20-12-2003 21:35									#1
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Is it proper for a moderator to make a contribution to a thread then close it in his next post so that no one can respond to his contribution? By contribution, I mean honest to goodness contribution. Not "this thread is spam" or anything, but a post that seems to acknowledge the thread as something worth discussing. Then he oddly closes it with no reason. Reeks of bad form to me. What do others think?

	20-12-2003 21:43									#2
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Example?

	20-12-2003 21:49									#3
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Oh, I don't want to name names, but I'm sure you are all understanding who I am talking about.

	20-12-2003 22:21									#4
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Do you have a point Mr DaShi, or are you doing drive-by posting again?

	20-12-2003 22:30									#5
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The best mod-trolling performance in quite some time.

	20-12-2003 22:38									#6
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Although it was a tad bit unoriginal, given my recent accusations of UR performing troll-and-runs...

	20-12-2003 22:39									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Example?

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...threadid=104570

Guess whose thread it was, too.

He posted a response, then posted another post consisting entirely of "." and then locked it.

	20-12-2003 22:47									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Although it was a tad bit unoriginal, given my recent accusations of UR performing troll-and-runs...

Sorry, Mr Milford, but I do not have the time and inclination to deal with your sophomoric antics. It's not the first time you keep posting inane messages in discussions that have been clearly decided so you could make the empty claim that the other side ran from you. It's not the first time I pointed that out, either.

	20-12-2003 22:50									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Asher He posted a response, then posted another post consisting entirely of "." and then locked it.

It was a "look-at-me" thread that became a spamfest.

Do you have any questions on why it was locked?

	20-12-2003 23:27									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Sorry, Mr Milford, but I do not have the time and inclination to deal with your sophomoric antics. It's not the first time you keep posting inane messages in discussions that have been clearly decided so you could make the empty claim that the other side ran from you. It's not the first time I pointed that out, either.

Give me a break, UR. You're not fooling anyone, you're not the intellectual you think you are.

Everyone knows you abandon threads as soon as you start getting your ass kicked, but then you turn it around and claim everyone else does it.

You are correct in that the discussions are always "clearly decided", but the problem is they're not in your favor. So you ignore the thread rather than admit you were wrong.

So kudos to you for being able to admit those discussions were clearly decided.

	20-12-2003 23:31									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger It was a "look-at-me" thread that became a spamfest. Do you have any questions on why it was locked?

You seem to be confused as to what the problem is.

The problem is you participating in a thread, then promptly locking it without explanation afterwards. Why do you have to be such a moron about such things?

As for it turning into a "spam" thread, it was a Philosophers versus Scientists thread. That's as much a spam thread as any sports thread regarding rivalries, a pro-life vs. pro-choice thread, etc. Not to mention several posters were enlightened into more of how the North American universities work.

Just because you found it boring doesn't mean you had to close it -- who was being harmed in having it open? You paint a picture like it was a rapidly-growing spam thread when the thread was fairly inactive by the time you closed it, and contained lots of valuable information to non-North Americans.

To be frank you should make it less obvious who you have it out for -- there are at least a dozen more threads on the first two pages that are easily considered more of spam than that thread was, but the fact is you don't have the intelligence to be a decent moderator. You don't even know enough not to contribute to a thread right before you lock it, and also that you should post an explanation for why you did what you did (See CivFanatic's "Moderator Action" policy).

You, and the Apolyton Administration, should both be terribly embarrassed that I have to point this out to you.

	20-12-2003 23:35									#12
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Quite frankly I don't see how that was blatant spam, combined with the fact the OTF doesn't increase your post count.

I think it was a perfectly legitimate thread, personally.

	21-12-2003 01:19									#13
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Will certain posters and maybe a mod, or maybe not, just

STUFF IT

	21-12-2003 02:09									#14
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Perhaps with time you'll realize that you don't have to read threads that don't interest you.

It will be a grand day, that.

	21-12-2003 03:10									#15
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quote: Perhaps with time you'll realize that you don't have to read threads that don't interest you.

And how was I supposed to know that, from the title alone, this thread would be about the whole gang of feuding frckers? Who knows, it might've been a legitimate question and it might've recieved a legitimate response. Maybe you, in your infinite wisdom, might be able to foretell the future, and predict a thread's relevancy without opening it, but I have not yet advanced to that plane of thought, O Great Asher.

	21-12-2003 04:03									#16
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If you have a problem with a mod... take it up with them in private or take it up with the owners.

I'm sure they will take you as seriously as I would...

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