Canreef policy issues?

[titus]

Hello,

Here's what happened in summary. dsaundry made a post. Michael from Aqua Digital edited the post by changing the words referring to a different vendor. dsaundry posted in the thread asking why, reported the post to Canreef, and Michael replied in e-mail (I was CC and just saw the message) explaining why.

Essentially Christy has explained it. Sponsors do sponsor Canreef by paying to have their own forum. You can think of it like the mall analogy I always make.
Canreef = Shopping mall
Sponsor forums on Canreef = Stores in shopping mall
Moderation done by sponsors = Security hired by stores in shopping mall
Non sponsor forums on Canreef = General areas in shopping mall
Overall operation on Canreef = Management company running the shopping mall

In this case, I don't think dsaundry has said anything out of line in his post. What could have done better is Michael deleting dsaundry's post and messaging dsaundry the reason why.

The moderation permission granted to sponsors was never meant for them to put words in other members' mouth. As discussed this is the first time this have happened. I'll message Michael about this and explained the alternatives.

Titus