MN allows racism to stand

[amillionyears]

I have reported it 3 times today, 1 before 9am.
Heard nothing from them.

[Convert]

What racism?

[B1ueberryMuff1n]

they're always really slow to remove a thread/post. it's annoying as there's no edit button. i have regretted the odd 'overshare' and asked them to delete a post and it usually takes a good while. I think they only check reported posts about twice a day.

[amillionyears]

Racism was on a thread last night.
There were 2 posters doing it.
I thought the first may have been accidental. not sure.
I left the thread and went to bed.
Poster number 1 basically repeated it again this morning.
I reported, approx 8 am. Again approx 10am, and again 1.30pm.
Heard nothing.

If they are only checking reported posts twice daily, that is not often enough.

[amillionyears]

They have now deleted 2 out of the 3. Interestingly, they said because they were personal attacks. They did not mention racism.
They have not deleted the 3rd one. I have reported it once more.

[Greensleeves]

I have seen MNHQ delete racist remarks many times in the past. I think it unlikely they have changed their policy in favour of letting racism stand

Have you tried emailing them? I have always received a response when I have done this (although not always within 5 minutes, and not always the response was hoping for )

MN is humungous, they can't read every thread in real time.

[Greensleeves]

what thread are you on about? link to it so we can pronounce give an opinion

[goralka]

yes link to it please

[amillionyears]

They have now deleted the 3rd post

[amillionyears]

I am a bit loathe to link it.
I think the op hid the thread.
The op had french connections.
2 posters were using the word frog.

[Greensleeves]

so you complained, and they deleted it all within a few hours?

job's a good 'un then!

[amillionyears]

They deleted them after I started this thread.

[BlameItOnTheCuervHoHoHo]

but they have been deleted?

[amillionyears]

Yes, they are all deleted now.
They started to get deleted 20 minutes after I started this thread.

[HullyEastergully]

do you mean frog is racist?

[Greensleeves]

What are you suggesting, that MNHQ felt somehow threatened or compelled by you starting this thread into doing something they weren't otherwise going to do?

Really?

Next time, just wait!

[BlameItOnTheCuervHoHoHo]

well then.

unless greeny's right.

hully, I used to collect frogs. I love 'em.

[HullyEastergully]

French people? Where did you keep them?

[Greensleeves]

Hully what the fuck are you doing in that Easter frock? In this weather?

It is making me twitch

[HullyEastergully]

I'm ahead of the curve

[PoppyAmex]

Is "frog" racist?

I thought it was like "kiwi" for New Zealanders or "yank" for Americans?

[VirginiaDare]

Pretty sure that french is not a race, by any stretch, and frog is not racist.

[CindySherman]

Good grief

[BlameItOnTheCuervHoHoHo]

I was going to say, its xenophobia, isn't it? Not racism?

No. Frogs. And toads. And spiders.

[amillionyears]

wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_french_frog_a_racist_term

[RowanMumsnet]

Sorry that it took us a while - inbox is on fire today

We most certainly do NOT only check reports a couple of times a day; we check them constantly. But how quickly we can deal with them depends on how big our inbox is - and it's been a bit humongous today