I was About To Learn Something And Then POOF
A recent thread on tires was started by a generous poster who was passing on his knowledge of tires. I was reading his posts and actually learning about tires when POOF the whole thread was removed be...
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owenssailor wrote:
It is a real shame that tireman9 got banned and his posts deleted. He was going to a lot of work to provide information about tires and answer questions based on knowledge of the subject. Many members indicated their interest and thanks for his work.
There were some critical comments - uncalled for and unreasonable in my opinion - that landed on the thread. Many members indicated that they disagreed with the critical posts. Tireman did not get into any debate with the negative posters.
One member just could not leave it alone. I could see him getting kicked out. His post were ruining the thread for everyone.
I would like the Admin/Moderators to reconsider the action taken and reinstate Tireman9 and his thread.
If that does not happen it would be reasonable to explain why this action was taken since so many members were finding the information from Tireman9 to be informative.
An exchange of knowledge is one of the goals of the forum is it not?
Insulting people is not.
Please - reinstate Tireman9
I agree the thread should be reinstated. The moderator has acted too quickly and without regard for the greater good in my opinion.
Moderators should Moderate not just Delete. That may mean engaging the OP or the problem poster and everyone knows who that was in this case and get them to Moderate their language or attitude. Just deleting threads is self defeating and not in anyones best interests.
And to the poster who wrote here that, to paraphrase, "the Mods know something we dont" I would hope you would re think that statement. Abiding and enabling censorship is a slippery slope no matter what the venue or media. We are all adults here (I assume) and I think we are capable of a certain amount of self regulation of those that get out of line occasionally. Peer pressure may be the best response in a case like this.
At the Very Least we are due an explanation from the Moderator who took this thread down.
I would join my voice to those that ask for this to be reconsidered. There was valuable information being transmitted and shared and isnt that the stated mission of this site?
I urge everyone who would like to see this thread back to post and let the moderators know how you feel.
