[CarylB]

Originally Posted by stretch37

The current thread that's the exception has happened before though, many times I think?

Not in my view with the frequency you imply that would need the changes you're proposing in my view. One you list was the Single Campaign (nothing infamous about it imo), which was wholly different to this; others have been dealt with by the mods perfectly adequately. Passions run high at times on this board .. the very music we follow suggests this will happen. But it has imo been the exception, and even more so the past year.

I think what it comes down to is what we as a community want.

Perhaps the limited numbers of people replying on this thread are an indicator that most aren't looking for some overhaul .. and I refer you back to Andrew's comment on one of these 2 threads. It's owned by Rainer, we don't elect a governing body, and even if we did, most of those then decide what they'll do, not the electorate Management by poll is the last thing I'd llike to see introduced!

Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

As I demonstrated on the other recent the thread concerning moderation, I believe it simply isn't practical to moderate just by PM'ing members to change their posts themselves.

I agree

I believe that the only way to stop a mod editing/deleting your posts is to.....
Consider the know facts.
Be fair minded.
Find a way of posting your point of view that shows respect and consideration for the opinions and feelings of others........
........before you hit "Post Reply".

That is something that is in the hands and capabilities of each and very member of the forum.

Yes

Originally Posted by LucyK!

I can't speak for others here but certainly when I said "just delete it" I meant that being the original moderating decision rather than a post-edit after thought... that thread continued and we've now lost the thoughts that Meat shared re the new show and where he plans to take it

It's removal is disappointing

Obviously there's the odd post that will be unacceptable without question, but this "cleaning up" of posts to make a new thread, to me, is daft.

Let's keep them open (we are all meant to be adults here after all) and if it really gets so bad then shut them.

Have to agree with this. To be honest I can't remember a time when a thread was so severely pruned. I think it's an exception. No disrespect to Mouse; I think it was an almost impossible task, and really didn't work. It happens.

But given the length of time it ran (very short really) any of the systems proposed in this thread simply wouldn't have worked. When things do get really out of hand it's probably better to simply shut a thread as you say .. until R can come in with one of his very to the point warnings .. experience suggests that does the trick