this is gone because of closed mindedness
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 by pferpaddy | Discussion: OS Customization
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Reply #42 Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:36 PM
You're right. And to show I can give helpful responses, pferpaddy you had a real easy option available to you, I will explain. You posted this, you own it. The very least anyone who posts should be willing to do is take the initial responsibility to get their thread back on track. You could have easily have said "serious responses only" or "serious responses only please" the later being more effective in my opinion. You may then have to refer someone to your request for "serious responses" a second time and that should do it. Anyone trolling or making jokes at that point would easily get a reminder from a Mod. What you did is erased your post without even attempting to take responsibility for directing the thread. The ball was in your court and, had you showed that you understood your responsibility for your own thread, you would have had more support. Believe me I understand responsibility when I see it and I respond accordingly.
Reply #43 Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:01 PM
If I made anyone chuckle with my responses, I'm a winner, and so are they.
Ditto and me too!
Reply #44 Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:48 PM
Yes, but then we run the risk of invective from posters based specifically in Joe User.
This whole thread could easily be locked or deleted, too, but for thus providing an excuse for others to complain/criticize/condemn.
What I find somewhat abhorrent is the original poster's apparent disdain/indifference towards any respondent, good or bad, on topic or off, by summarily deleting the post/topic.
Forum moderation is a delicate balancing act....between 'damned if you do' and 'damned if you don't'.
Generally what you will see here [on Wincustomize.com] is 'where possible - do nothing'.
Unfortunately, what you sometimes see on JU-sourced threads is aggressive revisionism through edit and deletion....
Reply #45 Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:47 PM
Yep exactly what I thought. Not even one honest effort on the part of the poster to keep his own thread on track. On his first reply(#10) he deleted his post and blamed everything and everyone except his own lack ownership of and responsibilty for his thread --- which prompted some of my rather tasteful and humorous taunts. Oh well.
Reply #46 Friday, August 24, 2007 12:05 AM
That would be even sadder if that guy are English speaker too.
Reply #47 Friday, August 24, 2007 8:40 AM
little-whip ... I meant the thread itself could be 'edited' through selective removal of comment/s, thus altering its whole direction and meaning, not necessarily each individual comment's wording.
As for 'not seeing what I see', I [for a totally unrelated reason] recently checked when I first formally acted as a 'moderator' on the site - and found a 'rejection email' dating to July 24, 2001, so, yes, it's quite likely I have seen things here you may not have.
All site administrators have had [and still have] the power and authority to 'edit' a poster's comment/s, answerable only to the sites' owner/s, and not directly to the members themselves.
On the rare occasion it has been deemed appropriate to do so, though as both JU and WC, etc have matured [as have their members] the incidence of this has diminished dramatically to next to zero, a testament to the careful handling of those whose sole intent was to disrupt and antagonize all and sundry.
The only threads deleted from public view here in the past 6/12 months have been hiccups of multiple postings...where the second to Xth were redundant, or they were spam-bot postings of "Buy your viagra/cameras/meds here...." - things no-one wants or needs....
Reply #48 Friday, August 24, 2007 8:56 AM
Reply #49 Friday, August 24, 2007 9:04 AM
The spam-bot postings, you nut...
I KNOW you need the viagra....to keep your camera lens pointing right....
Reply #50 Friday, August 24, 2007 11:16 PM
Viagra is of no use to me....have some difficulty swallowing pills and I usually end up with a stiff neck.
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Reply #41 Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:12 PM