Why can't OH follow it's own terms of service?

Why is it, when you start a new membership, you recieve an e-mail from OH saying what the offer - and never follow through with what they should. Descriptions follow... HERE TO HELP YOU We're here to help you with every stage of your journey toward better health through long term weight loss. Our aim is to provide the public with as much information as possible on bariatric surgery and related resources. If you have any questions at all, please let us know. **Why do you ignore complaint posts? Why do you ignore e-mails generated by folks in an attempt to stop the foul play that is happening on certain boards of your site? Why do you sit on your hands? A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS We offer a warm community of supportive people to learn from and to share your experiences with. Need someone to talk to at any time of the day? Just stop by our chat room. Find exciting and accepting people near you who understand where you are coming from, and can help you get to where you want to go. **A warm community of friends? Then why do you allow posts that call formerly fat people "plumpmeister" and not moderate or suspend them? What is your motive OH? Don't care anymore? JOIN THE CAUSE We are dedicated to fighting isolation and obesity discrimination. At least 5 million people in the United States alone are 100 or more pounds overweight! Most of these people suffer in silent frustration from this genetically based disease. Join our efforts to educate employers, health care workers and the general public about the tragic physical and emotional damage inflicted by obesity. We are seeking volunteers to join the cause. Visit http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/howucanhelp.php to learn how you can help. **You want us to help others when you won't even help your members? Fighting discrimination has to start with you. And when you ignore a problem long enough it's going to get so out of hand you won't believe how ugly people can be. When are you going to stop discrimination between surgeries? It's up to you and your moderation button. GENERAL CONDUCT We are a community of people who support one another's emotional and informational needs. No member shall use our forum to attack or slander other people. No member shall use our forum to force political, sexual, religious or other views upon others or to flaunt, over mention or overstress them if they may be offensive to others. Likewise, members will not use our forum to criticize the merely casual mention of such views or opinions. Educational debate on health topics is welcome provided that such debate is non repetitive, accompanied by references and/or supporting information, carried out in a way that is not overtly an ongoing vendetta against particular parties, and does not generate a large volume of conflict-oriented activity which distracts from the mission of our community. **Slander is happening throughout your boards. You need to nip it in the bud. People are getting to the point of violence. On an online message board - how is that possible you ask. Just read some of the most vile threads YOU allowed to go on these past few weeks. You will see the horrible name calling, trash talk, and HATE that runs rampant on your site. This is more of a hate site then a support site. MODERATION This is a privately owned and operated web site. Some parts of it are non-moderated and are passive conduits of non-reviewed peer to peer communication. Other parts of it such as the Q&A boards and message board accept contributions from the public for possible inclusion on the site. All site members are invited to contribute content but no guarantees are made or offered that such content will be accepted. Moderation policy is geared toward approving any content that is non-inflammatory or overtly conflict-oriented in nature. Disapproved postings may be returned to the poster with requests for rephrasing. To maximize site benefit to the majority of participants, active & recurring conflict and controversy is deflected away from the site with the admission that such activity could be of informational benefit to the participants and perhaps to a wider audience. Site moderators will not approve postings on the topic of moderation as these almost invariably promote conflict. **This isn't even happening. Where did you drop the ball? Time to pick it up and following your OWN terms of service. VIOLATION OF CONDUCT Members are actively encouraged to report any violation of these policies to site management using the general contact form on the site. Parties found to be in violation of this policy will be warned and/or might have their membership suspended. **This is a joke. You do nothing for people who complain they are being violated in the worst ways. You don't moderate when neccessary or delete posts that get out of hand. What is happening at OH? SO my question is, how can OH improve it's site? By stopping the unneccessary hatred and filter the junk. Hire more people, tell the people you pay a salary to do their jobs, or just stating caring about OH in general. The hatred between the RNY and DS board has gotten out of hand and it is on YOUR head OH. You let it get this way. And you will pay with the consequences of whatever happens. I could see someone taking their own lives because of the viciousness you allow to happen here. Shame on you OH. Shame on you. Valued members? What a joke. Start improving today.

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