Still with the circular reasoning.Lord Yojimbo wrote:Plus look at the vendetta - my posting was still in context as I pointed out earlier with the relevent quote: one of a few which gives context to it.
Oh trust me, when we'd do that, we'd have a much bigger mess on our hands.Lord Yojimbo wrote:I know you cant be active all the time but if the topic does spirral out of control why not delete it and say - ok it was full of spam and post a new one say "Here youa re lads - its fresh with none of the crap in it and off you go but keep it to the point".
Your issue is that we leave ENTIRE posts instead of leaving bits and scraps of post. Don't confuse yourself. Your issue is with the remaining shreds of a post which you feel you must reply to, in an off-topic way, inside someone's on-topic post. What you're asking is we consider paragraph A valid, and paragraph B invalid. We're not editors. We're moderators. If you want editors to keep you in track, go work for a newspaper.Lord Yojimbo wrote:Leaving bits of post and splitting up doesnt help at all - creates two threads with little sense and people like me moaning and bickering about it.
Then what's to stop Philip from spamming your thread in order to get it deleted? Besides, we do not delete threads at all. Can you blame us for hoping fro some common sense in users? If a user decides to foolishly go against common sense, then that is their responsibility. The administration 'owns' the forums (indirectly), and carries responsibility for it. Us moderators, we keep people in line, on topic.. but in the end, being on topic is the users' own responsibility. Can't handle that? Bam! Warning. It's comparable to a shepherd throwing a rock at a straying sheep to get it back in the group. If you don't like it, then fair enough.Lord Yojimbo wrote:Still to delete spammed threads - I am sure that would send a message loud and clear - post related or no postings at all.
No.. I'm glad you're actually explaining why you think the way you think. That's never annoying, even if what you think/say is something I might disagree with.Lord Yojimbo wrote:Apologies if you find me annoying Still - I have my case and will leave it at that for the Onbudsman to make the Decision
And thanks to the mods for providing their perspective and insight - I know its not an easy job at times - I moderate forums myself