[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Skybo

I'm not sure what you mean about the "party line". If you mean political parties...I've seen posts from both sides of the political aisle that resulted in posts deleted and threads closed.

My point is that it just seems so completely random.

Some threads are allowed to go on forever, including many posts with what would be "rule infractions", some with deletions and admonishments, and some without. And then there are others (such as the Ebola thread) that are just suddenly shut down, with just a few suspect posts (mine included).

I don't get it, but I'm not buying into a conspiracy theory for or against certain posters.

It's just not at all consistent and it is irritating to see an interesting thread closed down without warning.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

In the past, posts were deleted and writers were sometimes publicly admonished with a note "stay on topic" or "do not talk about other posters".
But that seems to have disappeared. Sometimes posts are deleted without any explanation. Sometimes threads are closed or just disappear.

I don't blame the Mods at all because they have to read a lot of crap and make a lot of judgment calls.
I'm sure there is much going on behind the scenes that we don't know about. And TOTV stays calmer if there is no explanation given - then there nothing to argue about.

So even tho it is random, and sometimes I'm curious .. "did I screw up here", "am I going to get sent to the principal's office", I do believe the Mods are doing the best possible job they can.

I think threads which are suddenly closed, juvenile. I say, "let the chips fall where they may."

I have had a number of posts deleted, and yet the post to which I am replying stays right there. It makes one assume they aren't seeing the whole picture and makes no sense at all.

If the mods have to read a lot of crap, they do it because they have to, since they are the ones who make the rules. However, I am not a believer thay read everything. And yes -- I do believe there are favorites whose threads and posts go on forever blabbing nothingness and whose posts are directed at someone in particular. How do I know? I have been the victim a number of times.