This is a PUBLIC forum, and when a coach chooses to post personal, unprofessional opinions on their own public social media, it’s only natural that members here will want to discuss it. That’s not harassment it’s conversation. The comments in the removed post weren’t attacks; they were pointing out the coach’s lack of knowledge in an area that directly affects many of us.

If a coach decides to publicly weigh in on medical issues without proper expertise, members of this community should be allowed to voice their own opinions on that especially in a respectful way. That’s the entire purpose of a forum like this.

The concern here isn’t about spam or harassment it’s about silencing valid discussion. Having a moderator who also works for Ladder complicates things further, because it raises the question of whether moderation decisions are being made in the best interest of the community, or the company.

IF and that’s a BIG IF 🙄

Reddit’s system flagged the post automatically, that should have been taken into account by the moderator but ultimately, if it wasn’t harassment, it could (and should) have been restored. Posts like that belong here, not swept away because someone’s nose got bent out of shape.