Look at all these hidden posts.
Might I remind members of the forum rules: “Our forum is expected to be a friendly and welcoming place, and one in which members can post without their motives, intelligence, or other personal characteristics being questioned by others."
and
“College Confidential forums exist to discuss college admission and other topics of interest. It is not a place for contentious debate. If you find yourself repeating talking points, it might be time to step away and do something else… If a thread starts to get heated, it might be closed or heavily moderated.”
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/guidelines
There is a way to say you disagree with someone’s opinion without snark. And per forum rules, you must do so. “Here’s my interpretation” works much better than "You are so clueless " You are all free to post in the Politics Forum where the moderation is less stringent. And you will need to post in the Politics Forum (or refrain from posting here) if your post is political.
Since subtlety in our earlier notes has not been working, here’s what may now happen: any post that is hidden/edited/deleted by a moderator will result in the moderator sending a message to the offender. Included in that communication, the moderator will outline the transgression, how to improve, and consequences for failure to improve.
If your post was hidden/edited/deleted, there was a reason. Please don’t repost verbatim as it will just be deleted.
The moderators have been relatively lenient in this thread because it is an important issue. But the actions of a small handful is hurting the discussion and is consuming a disproportionate amount of moderator time.
I’ll also remind you that comments about the rules and moderator actions are off-limits on threads. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.