- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
The issue is with the method used.
If a thread is in the wrong forum it should be moved. Obviously you guys work hard to maintain order, and no one is faulting you for failing to keep things up. That's not the point. If a thread is in the wrong forum it should be moved and a note should be posted stating that is was moved and why. Nothing fancy, just something along the lines of "Sorry, we moved this threat to the other forum becasue XYZ. Thanks." What happend in this case was that the thread was locked and posts were deleted as if some horrible ruckus were being caused.
Oh, eventually, the thread was moved but only after considerable angst. Locking the thread and deleteing posts are typically actions reserved for trolls, not people trying to civilly express their opinions. As such, feelings were hurt. Mildly glib followups, amounting to "hey, what's your problem lady" really only served to exaberate the issue.
Forums are places of communication. Even so, extra effort should be made by everyone to be clear in their communications; especially by the admins, whose position of authority lends weight and purpose to thier actions and statements which would not otherwise be attributable to the common poster.
Ultimately an apology might be nice. The forums are frustating in and of themselves, but to be so man-handled by its admins a little more frustrating that is necessary. Harm may not have been intended, but it was done.
Mordia
P.S. My boyfriend wrote this. He is too lazy to make an account.