Charybdis - 23 April 2006 10:50 PM
Because they’re not discussions, they’re hate-fests. Trust us, we know. We’ve been doing this awhile now. We just end up closing them because people can’t behave when talking about certain topics. It’s nothing but vicious name-calling and it has no place here.
I sure they were if you say so, but I was TOLD not to start to thread on thirspiration (even though I never intended to), and , I think I can behave myself when talking about certain topics, trust ME, I know. Sorry, but I got my point in and had let it go, but if you see a point in taking further then so do I. I think it rude when the older members keep telling newer ones that something was already discussed, and don’t do it again, especially when no reason or link is given, and a simple stretch in logic would be that the person making the complaint simply doesn’t want to go there again. As my post indicated, MOST of the ACTIVE posters are newer, turnover being a reality in most forums, and things are going to get discussed again and again, sometimes with barbs being thrown (that’s what moderators are for, God love ‘em) and sometimes not. It sounds like one of the reason that the forum changed formats to include a registration requirement is so that the moderators could do the job of editing, banning, and even deleting more effectively.
I was not told the administrator had banned the subject (and I don’t think he has, maybe I’m wrong). It sounded like a personal decision that somebody just didn’t want to deal with it, and I haven’t heard different yet.