How does GN work?

I think the removal of posts by GNHQ does appear to be abitrary - and more consistency should be applied if they are going to do it at all.

As a sister site of MN there do seem to be different rules applied to GN than MN which is puzzling.

I do wonder about the quality of monitoring as one member could be taunted beyond endurance by another poster until they may retaliate with a swear word - the one using the swear word has the post deleted, is banned, seemingly for ever, but the one doing the taunting is allowed to continue, taunting others and perhaps very cleverly staying just within supposed guidelines.

Some posters seem unable to read a post and understand what the poster is saying, they then put their own interpretation, prejudices and views on to it and completely misinterpret (deliberately or otherwise) what the original poster was saying and the level of debate plummets into accusations and name-calling by people who claim that they are more intelligent, compassionate and thoughtful than others.

The lack of self-awareness of some posters is quite astonishing.

I expect this will get deleted [!]

All I can comment on really is personal experience. I have had a post removed because it contained a slightly controversial joke (can't even remember it now but it was about the Saville revelations). I complained and was told it was taken down at a weekend by a GNHQ staff member who was being over cautious. I then had a post removed because it accused someone of right wing sympathies, I reposted it removing the name of the organisation I had mentioned and it stayed there.
So I think that deletion is quite arbitrary. It depends on the member of staff working that day, how willing they are to take a chance, if they receive a complaint, how willing they are to look at the post and how good their understanding of English is. (in my case understanding sympathies were not the same as membership)
On the whole I think GNHQ would be better to stay out of it unless a post is actually libelous or contains only offensive language in which case they are entitled to remove it. We are all grown ups FGS

I agree with you POGS

Not sure bullying will cut any ice. It doesn't with me.

I also find it annoying when post are deleted, so please don't do it.