WebSleuths

Instead of fostering productive discussions and exchange of opinions, the platform has devolved into a mere link collection service, primarily serving the interests of promoting certain media products, such as podcasts, at the expense of genuine dialogue.

Attempts to engage in meaningful discussions or share opinions are met with censorship and suppression, with users being swiftly removed or silenced if their views do not align with those of the admin staff. This heavy-handed approach not only discourages genuine participation but also creates an atmosphere of distrust among users.

Furthermore, the lack of transparency and accountability regarding the site's operations raises serious concerns about its integrity and legitimacy. It's high time for relevant authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into Websleuths.com to ensure that it upholds ethical standards and respects the rights of its users. Websleuths.com falls far short of its purported mission to provide a platform for amateur sleuths and true crime enthusiasts.

Websleuths is the trailer trash version of the worst tabloid you can think of. Grab a bottle of jack, put your teeth in a glass, and settle in for the lowest IQ discussion you've ever had in your life. And if you deviate by more than +10 IQ points, you will be banned immediately. Not exaggerating. Lmao

Absolutely idiotic forum. Everything others have said is true. The most childish, petty, inconsistent moderators you can imagine. This site serves absolutely no use beyond that of the comment section on an article and a showcase of the profound media illiteracy of a particular demographic.

I was timed out and then asked for a ban after *politely* suggesting that a misleading thread based on debunked (and slanderous) misinformation should be adjusted. "Do not tell us how to do our job! We've been doing this since 1995!" Yep. Websleuths: Slandering people and spreading rumors since 1995.

From the start I said the family of Debbie Collier should be left alone. I suggested self inflicted death by butane inhalation.but it didn t fit their narrative to proffer off of another person s suffering so SillyBilly a/k/a bullybilly banned me from the site and said that she was keeping the site s owner aprised of my "not swell" remarks. Avoid this site like the plague if you want to retain a modicum of your human decency...

As a new member, I was booted for not knowing the rules fast enough for SillyBilly. I've attached our conversation for your viewing pleasure. If he treats all new members this way, it's no wonder the site is riddled with ads and hasn't improved in years. (I joined the site in 2015 to leave a comment, I didn't actively use it until this week). I hope someone with some sense revokes his Admin privileges. He's keeping educated and well-meaning members out of the loop.

I have tried a few times to register using legitimate email addresses but keep getting banned.
There is no support on the site to ask the admin why this keeps happening.

The website is not secure, and there is no way to delete your account or remove your posts/personal details once you've made them. These two factors combine to form a data security nightmare. If you message a member of staff and ask for your account to be deleted, rather than deleting your account they will either not respond to your message, or simply ban your account but leave all your details intact. If you've ever had an account on WS, then I'd highly suggest not using that password on any other accounts or linking it to any of your other accounts in any way. If you still have access to your account you should create a secure password for it and scrub it of as much personal information as you can before its too late.

That is nothing to say of the poor behavior by staff or any other aspect of the site which many other comments here can cover. Its simply terrible from a technical standpoint and a very risky website to trust your details with, even if the staff were a model of responsibility and competency, but the combination of a very outdated and insecure site along with poor moderation and questionable staff behavior are really concerning.

This site used to be great, but the quality of the moderators has taken a nosedive. SillyBilly does a lot of moderation, and seems to try really hard but has very poor judgment, nitpicking at silly things but letting major ones slide. The conversations suffer because of it.

Trish has been at it for a long time and seems to have branched into other things, which is understandable, but without her leadership, other moderators have stepped into the vacuum with bad results. Really a shame.

The mods on this site, and indeed the owner have an over inflated sense of self worth. The way they talk to the members is disgusting and frankly borders on bullying! They talk to you like you're children and if you dare question them then you're put on time out & threatened with a permant ban.

The owner of this site has one purpose and one purpose only, to gain notoriety& fame and looking at the reviews here she's getting that, but not the notarity she watnted.

I removed my account and would never use it again

This site gets off on power tripping mods who cannot come to a consensus on the terms of service for using the site.

People sit on threads and basically claim they own them you have site rules and then these gatekeeper rules, was there only a few days. So afraid of being sued even for a opinion site. It's hilarious. You can get the gatekeepers mad and going like crazy. I got banned by owner(hack that tries to make money off of dead and missing people), but also got the two gatekeepers banned. So much fun. Wasn't worth my time to learn petty rules and I mean petty. But it's well worth getting gatekeepers banned for a month. So long never been back.

This fake web site is totally inaccurate. Fake news to make money from customers and advertisors. They should be sued for libel! Don't believe anything you read here!

This is one of the most useless boards on the internet. They shut people down that have a differing view, they are horrid toward the family or friends of the arrested and have pure white hatred for anyone arrested b/c they are guilty, in their minds, without even a trial. Just as bad as the old Topix Site long ago.

Websleuths is not worth anyone's time. Controlled by sad, rude Admins and moderators who live to harass members. What people on here have stated about the person who goes by the name Sillybilly is true.

Come to this site and expect to be fully censored if your opinion differs from the fascist moderators and their militant cliques. They are the first ones to scream the smear "fascist" at anybody they don't like when in reality they exhibit all the signs of a fascist organization.

I've been a member for 6 years, had a decent post karma, but every single thing I said they had a problem with. They apparently have a 'point' system? That they arbitrarily give you points on your account, and some stay forever and you have 3 strikes or some $#*!. CocoChannel was following me around, editing every comment, and I said 'people in Idaho are mostly conservative' Banned. Because apparently you can't say anything about politics? I hadn't posted in years and I guess I pissed off someone in 2017 and Silly Billy was asking why I said something in 2017...like why would I remember lol. Idiots. All complete idiots. Rules aren't clear and are arbitrarily enforced...also they get mad if you report racism. They are racist af.

I asked websleuths to close down an account then opened a new one with a new email which I was using for a few Months. They suddenly banned me for having multiple accounts with no warnings or explanation. So if someone changes their email provider and sets up a new account they are basically banned from websleuths.

Websleuths is a very wierd place to talk about crime and missing people. They will delete sourced information they do not agree with while leaving unsourced information they do agree with. Not really a site for actually talking about cases, just confirmation bias and mod bullying, might be a little racist to.

Avoid

Somebody posted something positive about Trump in a Trump thread and got absolutely eviscerated by and condescended to by the sad old biddies who have a relentless anti-Trump agenda to keep alive on Websleuths. AZPistonsGirl was especially nasty and provoking which is probably a good sign that the old hag should put down the box o wine and step away from the Internet.

Websleuths is beyond awful. I'm not sure there are words to describe how awful. The site is run by a clique of power users who dominate the discussions and run you off the boards if you don't bow down to their opinions. Worse than that, the moderators do the same. They pick a pet theory or suspect and then snip, edit, delete or outright ban you if you don't go along with their narrative. It's like dealing with the group of mean girls that run the halls of the junior high school.

The name of the site is extremely misleading. You are not allowed to sleuth or investigating anything and may only submit information from cherry-picked sources, which are at the moderator's sole discretion. If they don't like your source or what it says they just delete it. If you question why the moderator did that they simply put you in "Time Out" and revoke your posting privileges for a few days or weeks.

Also beware it's like the Hotel California. Once you sign up (giving them your personal information) you cannot leave. There is no option to delete your account. They hold it hostage forever to keep their membership numbers up - even if they've permanently banned you! Also beware you'll start getting tons of email spam as soon as you give them your email address (I did anyway).

All in all, there is nothing positive to be said about this social media site. The site is also overrun by an absurd amount of ads. And constant unprofessional begging for money, which is super annoying.

Where do I begin? Young black men or boys are always "gang bangers" (tip of the hat to Katydid23, total racist $#*!), DA and Prosecutors are always leg-hump worthy (the "Juanettes" in the Arias trial-although he was later disbarred for being a sexual predator) and anyone who posts against the MAGA loons gets a month-long "Time Out". Oh! And lazy-assed Tricia who begs for money NON STOP but cannot be arsed to know any details of the crimes she features on her lame assed podcast. Moderators are akin to Gestapo and allow racist $#*!s to post whatever, but if you report it, you get the ban. If Sean Hannity were a message board, it would be Websleuths. ***CarlK is amazing, however. I have no idea why his talents are wasted in that $#*!hole***

Websleuths is run by childish moderators and people too lazy to properly research. It's just a vanity forum in which half the members post twaddle with zero effort to solve cases. Most don't even bother to read news reports about the cases they discuss. You won't find any actual sleuthing - they actually ask each other for info that they're too lazy to read on news sites. It's that bad!

This website is not really about sleuthing it is about controlling a tight narrative that is shaped by the owners and moderators political and social bias. It prides itself on being "tightly moderated" but the moderation results in outright censorship especially when you see reasons for moderators deleting posts only apply when the wrong opinion is given seeing as how the "right" opinions are never censored meeting the very same criteria. If you disagree with their narrative you will be censored as "bickering." Don't come here if you expect an open forum about missing people and crime or you will be severely disappointed. Somebody needs to create a new equitable crime discussion website that does not censor the members.