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Sometimes a thread originator asks, sometimes in the opening post, to keep the thread on track.
Sometimes a thread originator asks a contributor to limit non-helpful remarks.......and they don’t- or won’t.
Sometimes a thread reader gets on in the middle of a thread and the misdirection is unintentional....but still won’t quit when asked.
Sometimes a thread originator can’t deal with excessive poop in the thread- and ask for it’s removal.
Courtesy and respect is a good course.
OM
Sometimes a thread originator asks, sometimes in the opening post, to keep the thread on track.
Sometimes a thread originator asks a contributor to limit non-helpful remarks.......and they don’t- or won’t.
Sometimes a thread reader gets on in the middle of a thread and the misdirection is unintentional....but still won’t quit when asked.
Sometimes a thread originator can’t deal with excessive poop in the thread- and ask for it’s removal.
Courtesy and respect is a good course.
OM
Yes ... I agree with all the above. And honestly thought that was kind of what the moderators did ...keep all us "cats herded". We see it all the time in a lot of threads and we all sometimes need a little reminder to "stay within the lines" .
Sometimes a thread originator asks, sometimes in the opening post, to keep the thread on track.
Sometimes a thread originator asks a contributor to limit non-helpful remarks.......and they don’t- or won’t.
Sometimes a thread reader gets on in the middle of a thread and the misdirection is unintentional....but still won’t quit when asked.
Sometimes a thread originator can’t deal with excessive poop in the thread- and ask for it’s removal.
Courtesy and respect is a good course.
OM
The OP asked that the thread be deleted. He indicated that the information that had been gathered about places to visit, etc., might be posted somewhere on the interwebs whenever things get back to normal with respect to social interactions. Looks some it ended up in April's ON.
Sorry about that!
Like the posters that say "I don't want to hijack the thread, but..." and proceed to hijack the thread.
Well, sorta
Thread direction here on the MOA forum is generally pretty good. The Moderators work to keep things organized and “within the lines” and running smoothly. If the Moderators were to “ride herd” on every thread, it would be a disservice to the forum- and the Members.
Most of the thread “high jacks” are unintentional (best I can tell) and some ever mention their comment is a bit off the thread and thoughtful. Some of the posters keyboards seem to have Tourette’s and they type on.
Like “wearing a mask” and “social distancing”, respect for others can lead to a better experience.
If someone needs to find a Moderator for help, a quick link is in my sig line. It can also be found at the bottom of the page using “view forum leaders”.
Enjoy and be safe.
Gary
In my opinion the moderators need to be more aggressive when someone is directly confronting another poster. Letting people "work it out" is a good approach only IF the hijack or conflict is truly unintentional. However, when someone bombs a thread with an intentional hijack it's pretty obvious they want to cause conflict and derail the thread. Time for the cavalry.
Greg -
The call to do that is a bit nuanced. Personally, I might not read between the lines as well as the next person. So I think it can be hard to read intentionality down the long internet wires. As I think Gary was getting at, if we err on the side of clamping down first, asking questions later, then things get to be a bit stifled and the objections begin to rise in the background. By in large, most members/posters understand what is going on and the "stirrers" come down to those that have done that before. In those cases, we kinda have a history and can be a bit more proactive. But generally, I think the tendency is to let things go, unless completely over the line, and then see what some of the reactions are. Members have been good about reporting posts if they feel something has drifted too far out of the gray area.
We have a lot of snark here on the forum...that's people's personalities coming out...and often that in itself is not helpful. If we were all sitting around the real campfire and not the virtual one, we'd be able to read voice and body cues. If something is way out of line for prime time TV, then that's a problem. But cable TV?? That can be a bit fuzzy! :
Ditto. It would have been nice to delete the confrontation, but leave the valuable info intact. We're all responsible adults capable of weighing risks and making informed decisions. None of us would put our own or others' lives at risk on the basis of what they read in a single online post.
Moderators should have the ability to put someone in the corner for a timeout when indicated.
Pete
{SNIP}...I think it was to the detriment of the Forum and the BMW MOA because Ian had been a good long time contributor. But it was his choice.
Ditto. It would have been nice to delete the confrontation, but leave the valuable info intact. We're all responsible adults capable of weighing risks and making informed decisions. None of us would put our own or others' lives at risk on the basis of what they read in a single online post.
Moderators should have the ability to put someone in the corner for a timeout when indicated.
Pete