[gitmo]

I agree. It would be good if the explanation was included in the remnants of the thread. I occasionally see an interesting thread and see it disappear. I wonder what is the reason.

[Bubba_Leroy]

I'd appreciate the same courtesy when you delete a comment within a thread. I have had a couple of comments "Removed by Moderator" and had no clue why. A private e-mail stating whether a particular rule was broken or whether it was just the whim of the moderator would certainly be helpful in preventing future transgressions.

[martin_fierro]

(Counting the minutes until this thread -- or this comment -- inexplicably vanishes.) <|:)~

[backhoe]

I agree.

[Admin Moderator]

This thread is being pulled because Jim has said that he does not want "why was my thread pulled" threads on his forum. You can always use freepmail to ask questions.

And I have just reviewed the actions of the past 24 hours. It does not appear that any threads of yours have been pulled.

If a post of yours is pulled and you can't figure out why, here are the steps to take:

1) Check to see if your post is a duplicate of one that was posted within the last few hours.

2) Check to see if your post is a full posting of something the Washington Post/LA Times owns.

3) If it was neither and you still cannot figure out why, write to the Admin Moderator account. Be patient- it may take several hours for us to get back to you.

4) If you do not get an answer or the answer is unsatisfactory, then contact Jim Robinson.

More times than not when a thread is pulled for reasons other than being a duplicate, a mail is sent. In the future, mails will automatically be sent when a thread is pulled.

This thread will self destruct in 5 minutes.

[Dallas]

Because there is no consistency in the way the mods apply the rules, you can only chalk it up to bias/favortism on their part....

This has been suggested before, yet nothing has changed.

[TomGuy]

These threads that self destruct bring to mind Mission Impossible.

[ArneFufkin]

Suggestion: If a post is pulled, the posts that directly respond to it should be pulled too.

[2Trievers]

[Rebelbase]

Already posted here.

[RnMomof7]

It would be nice to have the courtesy of a reply to a frmail regarding a pulled post too. What often looks to be a rebellion on a thread is simply someone TRYING to find out why.

[MarkWar]

>Suggestions for the moderators

My suggestion is that all the moderators should dress and make up themselves just like this:

I wouldn't even care then if they didn't give me a reason why they pulled my post...

Mark W.

[Willie Green]

So far, my participation on this thread has been somewhat off-topic, but I figure I might as well chime in as long as the thread is still running.

Over the years I've been here, there've been countless "why has something been deleted" threads. While many may be honest & genuine queries, it's been my observation that most have been generated by malcontents seeking hard & fast, detailed rules, merely so they could have the opportunity of "catching" an inconsistancy that they could raise a bigger ruckus about.

I haven't always agreed with everything I've observed, but I'd estimate that the discretionary judgement that's been used has been appropriate 99.99% of the time.
Chalk me up among those who "permit" JimRob and the Mods to be normal humans and occasionally fallible. IMHO, management has every right to be "inconsistant" at times, whether by human nature or intentional. I have no problems with judicious flexibility, tightening or loosening of the reins as necessitated by the behavior of forum participants.

Just my humble opinion.