Yeah, but let's be honest, ANY topic can and will turn into a flame war. You can't close a topic because something might turn into a flame war. And even so, delete/edit out the offending posts, don't close the thread.LT.Victim wrote:
Disagree'd..
Usually "a little fun topic" ends in a Flame war before a mod closes it..
I smell a banThe#1Spot wrote:
I guess the mods are gay.
Thats not what i mean, I mean that the post is already a Flame war..cablecopulate wrote:
Yeah, but let's be honest, ANY topic can and will turn into a flame war. You can't close a topic because something might turn into a flame war. And even so, delete/edit out the offending posts, don't close the thread.LT.Victim wrote:
Disagree'd..
Usually "a little fun topic" ends in a Flame war before a mod closes it..
No, I know what you meant about when the topic is a lost cause, but sometimes you see topics closed before anything bad has happened in it. It seems like some topics get closed because "they don't add anything to the forum," but if that's the case, take out the whole "junk drawer" section because that's a void of anything useful.LT.Victim wrote:
Thats not what i mean, I mean that the post is already a Flame war..
And its hard to delete/edit out all of the offending post, its just easier and less time consuming for them to close it.
Those are the threads that have most likely been discussed before to death..cablecopulate wrote:
No, I know what you meant about when the topic is a lost cause, but sometimes you see topics closed before anything bad has happened in it. It seems like some topics get closed because "they don't add anything to the forum," but if that's the case, take out the whole "junk drawer" section because that's a void of anything useful.LT.Victim wrote:
Thats not what i mean, I mean that the post is already a Flame war..
And its hard to delete/edit out all of the offending post, its just easier and less time consuming for them to close it.
The mods do a great job when shit is out of hand, it's just that sometimes they are too proactive.
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..teddy..jimmy wrote:
disagree, mods close things for a reason and it is usually justified
A moderator can close a thread for any reason, and many times the mod will post in the thread explaining why he closed it (most often it is because the thread is pointless, it is a duplicate, the posts no longer contribute to the original subject, the question has been answered, or it has degenerated into a flame-war).cablecopulate wrote:
No, I know what you meant about when the topic is a lost cause, but sometimes you see topics closed before anything bad has happened in it. It seems like some topics get closed because "they don't add anything to the forum," but if that's the case, take out the whole "junk drawer" section because that's a void of anything useful.LT.Victim wrote:
Thats not what i mean, I mean that the post is already a Flame war..
And its hard to delete/edit out all of the offending post, its just easier and less time consuming for them to close it.
The mods do a great job when shit is out of hand, it's just that sometimes they are too proactive.
Thank you.mcminty wrote:
I re-opened the topic after reading a message from the OP.
i think that is a good idea even if they just post a line or two to explain itBubbalo wrote:
Personally, I think that mods should be required to make a post at the end which clearly outlines why they closed it, no matter how obvious they think it might be. There are a few times when I've wanted to ask why a thread was closed, and couldn't because I didn't know who closed it.
They usually do.Ninja_Monkey wrote:
i think that is a good idea even if they just post a line or two to explain itBubbalo wrote:
Personally, I think that mods should be required to make a post at the end which clearly outlines why they closed it, no matter how obvious they think it might be. There are a few times when I've wanted to ask why a thread was closed, and couldn't because I didn't know who closed it.
ohh and you think mods can check every single post posted here by the 22,000+ members ?IRONCHEF wrote:
I got a ban without a warning for posting a pic of a dead man whose head was blown open and his brains were spread out on the ground around him, it was illustrating what a .50 cal barrett round did. I didn't bother asking why, it was a fair call, but a simple deletion and warning would have been fine.
Also, there's other graphic pics on this forum and porn that isn't deleted, so mods surely don't treat every post equally. Something to keep in mind when judging mods...you have no freedom of speech, and you must post wisely.
