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Reply #32 posted 03/12/08 2:50pm

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Dewrede said:

must be my Madonna dissing lol

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Reply #33 posted 03/12/08 2:55pm

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Reply #34 posted 03/12/08 3:25pm

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lazycrockett said:

Id say that some threads no matter how much you snip them have become so heated and combative that its just easier to delete them. Ive seen threads return and the bashing just starts up again.

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Reply #35 posted 03/12/08 5:25pm

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Exactly. Just lock them but don't delete! My joke thread naming Prince's hip surgery can't even be viewed! mad

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Reply #36 posted 03/12/08 7:06pm

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Reply #37 posted 03/12/08 10:40pm

June7

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Exactly. Just lock them but don't delete! My joke thread naming Prince's hip surgery can't even be viewed! mad

In most cases, it's like what Mach and Teacher said... you know, hiding flames or personal attacks, or a thread that's gone waaay too wrong. We have to hide those puppies. nod

But, in your case... we do it just to fuck with you! mr.green

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Reply #38 posted 03/13/08 6:25am

Cinnie	June7 said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Exactly. Just lock them but don't delete! My joke thread naming Prince's hip surgery can't even be viewed! In most cases, it's like what Mach and Teacher said... you know, hiding flames or personal attacks, or a thread that's gone waaay too wrong. We have to hide those puppies. But, in your case... we do it just to fuck with you! lol cute
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Reply #39 posted 03/13/08 11:09am

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June7 said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Exactly. Just lock them but don't delete! My joke thread naming Prince's hip surgery can't even be viewed! mad

In most cases, it's like what Mach and Teacher said... you know, hiding flames or personal attacks, or a thread that's gone waaay too wrong. We have to hide those puppies. nod

But, in your case... we do it just to fuck with you! mr.green

Oh I believe this totally! lol

Stupid ass cry baby fams rolleyes

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Reply #40 posted 03/15/08 1:26pm

The first Prince BUFF thread was deleted in December, lots of pages with good pics and I'm sure that what was said on the last page of that thread wasn't that bad to delete the whole thread.

And then you have that thread of that purplebandana guy that got to be on stage with Prince at the O2 and the cursing and rubbish went on for pages. That thread got only locked, not deleted.

I still don't see why the BUFF thread was deleted and not locked or at least the last page deleted because I've seen that happen also.

So I pretty much guess it depends on which mod happens to be in a good or bad mood...

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Reply #41 posted 03/15/08 8:53pm

Cinnie

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I don't believe you can delete just "one page". Isn't the number of posts that appear on one page like an option we all control?

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Reply #42 posted 03/15/08 11:02pm

TheMightyCeles tial	Why not?
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Reply #43 posted 03/16/08 11:05am

Cinnie said:

CJanssen said:

I don't believe you can delete just "one page". Isn't the number of posts that appear on one page like an option we all control?

Then it seemed like one page, probably several posts behind each other got deleted so it seemed like nothing had happened.

Poor BUFF thread tombstone

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Reply #44 posted 03/16/08 11:15am

Teacher	I assume that some of the pics that people refer to were pics of Prince and then the path of least resistance would be to hide them. Surely you see this with the assholery he's up to?
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Reply #45 posted 03/16/08 11:18am

CJanssen	Teacher said: I assume that some of the pics that people refer to were pics of Prince and then the path of least resistance would be to hide them. Surely you see this with the assholery he's up to? It wasn't about the pics, that's what's so horrible Between the pics some orgers were just being very nice to each other
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Reply #46 posted 03/16/08 2:54pm

Teacher

CJanssen said:

Teacher said:

I assume that some of the pics that people refer to were pics of Prince and then the path of least resistance would be to hide them. Surely you see this with the assholery he's up to? hmmm

It wasn't about the pics, that's what's so horrible wink

Between the pics some orgers were just being very nice to each other

I'm sorry but I don't believe that the mods would hide a thread unless it's for a good reason. They don't have to tell you the reason but I'm sure there was one. Why else would they go through the trouble to get it gone? Nah, I don't buy it. People say that shit all the time, "things weren't THAT bad on that thread, I've seen much worse" but that is NOT the issue. You can't justify breaking rules by saying somebody else did it before so it's ok then. twocents

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Reply #47 posted 03/16/08 3:12pm

Teacher said:

CJanssen said:

It wasn't about the pics, that's what's so horrible wink

Between the pics some orgers were just being very nice to each other

Teacher teacher, read all about it...

That thread was just fine, at the end an occassional annoying post would pop up between some GD-ers and M&M-ers. No big deal. Over night it must have gotten out of hand BUT that was somewhere on page 15 or so, so I would opt for deleting the last page, lock it and leave the pics to be seen by others. Such a shame to delete 15 pages of good BUFF pics for 1 page of hate
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Reply #48 posted 03/16/08 3:27pm

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Sometimes threads that get out of hand are "Hidden" ( Mods can still see them )
sometimes to be reopened after Mod actions - sometimes not

Please re-open my missing thread!

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Reply #49 posted 03/16/08 3:40pm

RodeoSchro said:

Mach said:

Sometimes threads that get out of hand are "Hidden" ( Mods can still see them )
sometimes to be reopened after Mod actions - sometimes not

Try this one, maybe it works

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Reply #50 posted 03/16/08 3:52pm

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CJanssen said:

a pity

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Reply #51 posted 03/16/08 4:44pm

Mach

RodeoSchro said:

Mach said:

Sometimes threads that get out of hand are "Hidden" ( Mods can still see them )
sometimes to be reopened after Mod actions - sometimes not

I dont Mod that forum
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you know that lol

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Reply #52 posted 03/17/08 9:59am

Teacher

CJanssen said:

See my earlier post. bored

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Reply #53 posted 03/21/08 3:07am

matt

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My philosophy is that, all other things being equal, I prefer to take moderator action in this order:

1) Edit the post by removing the offending material and replacing it with something along the lines of "[Flame snipped. --Matt]." That way the thread stays alive, there's no mystery as to what happened, and the poster knows which mod to contact if they think the moderation wasn't appropriate.

2) Lock the thread. This kills the discussion, but at least the thread remains for people to read. When I lock a thread, I end it with a post stating that it's being locked and briefly explaining why. (I also have a fondness for the lockdance

emoticon.) Among other things, this tells users where to send their complaints. wink

3) "Hide" the thread, which effectively deletes it for users without mod privileges for their account. When I do this, it generally involves one of two situations. The first is the thread that's tainted from the beginning, should never have been created, and is probably pointless if the first post is removed. This would include threads involving bootleg trafficking, ticket scalping, hate speech, etc.

The second is when a thread has gotten so derailed with inflammatory stuff that it's not practical to clean it up via edits.

For me, hiding/removal is an option of last resort. Users often don't like it, and removal sometimes creates its own problems (e.g., new threads speculating about why the thread was hidden or which mod did it).

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Also, like other mods, sometimes I'll temporarily hide (or lock) a "damaged," yet salvageable thread so I can clean it up and get it reopened ASAP. My usual entry in the mod logs for this is "mop up in aisle 7." smile

Please note: effective March 21, 2010, I've stepped down from my prince.org Moderator position.

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