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Discussion in 'TSW General Discussion' started by OldVern, Sep 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM.

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  1. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Why is a reply I just posted to the TSW7 - Discussion thread shown as hidden, pending moderator approval? It doesn’t contain anything inflammatory and is less critical than some of the preceding content. Or are we seeing desperation following the disastrous XBox stream to prevent loss of sales?

    Also find you have restricted posting on Facebook too. Would you like me to hit the refund window on my £58 purchase, because this is the way to go about it.
     
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    star#5823 Well-Known Member

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    Classic DTG
     
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  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Another post has appeared under where mine should be… At least if for some reason they are restricting my posting they could have the courtesy to tell me in a DM as to why!
     
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    Clumsy Pacer Well-Known Member

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    Probably just a false positive, but that doesn't fit the tin foil hat narrative.
     
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    Personal opinion, this is getting a little tiresome. No idea why your post would be hidden (sometimes it happens, and is almost certainly done by the system if it’s waiting mod approval), but last nights stream is on YouTube for everyone to see, warts and all…they’re hardly hiding it.
     
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    blizbeast pl Well-Known Member

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    It happened to me before. Don't worry, they will be approved once the community team acts on them. I don't agree with this approach, but that's how they want to run their shop. False positive for sure.
     
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    I'm only going to buy the UK DLC for TSW7, I have concerns that Matt showed the route in early morning instead of later in the day when there's more AI traffic.

    But I'm not sure I'd call it "disastrous".

    Granted I switched off after he'd finished the Leeds route, but what did I miss that made it disastrous?
     
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    if you're referring to the console stream, Train Sim Society also experienced a similar thing to you in YouTube Chat, perhaps some type of shadowban?
     
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  9. dtg_jan

    dtg_jan Community Manager Staff Member

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    Good morning OldVern,

    As others have already mentioned, this is likely a false positive from the automated moderation we have set up on our forums. It usually catches spam bots (which we still see appearing regularly), but sometimes it holds back messages from trusted users, seemingly at random.

    We usually review the moderation list during our working hours. I've cleared the moderation list now, and your message should appear normally.

    I'll also close this thread, as this issue us now resolved.

    All the best,
    Jan
     
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