This follows this post here:healthunlocked.com/fibromya...
The mod team will always work to implement the rules that we have for the forum irrespective of our own views and when we think we may have some bias we will open it to the rest of the team for discussion. We do not allow discussion of political or religious issues to avoid arguments about things that are not on topic for fibro. Political issues can intersect so this can be value judgement.
When we reach out to say your post is in the wrong, we often / very frequently get a response of:
# You’re censoring me
# You’re censoring my view as you disagree with it and have the opposite political view
# You’re judge, jury..., are on a power trip, don't like me, have always had it in for me etc
# You’re working for bad pharma because that treatment works and you’re in someone's pocket, part of a big conspiracy etc
# Your stats from reputable sources are just opinions and my mate from down the pub said..... so, you are wrong and refer to above
Below is an example of a message received a while ago that while is not something we frequently receive, it is typical of someone deciding to shoot the messenger. That messenger is often me as I will address these issues to avoid the rest of the team having to. I have been managing forums and communities for a long while and have pretty much all the insults thrown at me and seem some crazy things 
But once the team or the charity agree the rules then the team enforce the rules for the good of the forum even if they agree personally with the opinion being offered.
We are all volunteers and do not need to do this but want to do it to help others and move the conversation forward.
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"Unfortunately people like you it’s what’s wrong with the system the ones who cover up the truth to suit their agenda
You’re a pathetic human being and sad I do hope you find comfort in supporting corruption
What a pathetic human being you are"
This post is not for sympathy but hopefully it can be a reference point that people can be pointed to when they are "in the moment" and lashing out at the messenger.
PS. Forgot to add that you may disagree with a rule set by HealthUnlocked and we can do nothing to change those. However, our own forum rules are set for the benefit of the group. From time to time they will change but if you disagree with a rule please reach out as that rule will have a history behind it. Like our rule on language evolved due to the forum being targeted by trolls and was needed to allow the team to manage the situation. There will be a background to every one of the rules and a reasonable approach taken when setting and implementing it.
For example we allow links on here when none were allowed in the past. But on our Facebook support group links to external sites are not allowed. This is a result of the underlying sites moderation tools, the team’s ability to manage, and the number of users. Different rules for different sites due to different circumstances.
PPS. Posts seldom get people into major bother with the team. It is almost always the reaction like above that causes issues and then an unwillingness to be reasonable. This is when the team member or the team becomes the target of abuse which will end up with people being removed which we do not like to do.
Thanks for reading.
Rambling Thoughts
