and not just close them ?

sometimes i see a thread i posted on get deleted
i'm always curious why
why not just close it ?
[Edited 3/12/08 12:37pm]

Well I don't care if they delete or close a thread, just figure out somehow to get rid of that color code that says there is new post when there isn't.

It totally goes against my style sensibilities.

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

lazycrockett said:

Mach said:

ok
but why are they hidden at all and not just locked ?
[Edited 3/12/08 9:10am]

Dewrede said:

To protect the guilty.

Dewrede said:

We hide them during " clean up " and sometimes they just are kept that way

different reasons I am sure



.
[Edited 3/12/08 9:58am]

Mach said:

It's really not so hard to understand, Dewrede: Imagine yourself being trash talked, persecuted (strong word I know), slandered etc. on a thread. Now imagine that the mods actually have lives and nobody happens to be online for an hour. An hour is all it takes for a thread to go so very wrong. Would you like slander, insults etc against you stand there or would you like it hidden?
Also, threads where opinions/content break laws need to be hidden.

Teacher said:

Thank you for saying that, so much more eloquent than I would have said it.
I feel bad when perfectly good threads have to be removed but it is better than letting someone be insulted by another Orger. It happened to me by someone I had barely talked to. I went through hell from him for a while. He kept insisting I was a different Orger, I proved him wrong and told him to contact the Orger he thought he had a problem with but he wouldn't listen to reason.
All is peaceful at the moment.
[Edited 3/12/08 11:44am]

i vote this thread be deleted.

Cinnie said:

Mach said:

but sometimes i wanna know what's been said and i find it annoying that i can't
frankly

Teacher said:

personally , i don't think i'd care but i can imagine some would

shellyevon said:

ok , i understand where you're coming from

Dewrede said:

I understand

Sometimes I dont wanna know and it can be annoying to have to know

ok

thanks for your reply

Dewrede said:

have a beautiful day

you too

I don't get it either. I thought that was why things were snipped.
I guess it is easier to remove it for good than to snip a few comments.
I suppose that is why I have never wanted to be a mod.
I get bored with reading the nonsense and I think I have ADD.

This coming from someone that was here for years and did not even know you could block someone or report them.
I guess I do not pay too much attention to what most ppl say and I think ppl should be given the opportunity to be themselves for the most part.

hadn't thought of that


yes , why not just snip insults ?

Dewrede 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.

lazycrockett said:

I guess you are right in some cases but not all of them should disappear.
Just my
I have seen where a thread has disappeared and then ppl feel the need to lie about what they said or did not say knowing that the thread has been taken down.


Some times words and posts are misinterpreted, taken out of context or twisted around and made to look worse than it was intended.

lazycrockett said:

[Snips] work sometimes if caught early on

a thread can turn into a flame fest with far more then just a few [Snips] needed and yes, often times the flaming begins again soon as the thread is repsoted. So a may be issued or the thread just left on "Hidden" status

shanti0608 said:

So that people understand - the Mods can still see/read the threads and see what was said or not, when dealing with Mod actions taken/needed

I understand the frustration when users can not though

Mach said:

I figured that the mods could still see the threads. That is a good thing.

ehuffnsd said:

are you serious or joking ?

i thought it was a good question to discuss

Dewrede said:

I think he is teasing you.

must be my Madonna dissing