[evie]

Originally Posted by Ellie

The moderation will be very open and honest, however, as posted by Doc John - he is sick this week. I am sure once he gets to feeling better he will be posting some rules and more information.

Again, it wasn't a lock out of anything negative - Kimmy was just 'saving' it for Doc John. Kind of like keeping his plate in the microwave so his dinner stays warm until he gets home!

Now...this would be the very first forum where threads grow legs and run away all on their own...

The decision to lock a civil thread because it might get heated and you want to save it in its current state smells very bad to me...in fact, despite it having been done with a friendly and polite explanation, it is just plain censorship. There is a good book about exactly that type of thing... Another way of doing it might have been to say that you are thinking of closing this thread because of <name your favorite reason> which would have given people a chance to respond. You didn't and so they couldn't...

Forums live by discussions, talks, change...you do know that "food" kept for somebody goes stale quickly...and Yesterdays threads, especially the ones not allowed to evolve, go stale extremely quickly and, like old food, they leave a bad taste.

cheers
eve

[swift]

Better temporarily locked than permanently deleted.

JMHO
Swift

[Curious]

Originally Posted by swift

Better temporarily locked than permanently deleted.

JMHO
Swift

i agree swift. it is still there for all to read. the main topic points can be picked up and put in their own threads.

and i'll do my darndest to keep it ON o close to target.

[hummer]

I am going to add my 2 cents again for what ever value 2 cents has.......my opinion of why the thread was locked was because we were all talking and spouting opinions and thoughts about the role of moderators...that was going to go on and on.....

when.....the big when........

Doc John hasn't even posted the rules or expectations for what the moderators role is, or really what is allowed and isn't allowed......so we were all going on about something when we don't even know what Doc John's intentions are geared for.....that is just my thinking.......

The biggest thing I have learned in retraining my brain......no matter what you do.....you aren't going to make everyone happy........

Our brains are wired to create.......always something better......and better doesn't always mean the same thing to everyone.......

Blessings on us all.........
Hummer

Exactly Hummer!