Two "fun" threads in the past few days.
In one, I explicitly called out the OP for over-stepping and speaking for all of us rather than for himself. It devolves into nonsense, though it might rightly be argued that my response was nonsense from the start. Frankly, I don't consider dislike for JDM tanks controversial, but apparently the name-less/face-less mods that closed the thread disagree. View here, since it isn't deleted, unlike other threads the mods dislike:
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/let-us-old-guys-school-the-new-generation.692936/
And then the second. I start with an esoteric interpretation of a very real issue in the hobby, continue the esoteric crap, finally break character, and we promptly get locked. In this case, the topic of the thread is very-much a golden-cow in the hobby. It MUST be best for the hobby to increase in skill. I lay out a variety of logic-threads (right or wrong) that show this might not be the case. Locked: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/the-case-for-being-a-poor-fish-keeper.692981/
Can't we just let these issues hash out? I know this is Li's playground and we play by his rules, but I don't see where the rules have been violated.
Can we get a reason threads are locked? Why are some threads locked and other deleted? I'm left with the assumption that questioning the status quo is the violation that invokes moderation.
In one, I explicitly called out the OP for over-stepping and speaking for all of us rather than for himself. It devolves into nonsense, though it might rightly be argued that my response was nonsense from the start. Frankly, I don't consider dislike for JDM tanks controversial, but apparently the name-less/face-less mods that closed the thread disagree. View here, since it isn't deleted, unlike other threads the mods dislike:
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/let-us-old-guys-school-the-new-generation.692936/
And then the second. I start with an esoteric interpretation of a very real issue in the hobby, continue the esoteric crap, finally break character, and we promptly get locked. In this case, the topic of the thread is very-much a golden-cow in the hobby. It MUST be best for the hobby to increase in skill. I lay out a variety of logic-threads (right or wrong) that show this might not be the case. Locked: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/the-case-for-being-a-poor-fish-keeper.692981/
Can't we just let these issues hash out? I know this is Li's playground and we play by his rules, but I don't see where the rules have been violated.
Can we get a reason threads are locked? Why are some threads locked and other deleted? I'm left with the assumption that questioning the status quo is the violation that invokes moderation.
