for simplicity sake and fir a matter of record keeping, can you tell me what was edited?
 
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Greengrass

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It looks like it was edited to soften her statements about being a fascist.
 

Spartan303

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Okay having looked things over and conferring with the other members of the Staff, Punch Card girl requested that her account be deleted. Apparently she was drunk posting and upon sobering up not only deleted her account but also requested her statement be amended to reflect her views. This request was granted. Note that your content in the post was not edited, but what you were quoting was.

This is not unlike many of the requests I got on SB to delete drunk posts and those who quoted them. I simply would have just deleted the post and those quoting them but a request was made and granted.

Bear in mind, there is another issue at play. People have a right to say what they mean and not have their posts taken out of context and used to smear them. There is no harm in clarifying a post, especially when scores of people will try to exploit and tear down anything that can be used to harm another person.

Which of the mods edited her post?

No. We are absolutely not going to discuss that unless the Staff Member in question wishes to address it themselves.

And with that said, this is now closed.
 
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