Oh, for heaven's sake

Raistlin · 12th June 2010, 18:59

PLEASE, can we stop this infuriating, and, in my view, ill-advised, summary and wholesale deletion of posts and even the deletion of a whole thread now?

It seems to me, that this diminishes the integrity of the forum and calls into question the reasons for doing so.

In my view again, the forum is bigger than this and really does not need to resort to such totalitarian tactics.

If people post, they do so for a reason, and as it is their view, unless racist, misogynist, libelous etc., that view should be respected in terms of its reason to exist, if not its content.

Christopher · 12th June 2010, 19:01

Can you point out posts or thread in question??

Raistlin · 12th June 2010, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christopher

Can you point out posts or thread in question??

No - because they've been deleted Christopher.

Dragrad · 12th June 2010, 19:19

Paul, you have a PM

pab · 12th June 2010, 19:24

the decision to delete or close threads is purely a decision of the directors and moderators that a post is not suitable or the thread is going in the wrong direction.

this is not debatable in this section.

baconbuttyman · 12th June 2010, 19:28

it was my thread and its been deleted and i was venting

Dragrad · 12th June 2010, 19:32

The thread has now been deleted by the OP.

Christopher · 12th June 2010, 19:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

No - because they've been deleted Christopher.

Well, I have not seen it/them - and I trust the mods did what they saw most appropriate at the time - that is what they are there for.

We try to run this forum with as light a touch as possible, of late of course tempers have been a little tried and tested so some more moderation than usual was called for. Hopefully, when the dust settles, and the baiting stops we can get back to normality.

In the meantime I am going back to enjoying a saturday evening with my family.

Yours

Departed · 12th June 2010, 19:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by pab

the decision to delete or close threads is purely a decision of the directors and moderators that a post is not suitable or the thread is going in the wrong direction.

this is not debatable in this section.

I've kept out of any discussion like this, but really don't like the tone here.

I can completely understand that things need to be kept under control but deleting things 'because they are going the wrong way' feels wrong.

Don't know why, don't know the details, just feels wrong. Closing is one thing, wholesale deletion is another.

bobthebuilder · 12th June 2010, 19:44

I am a humble nobody at this forum and haven't got involved with the new one. However I was following the T-cut thread and found it very annoying when

a) the thread was locked and the post I had spent ages writing vanished
b) a post was removed from the thread.

Removing posts is like trying to re-write history IMO, and renders the thread meaningless.

12th June 2010, 18:59	#1
Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Oh, for heaven's sake PLEASE, can we stop this infuriating, and, in my view, ill-advised, summary and wholesale deletion of posts and even the deletion of a whole thread now? It seems to me, that this diminishes the integrity of the forum and calls into question the reasons for doing so. In my view again, the forum is bigger than this and really does not need to resort to such totalitarian tactics. If people post, they do so for a reason, and as it is their view, unless racist, misogynist, libelous etc., that view should be respected in terms of its reason to exist, if not its content.

12th June 2010, 19:01	#2
Christopher Owners Club Director Rover 75 V6 Copperleaf Red, MG ZTT 190+ Lagoon & Early MGF Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rugby Posts: 9,287 Thanks: 105 Thanked 343 Times in 81 Posts	Can you point out posts or thread in question?? __________________ Christopher in banana veritas

12th June 2010, 19:19	#4
Dragrad This is my second home *None DROWNED** Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cardigan Posts: 33,339 Thanks: 1,257 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,081 Posts	Paul, you have a PM __________________ Andrew Ich Dien Problem solving is... lateral thinking SEARCH FIRST ...ASK LATER...

12th June 2010, 19:32	#7
Dragrad This is my second home *None DROWNED** Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cardigan Posts: 33,339 Thanks: 1,257 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,081 Posts	The thread has now been deleted by the OP. __________________ Andrew Ich Dien Problem solving is... lateral thinking SEARCH FIRST ...ASK LATER...

12th June 2010, 19:24	#5
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	the decision to delete or close threads is purely a decision of the directors and moderators that a post is not suitable or the thread is going in the wrong direction. this is not debatable in this section.

12th June 2010, 19:28	#6
baconbuttyman Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,724 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	it was my thread and its been deleted and i was venting

12th June 2010, 19:44	#10
bobthebuilder Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gloucester Posts: 582 Thanks: 203 Thanked 70 Times in 55 Posts	I am a humble nobody at this forum and haven't got involved with the new one. However I was following the T-cut thread and found it very annoying when a) the thread was locked and the post I had spent ages writing vanished b) a post was removed from the thread. Removing posts is like trying to re-write history IMO, and renders the thread meaningless.