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Eschator83
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:33 am 
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Can anyone please explain why all these threads are being closed or moved? This certainly can't be giving newcomers a very good impression of our site. When will this stop?
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Gideon
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:38 pm 
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Eschator,

Threads are typically moved because they are off-topic with respect to their original location. This thread, for example, doesn't really fit the purpose of "The Garage (3e)," where it was started. It's better suited to Interact "With the Moderators (1b)," so I'll be moving it there. Sometimes threads are temporarily removed for review, after which they may be returned to the forum intact, they may be returned with some editing, or they may be removed permanently because they're deemed to be completely inappropriate for our forum. Sometimes threads are moved to restricted areas of the forum because they contain advocacy of non-Christian theology or non-Christian worldviews and it's not the purpose of this forum to provide a platform for such views even though we allow some discussion of them among members who have demonstrated a degree of maturity. We restrict access to those discussions in an effort to make the forum a safe place for individuals of any maturity level.

Threads are locked for different reasons. Sometimes they're locked temporarily to give participants a chance to cool off a bit. If they're locked permanently, it's usually either because the topic has been beaten to death and is going in circles, the discussion has become unfruitful, or because participants in the thread are not abiding by the forum's Code of Conduct. Permanently locked threads may be reopened upon request.

As to your final question, we'll stop locking threads or moving them when the reasons for doing so stop. :wink:

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Thank you very much for your prompt and patient reply--I feel much better and will stop worrying about whether spammers are hijacking our forum.
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You're welcome! :D Unfortunately, we do have to deal with spammers almost daily. Usually they're posting commercial links in an effort to generate revenue and we try to remove those posts (and their access to the forum) as quickly as possible. But I don't think we have to worry too much about the forum being hijacked.

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