New Moderator?

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Six threads closed in two days, for no logical reason I can see. Do we have a new aggressive moderator or has someone got their knickers twisted?

 

One thread, on buried caches, asked a legitiomate question, got part of an answer and was shut down.

 

Yes, you CAN bury a cache if it is on your private land - but the thread was abruptly closed before that came out.

 

Another thread was about why many folks avoid the forums - okay, maybe a Markwell to the previous discussions may be in order, but just to close the thread?

 

And shouldn't a Mod say why it's being closed and by whom?

 

What's with shutting down threads that conform to forum guidelines without a word of explanation?

 

Ed

Edited August 3, 2006 by TheAlabamaRambler

[+El Diablo]

Ed you might be a little paranoid. I've never known a Moderator to close a thread without stating who it was closed by or why. I think the OP of the buried cache thread probably closed it himself.

 

Still looking to make those crutches for you!

 

El Diablo

Edited August 3, 2006 by El Diablo

[nickie218]

I closed my own thread down, the one about "why no one visits the forums", the issue was discussed at length and I saw no need why a thread that started over a few months ago was brought back....so I closed it.

[uperdooper]

strange! i only see 5 threads closed in the last 2 days in the general topics forum. 2 by moderators with a logical explanation for both. the other threads could have been closed by the OP. i see no evidence that anyone has their knickers in a twist. not the mods anyway.

[+Mandollyn]

No.... I think the llama closed all those threads....

[+Team_Talisman]

No.... I think the llama closed all those threads....

 

The Llama does not like his fleece being taken to make threads

Edited August 3, 2006 by Team_Talisman

[+queen_ladybug]

No.... I think the llama closed all those threads....

 

Was it this one?

 

[+queen_ladybug]

Or this one...he has the duck?

 

[uperdooper]

actually i can think of one mod with their knickers in a twist, but it's not one of the ones that closed a thread. they don't seem to wear clothes much either, so there isn't much to twist.

[+Totem Clan]

Or this one...he has the duck?

 

... but we had to get rid of the duck.

[+tirediron]

strange! i only see 5 threads closed in the last 2 days in the general topics forum. 2 by moderators with a logical explanation for both. the other threads could have been closed by the OP. i see no evidence that anyone has their knickers in a twist. not the mods anyway.

Perhaps some minor twistage on the part of the OP?

[+queen_ladybug]

actually i can think of one mod with their knickers in a twist, but it's not one of the ones that closed a thread. they don't seem to wear clothes much either, so there isn't much to twist.

 

Hmmm...can one twist knickers if they have none?

 

 

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound?

[+Totem Clan]

[+queen_ladybug]

 

Ohhh the duck is twisting knickers now?

[+Corp Of Discovery]

It seemed to me that most of those topics were closed by the OP rather than mods. It's always nice to get a final word saying why a topic is closed in either case. Not a punishable offence, unlike intentionally driving a thread off topic is supposed to be.

Edited August 3, 2006 by Corp Of Discovery

[+Allanon]

Wanna buy a duck?

[+Mandollyn]

Wanna buy a duck?

A what?

[+Totem Clan]

So if this one was closed that would make 7 6 3 0 thread that were closed by Mods with the knickers twisted.

[+WascoZooKeeper]

Might as well make it official.

[+El Diablo]

Might as well make it official.

 

Really. There isn't any point in piling on here.

 

El Diablo

[+Hoppingcrow]

<picks up shoe phone, calls DIAL-A-LLAMA to get the secret password for this week>

[+Semper Questio]

 

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound?

 

If a man says something and there's no woman around to hear, is he still wrong?

 

Wait...don't answer that!

[+Quiggle]

Moderators who close a thread will post a reason why when doing so (such as I am doing now). The OP of a thread has no requirement to do so.

 

If there are any questions regarding the actions of the moderating team, please check the Forum Guidelines, prominently posted at the top of every forum page:

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Since this thread isn't geocaching-related, I'm going to do my duty and close it. If you have specific issues, feel free to use the info I have referenced for you above.

 

Thanks.

 

Quiggle