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Skipjack Joe
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thread owner as thread administrator
Here's an idea.
People post informative threads that subsequently get trashed by other posters. Thread owner has no power to stop this.
Why not give a thread owner the permission to be able to delete posts that he feels are not related to the thread as he/she sees it. The ability of
the thread owner to administer her own thread.
Would this be a good idea? Is this possible?
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comitan
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Yes its a very good idea if it can be done.
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Skipjack Joe
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If it can't be done then I think a thread owner should at least have the right to demand that Doug Means remove any post in his/her thread.
Look, people go to the trouble of composing information, taking pictures, and encouraging others to contribute to their thread. When someone hijacks
it, trashes it, and turns others away from that effort. When that happens it just isn't fair to those who put in the effort to begin with.
Perhaps this right already exists.
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Natalie Ann
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Used to be that way, if I remember correctly. Caused some problems in that sometimes long threads were deleted entirely and many posters felt this
was not fair.
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Skipjack Joe
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No, actually I take the second suggestion back. Regarding asking or demanding Doug Means for this.
By the time Doug gets involved in a trashed thread it's often too late as posters have already moved on and may not even come back. It's the owner
that monitors his/her own thread, responding to every remark, and encouraging others to continue. It's the owner who should have this right over the
thread.
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bajalou
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Good idea - deleat posts not have to deleat whole thread.
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jrbaja
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I certainly like that idea
Besides just me and me agreeing with me, everyone else would agree with me too. Or at least everyone I didn't erase.
That oughtta broaden my extremely limited horizons!
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Natalie Ann
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Words which are posted to malaign another or which argue simply for argument's sake.... it is my firm belief that such words belong on the off-topic
board - no matter how one might try to disguise them on an otherwise interesting and non-confrontational thread.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
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bajajudy
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[Edited on 10-1-2005 by bajajudy]
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Paulina
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Yeah, but will you still be able to write your name in the sand!?
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thebajarunner
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Skipjack, I like your idea.
(note that from mid-post on in this thread your point is clearly made....)
I call them "Thread Thieves" and it would be appropriate for the "Thread Starter" to weed out the Thieves.
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BajaNomad
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As requested, it's not going to happen. There are numerous reasons, not the least of which is the software does not allow this option, nor is it
worth it for me to modify the supplied software (again, for a number of reasons).
In a previous version of this forum software when the thread-starter deleted their first post, they would remove the entire thread. Not so with the
current version of the software.
Besides, not all thread owners are as diligent at monitoring their threads.. especially over time, as you might be suggesting they would... nor would
they necessarily be technically proficient/comfortable to figure out how to do this.
The answer is more help with moderation. But then you have to ask yourself: who?
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jrbaja
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I will volunteer !
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The Gull
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Are Nominations Accepted?
Baja Blackie...
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jrbaja
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If moderating my own posts
means not voicing my opinions on zoos and foreign tourists meddling, this should turn into quite the group. When do your uniforms arrive?
Because it would be a real shame to start burning the books without being in uniform.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
Yeah, but will you still be able to write your name in the sand!?
<*)))>< |
Great suggestion! Now I don't need that power washer/sand blaster I was saving up for.
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The Gull
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Administer this!
The latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.
It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats.
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When you go into court you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people that weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
[Edited on 9-30-2005 by The Gull]
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Gull
When you go into court you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people that weren't samrt enough to get out of jury duty. |
Ken Lay and Tom Delay are counting on it. 
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Sharksbaja
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Oh, I think there will be a public lynching of "Drug Czar" Bennet first.
I think HE is a "flamer".
The rest of this thread is almost funny.
Self-moderation....ha, that'll be the day.
Maybe some don't realize how much some others enjoy the heat and flames.
I think that's their "drug of choice".
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Dave
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What's Bill gone and done now?
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