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[diaglo]

'Fraid I only have a couch spare. But you're welcome to it!

that's right i forgot. you had to sell your extra books to make some room.

i don't eat a lot. and i am potty trained.

prop me up in a corner and i'll sleep standing up.

 

[Mark]

Will there be enough room on the couch for diaglo with Liquide already there?

 

[Plane Sailing]

I don't see what the big deal is here. Maybe it wasn't handled the best way, but since the thread was not closed for violation of the rules, there is nothing stopping someone from starting a new thread, linking to the closed one in the first post and continuing the conversation.

After I closed the thread, Coredump emailed me and this was in fact the advice I gave him in that email.

In the light of that (and the rules - see closing paragraph here http://www.enworld.org/announcement.php?f=2&announcementid=45) it was bad form for Coredump to start this thread.

I agree that it wasn't handled in the best possible way, and in the future such a thread closure will explicitly note that since the closure wasn't for a violation of the rules, others are free to start a new thread continuing with aspects of the thread which interest them.

At the moment discussions are underway amongst the moderators about this issue, if there is a change in policy expect us to announce it here.

Regards

 

[Varianor Abroad]

I mean no disrespect to your policy (don't question the mods publically), but in fairness, it seems like this thread did force a reconsideration of something that wouldn't have otherwise happened?

 

[Crothian]

Actually it sounds like the e-mail to Plane Sailing started the conversation. I don't think this thread did anything to help that.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Point taken. I must admit though that I was curious myself without a more detailed reason for the thread closure, so I appreciate the explanation. Transparency can be a good thing.

 

[Mark]

Actually it sounds like the e-mail to Plane Sailing started the conversation. I don't think this thread did anything to help that.

Coredump could always request it be closed...

 

[DaveMage]

Coredump could always request it be closed...

Now that's funny.

 

[Coredump]

In the light of that (and the rules - see closing paragraph here http://www.enworld.org/announcement.php?f=2&announcementid=45) it was bad form for Coredump to start this thread.

Bad form?

I admit to missing your email until now. (It is sent to my secondary email-aka lots of spam- and I didn't recognize the name) But even that would not preclude starting a thread to ask about policy.

Despite the implication from the paragraph you linked to, throughout this thread, I have refrained from mentioning the original thread, the moderator, the thread starter, or any other specific detail. I specifically stated I was curious about the policy, not the exact instance.

When the immediate reply was 'that is the way we do it', I stated okay, and thought that was the end of it.

It was not until Morrus commented differently that the thread came to life again.

I do apologize if you felt this thread was a means of 'going over your head' or 'calling you out'. That was not my intention, I was hoping to keep everything general. I am glad that this thread seems to have prompted a discussion on the matter. (That seems more likely than the email being the catalyst.)


For the record: Plane Sailing's reponse was very prompt, and very polite. And I do appreciate that.

 

[Plane Sailing]

I admit to missing your email until now. (It is sent to my secondary email-aka lots of spam- and I didn't recognize the name)

OK, I understand now. Sorry that I misrepresented your integrity. I agree that it is a discussion worth having.

Regards,