Petition to get Sean from closing threads he doesn't like

[tyb323]

Hello all. So I've been noticing (along with some others) that Sean has a bad habit of deleting posts he doesn't agree with/locking threads he doesn't like the direction of. On the old forum, most threads were not locked down unless they resorted to insulting everyone in the thread. Now it seems like threads get locked on a frequent basis. So my question to you all is simple (and Sean, this is just to give you a barometer of the community). Should Sean keep deleting posts and locking threads, or keep doing what he's doing?

[Dangermouse]

So my question to you all is simple (and Sean, this is just to give you a barometer of the community).

and the question is............

Edit , ah - now I see the Poll "Should Sean continue deleting posts and locking threads?"

Seriously though, I find it hard to comment on the "deleting posts that Sean doesn't like" without seeing what was actually in those posts. Examples?

[tyb323]

and the question is............

Fix'd

[Dangermouse]

Now, the real question is "will Sean lock this thread if he doesn't like the way it is going?" and thus prove your point?

[tyb323]

Most likely...

[Michael]

I wanted to vote, but I didn't see answer that reads "If you don't like it, start your own board".

As soon as you add that option, I will be happy to vote.

[tyb323]

I wanted to vote, but I didn't see answer that reads "If you don't like it, start your own board".

As soon as you add that option, I will be happy to vote.

I have no interest in starting my own board. DMCTalk has been the hub of the online community for several years and IMO it just seems to be slipping ever since the .org switch. I'm just trying to point out what I see as a potential flaw, and if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But I'm trying to keep this place afloat.

[sean]

Hey, I voted! FWIW, the last post I deleted was on 10/12 and was steve saying "Sean sucks". I haven't deleted a thread that wasn't merged with another thread or the product of a double posting in well over 3 months, probably much longer I just stopped looking. I WILL close threads that are about to erupt in nonsense and I'll do the same here if it gets nuts. It has nothing to do with me wanting to save face but more that less than 0.6% of the members have issue with me and I'm not going to let them ruin it for the other 99.4% that like it here. If you dont like it, leave.

I have no interest in starting my own board. DMCTalk has been the hub of the online community for several years and IMO it just seems to be slipping ever since the .org switch. I'm just trying to point out what I see as a potential flaw, and if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But I'm trying to keep this place afloat.

Been admin/Mod for many years now. Dude, this place aint going anywhere, even if the .6% went away forever.

[tyb323]

Dude, this place aint going anywhere, even if the .6% went away forever.

I know it's not going anywhere physically, but the quality does seem to be slipping. I don't know where you are getting the .6% from, right now the poll is 50/50. Of course we are still very early in, but I wouldn't call it .6% unless after a month the poll is at .6%...

[LEVY]

This is his site, I believe he should run it the way he feel is better for the whole community.

If he deleted a thread, maybe it was because it was against rules/ policy.

I believe that, if your thread is deleted, and you think it was unnecessary, PM him and ask, maybe he saw something you didn't, or maybe he didn't saw something you did!

Levy

Hello all. So I've been noticing (along with some others) that Sean has a bad habit of deleting posts he doesn't agree with/locking threads he doesn't like the direction of. On the old forum, most threads were not locked down unless they resorted to insulting everyone in the thread. Now it seems like threads get locked on a frequent basis. So my question to you all is simple (and Sean, this is just to give you a barometer of the community). Should Sean keep deleting posts and locking threads, or keep doing what he's doing?