Any Reason We Can't Be Told Why Threads Deleted?

basse · Post by **basse** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:36 am

Please take this as a honest request for understanding...

Sorry, I'm unclear on something... I posted a thread earlier this morning that has disappeared. While I understand that it was a little off-topic it wasn't that much different than a number of threads that still exist, and it definitely had "some" Ric association...

Recognizing that not all threads are relevant and the moderators do a great job at keeping this place on-topic... Is it out of place to hope that when a thread is deleted (or moved) that we get a quick note telling us why so that we don't make the same mistake again? Particularly when it's not too different than existing threads?

Thanks in advance for enlightening me!

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:57 am

David: Threads are deleted entirely, usually only if they are offensive .

The reason you do not typically get a special post or email is that it is not feasible to notify all participants when a post is removed. I am working really as part of a team of "one" here.

Having said this, your request is a reasonable one and as such you may first like to check The Others topic as this is where all non-Rickenbacker posts typically go.

I need to keep Rickenbacker topics as pristine as possible so that they have meaning. That is not to say that other topics in life are not important, hence the different topic areas offered within The Rickenbacker Forum.

I hope that this answers your question in a meaningful way.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:57 am

Are you sure it wasn't moved to a different area of the Forum?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:27 am

I noticed that my ATA Case thread was put in the 'Others' section, which makes perfect sense...I should have probably done that to begin with.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:31 am

John and all. I move these threads as I notice them and as time permits. For this reason, the moving of threads may not be as even and consistent as I would like.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:43 am

Is it possible to have a "moved thread pointer" similar to the way PHPBB works?

basse · Post by **basse** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:18 am

Hi Peter, let me say thank you for your quick response. I checked virtually everywhere and couldn't find my original post and thanks to your comment I now know where it ended up.

Please let me be the first (on this thread) to say thank you for the great job that you do. I certainly understand your position and the protocol better now and will definitely be more careful with where I post.

Thanks again and have a great weekend!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:21 am

No need to explain Peter, alles gut.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:40 am

When I spot a thread that would be better off in The Others section, I usually gently chide the poster about it.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:55 am

Gary, do you ever get sour creamed with your chides?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:19 am

Only when the chips are down ... in the dip!

john_l · Post by **john_l** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:59 am

This forum seems to be rife with off topic posting. Three pages straight in the "Walnut Bass" thread.

edski · Post by **edski** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:48 am

It's something that happens occasionally, and Peter explained why...

While OT discussions can and do happen, the idea that started the Walnut bass thread was RIC related. When I posted on here that I'm upset at my 2 guitarists and that I have to arrange their parts...well, that deserved to be deleted or moved.

As I rarely leave this forum, if it was moved it's as good as delete to me, and at this point I've moved on. It stings when it happens, but it's nothing personal.