Deleted Threads?

joev · 01-01-2005, 08:41 PM

Why do you guys delete certain threads? I had a thread which my name was in, I bragged to my boys about it, then it got deleted and I looked like a wackjob! (I just loved it that I could google "greatest americans" and my name popped up!) Please restore that deleted thread! I have cheese crackers, and cheese sticks! Give me this at least.

PS: I know this is a futile effort, but money is not an issue.

patientlywaiting · 01-02-2005, 04:07 PM

i know what you mean!! my "virginity" thread was deleted.. i don't know why??? i mean.. high school & college students have to deal w/ that topic.. ughh it makes me mad!

Roger_Dooley · 01-04-2005, 12:49 PM

Threads are removed if they are way off topic for the forum or for CC as a whole. Sometimes a thread will be removed because the majority of the posts are problematic (contain email addresses, links, flames, etc.) and it would be to time-consuming to edit many posts or sort out the few good posts from the rest. Whenever possible, our mods will attempt to save a good thread by moving it to the appropriate forum or by editing/deleting individual posts. Sometimes, though, a thread heads south so quickly it isn't practical to salvage.

calidan · 01-04-2005, 02:52 PM

I think that it would benefit everyone if you (and all mods) would just "lock" threads instead of deleting them altogether, because oftentimes there is a lot of useful information in deleted threads, even if they were argumentative.

Roger_Dooley · 01-04-2005, 02:57 PM

We'll lock a thread if it is headed in a bad direction but has been mostly OK, or if the discussion is getting repetitive with little new information being added.

phlogistonfreak · 01-04-2005, 03:29 PM

Do you ever lock individual posters out of a thread? What happened to the "I am a failure thread"?

mwparent · 01-04-2005, 04:26 PM

Where did it move to?

TheDad · 01-04-2005, 06:14 PM

The most recent Musical Theater Threads are now in the Musical Theater Majors forum under the College Majors Forum.

calidan · 01-04-2005, 06:44 PM

I was wondering if it was possible to un-delete threads (restore them)? Because I think that a thread was deleted because it was assumed that it contained trivial posts due to its title, while it actually contained pertinent information regarding admissions.

calidan · 01-05-2005, 06:24 PM

Bump... it would be great if my question could be answered.

JEM · 01-05-2005, 06:39 PM

Calidan, it is possible to undelete SOME threads.

Please note, however, that any questions having to do with moderation should be handled via e-mail or PM. If you wish to discuss the particular thread I deleted, you can e-mail me. I tried to send you a response to your PM but had system trouble getting it sent.