Cleaning up? Deleting post.

[Smith]

There's been a few instances where threads were "cleaned" up and the threads lost continuity and reference. Can "cleaning up" just be reserved for double post, inappropriate content, ect. ? At least leave the post with a message like "content deleted for (insert reason)".

Two examples would be:

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/newsworthy-reports/36677-police-act-swiftly-after-gun-purchases.html

and the Kwik topics threads.

Close them fine but why just disappear? Feels like someones trying the ole Jedi mind trick, "You were not here. These are not the post you seek.":D

[Guest clsutton21]

I'm locking this thread.

[molonlabetn]

For one, your concern is certainly valid... I assure you, however, that we take great care to only remove posts which are off-topic or disruptive (or very offensive) to the subject of the thread. Whenever possible I try to move vastly off-topic posts which do have at least some merit into existing relevant threads, for instance the debate which began today in the Starbucks thread about why or why not Open-Carry is a good idea I moved to an existing thread on that topic, since there was nothing relevant to Starbucks in those posts.

As far as the Voldemort threads go, that was a mistake by me trying to merge together several of the parallel threads on him into one place, so the same issues weren't in many different places at once... I screwed up and hit the wrong button and they are gone. I am sorry. Such mass deletions are not the norm.

[Smith]

why? It wasn't an atagonistic question. It was simply for continuity of threads. Relax.

[molonlabetn]

why? It wasn't an atagonistic question. It was simply for continuity of threads. Relax.

Lol... he's not a moderator, he was being sarcastic.

[Smith]

For one, your concern is certainly valid... I assure you, however, that we take great care to only remove posts which are off-topic or disruptive (or very offensive) to the subject of the thread. Whenever possible I try to move vastly off-topic posts which do have at least some merit into existing relevant threads, for instance the debate which began today in the Starbucks thread about why or why not Open-Carry is a good idea I moved to an existing thread on that topic, since there was nothing relevant to Starbucks in those posts.

As far as the Voldemort threads go, that was a mistake by me trying to merge together several of the parallel threads on him into one place, so the same issues weren't in many different places at once... I screwed up and hit the wrong button and they are gone. I am sorry. Such mass deletions are not the norm.

thanks for the response. That makes sense. I didn't mean to sound like i was attacking the mods.

[Smith]

Lol... he's not a moderator, he was being sarcastic.

haha, i'm mobile and i only have the post in view and not the side bar. My mistake!