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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Mabian
Posted by: Recon Number 54
I can see that it was moved, and while I can follow the logic that would have caused a ninja to relocate the thread, I am of the opinion that it (and the community) are better served by it being in The Septagon.
Going by the books, it contained a group link, and therefore could be seen as an advertisement. Links to groups always raise flags, which then leads into your next point, which I don't think I need to quote.
"The books" are a guideline, and we should use them to assist in making decisions. But they are not always the final word.
For example, Chapter Founders is "advertised" in threads in this very forum. Do I consider that improper? No, because letting group management, leaders and founders know that there are resources available to them is more important than calling it a violation of the letter of the law.
It is a slippery slope, and that is why I can clearly understand how a fellow ninja could have seen that thread and decided that it should be moved. I would not and do not fault them for making such a decision, even if I looked at the same thread, considered that action and decided differently.
We ninja are all human beings, we make decisions, and I am not willing to call the fact that it was moved a "mistake". It was a decision, and an understandable one. But we have (to varying degrees) calmly discussed the matter and now we ALL have the benefit of seeing alternate views on the matter. I'd like to think that we're all better off because of that discussion.
I didn't think that my post had anything to do with actually condemning the ninja(s) who made the decision to move it. If it was misconstrued that way, I did not intend it. The problem is that the books bring up controversy, which make mods make difficult choices. Hence this problem.
While I won't disagree that this forum may be falling apart, I don't see how voicing complaints leads into a method of improving the forum. If you think the Septagon is falling apart in some way, perhaps you could propose methods of improving it. Saying that you feel the community is falling apart and that you're sick of it won't make you a martyr and help to improve the community.