FAO Calina - Why close thread "Escalators - why won't people walk???!!! and why do po

tomcollins97

Hi Calina,

Why did you close this thread?

Tom C

Victor

I imagine because it became disruptive.

Feel free to start another thread (but perhaps with a more balance poll).

Supercell

Tom, usually its good form to PM (click "user cp" on the top left of your screen then "send new message" and pop in Calina as the name of the recipient) forum mods for answers to questions like this.

Supercell

Darn Victorbot got there already!!

Calina

Hi Tom C.

There was an inline warning that if there were any more off topic posts, the thread would be closed. The next post was off topic so I closed the thread.

MysticalSoul

Can I comment on my views here or not, seeing as it was closed. I did not post in the other thread.

How about dumping the OT stuff (may be time consuming) and reopening it, (if you have the time of course!)

Calina

irishamethyst wrote: »

Can I comment on my views here or not, seeing as it was closed. I did not post in the other thread.

No. In the context of this thread it would be an off topic post.

Deleted User wrote: »

How about dumping the OT stuff (may be time consuming) and reopening it, (if you have the time of course!)

It would be very time consuming and currently I am on a dial up connection. I will revisit the thread tomorrow evening and see whether it would be better to re-open the existing one, purged of all the OT mudslinging, or invite Tom to start a new one, albeit a little more balanced as per Victor. Alternatively, if Tom decides in the meantime to start a new one, then the old one stays closed.

tomcollins97

Victor wrote: »

I imagine because it became disruptive.

Feel free to start another thread (but perhaps with a more balance poll).

How was the thread disruptive?

tomcollins97

Calina wrote: »

Hi Tom C.

There was an inline warning that if there were any more off topic posts, the thread would be closed. The next post was off topic so I closed the thread.

Hi Calina,

Surely as threads go on they will develop & may move away from the exact topic. Is this not part of what makes chat rooms interesting?

Tom C

Sometimes it's better to start another thread than to disrupt the original one, even when the original topic has been exhausted. Otherwise the title has no relevance to the topic being discussed.

Calina

The thread got closed because it was no longer discussing its original topic, but had wandered onto complaints about the behaviour of one poster's daughters lifestyle choices, and how more people could be employed at McDonalds.

There were a couple of in thread warnings about some posting in the thread. They were ignored. There was a very clear warning about off topic posting along with a clear indication of what would happen if it continued.

This is not, per se, a chat room. It's a message board with a charter which I assume you read before you started posting and the question of off topic posting is handled in that charter ie it is not welcome. If you didn't, please have a look at it.

corktina

excuse me for saying so but isnt closing the topic because of the off-topic posts of a few rather like punishing the whole class at school because no-one owns up to being the culprit....?

Calina

There were only a few discussing at that stage anyway and they were off topic. If anyone else had something constructive to add, I imagine they would have while the thread was open. They didn't.

I'd also add that it is extremely rare that I close threads.