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Originally Posted by StirCrazy
I have noticed some threads in the lounge being closed for not having a purpose, sense when did the lounge need a purpose?
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Anything aquarium related but not belong to other forums
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heck look at 90% of the poses here and they don't have a purpose
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Point well taken. But read on..
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so why not close them all? I totally agree with the other forums being on line and purposeful but not in the lounge as that was the place designed for us to talk about what ever, and as long as there is no flaming criminal activities and the general feel is civil I don't believe it should be closed.
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I think you answered your own question. There are a lot of topics that make people uncomfortable, but, so long as the general feel is civil, we try to leave them be. The thread you refer to was closed because it looked like it temporarily lost its civil tone, or had the potential to go that way.
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Not picking on any Mod so don't take it the wrong way I just feel this issue needs to be addressed/discussed be for it gets out of hand.
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With all due respect ... before what gets out of hand? The moderators are here to MODERATE things. If you have an idea how we can improve that task, feel free to present them to one of us privately. We're reasonable people doing at times an unpleasant job. Having our motives questioned like this, is I think, a little unfair.
In general, if you exercise COMMON SENSE when starting a thread, or responding to one, it will get left alone. And if not ... well then we have a duty to do. I'm sorry if that makes us unpopular, but the reality is we don't have to explain ourselves at all if we choose not to. It says so right in the user agreement that you agreed to, to become a member of the board. I would like to think, however, that the moderators have never chosen to abuse that privledge.