I am assuming you have some sort of constitution/standard operating procedures/ rules and regulations that is/are consistent. Can you tell me, please, what is the cut off point critera/criterion for your closing a thread? Is it because: -you cant follow it? -the degree of tangent from the original post is +/- a defined number of degrees? -someone has bleated to you because they've made themselves look a bit silly? -you don't like the subject matter? -you don't like the poster? -you've gone into your secret chitty chatty room and decided to be arbitrary because you can and it's amusing? -something else? I'm just arrrskin' because I'm interested. That is all. Luvz Gymmers x
Case by case, but usually a mixture if the above. If it was about the poster, we'd never have any threads on here :biggrin:
Here's an example. Read the final 20 or so posts before it was locked: http://www.wfcforums.com/showthread...14-FA-Cup-Third-Rd-Replay&p=919486#post919486
Powerjugs, thank you - usually when the 'discussions' on here deteriorate into personal abuse I stop reading - especially when one person is on the receiving end - but that one (which i missed) was so over the top it had me laughing out loud. I like to think that Highgrade actually has a Stephen Hawking-type mind & that the joke's on the rest of us.
It turned into a childish slap fight of sorts at the end with one word against another with no substantial evidence either way. 'Twas funny, yet rather sad. I just start laughing at the sight of it.
It went off topic. I'd normally start wielding the mod stick when insults are hurled but everyone gave as good as they got. We're not sad enough to read every thread & post so do rely on everyone to report anything they think is a bit off.