bwaites
Flashlight Enthusiast
I\'m confused?
I thought that "The Cafe" was for off topic discussion of non-flashlight topics.
Yet lately, anytime anything becomes the least bit controversial, not even adverserial, just with a disagreement of opinion, it seems to get shutdown or a mod seems to hush everyone down.
I've seen it most recently happen twice on threads about the new Supreme Court ruling on eminent domain, but similar results have occurred with other topics.
Is this not the place to discuss this? I went back and read the posting guidelines and it SEEMS to be pertinent and appropriate, so I'm more than confused!
The only thing I see is this from Empath:
"Occasionally it becomes necessary for various reasons to close a thread. For whatever reasons, the moderators or administrators have determined that the topic or activity has reached a point of conclusion and input is no longer permitted.
Once a topic or subject has reached such a point and the thread is closed, it is not permitted activity to attempt to continue such discussion by means of renewing the discussion in existing threads, opening new threads, nor any other ingenious methods of circumventing the intent of the moderator's or administrator's decision to conclude the discussion.
ALL parties involved in such efforts will be subject to having their posting privileges restricted."
While I certainly won't and don't want to complain or whine about the rules, I'm confused as to what the rule is!
This latest thread certainly seemed appropriate, though I will certainly admit that some of the venting in the other similar thread was NOT.
However, honest, open discussion seems to benefit everyone, so long as no one is attacked or harmed. This last discussion and news article seemed reasonably restrained and the topic certainly seemed to be kept on the subject.
There didn't seem to be anyhing threatening about it in the least.
Bill
I thought that "The Cafe" was for off topic discussion of non-flashlight topics.
Yet lately, anytime anything becomes the least bit controversial, not even adverserial, just with a disagreement of opinion, it seems to get shutdown or a mod seems to hush everyone down.
I've seen it most recently happen twice on threads about the new Supreme Court ruling on eminent domain, but similar results have occurred with other topics.
Is this not the place to discuss this? I went back and read the posting guidelines and it SEEMS to be pertinent and appropriate, so I'm more than confused!
The only thing I see is this from Empath:
"Occasionally it becomes necessary for various reasons to close a thread. For whatever reasons, the moderators or administrators have determined that the topic or activity has reached a point of conclusion and input is no longer permitted.
Once a topic or subject has reached such a point and the thread is closed, it is not permitted activity to attempt to continue such discussion by means of renewing the discussion in existing threads, opening new threads, nor any other ingenious methods of circumventing the intent of the moderator's or administrator's decision to conclude the discussion.
ALL parties involved in such efforts will be subject to having their posting privileges restricted."
While I certainly won't and don't want to complain or whine about the rules, I'm confused as to what the rule is!
This latest thread certainly seemed appropriate, though I will certainly admit that some of the venting in the other similar thread was NOT.
However, honest, open discussion seems to benefit everyone, so long as no one is attacked or harmed. This last discussion and news article seemed reasonably restrained and the topic certainly seemed to be kept on the subject.
There didn't seem to be anyhing threatening about it in the least.
Bill