Was it something I said?
 

Twice (to my knowledge) threads have been closed following a comment I made. Is it something I said? My bad. Sorry.

Not sure, but Apologizing here may only start a thread about Depression in The Villages!
Keep voicing your opinion, it opens closed minds..

If you did not get an explanation, or acknowledgement of some transgression from a moderator, then it likely wasn't anything YOU said, but, more likely, just the general direction that the thread had taken.
It happens a lot.
For example, the thread asking for witnesses to an accident turned into a discussion of changing traffic laws, and changing requirements for how aging people should be licensed.
After a while the mods just close such threads down because the conversation has lost its way from the original subject.

Your posts probably didn't violate any rules of the forum, but just happened to be the last one on a wayward tack.

Thanks to both of you for commenting. I read the entire thread just this morning and the next thing I knew, right after I made that last comment, the thread was closed. I still think it might have been what I said. :(

I doubt it. More than likely, the thread had run its course.

Was there a comment by the thought police at the end of the thread as to why the thread was being taken down? They'll usually do that. Unless you get a specific message it probably wasn't anything you posted. Look at the very top of this page just under the green topic headings. You should see something like "private messages; unread __, total __. If the number in the "unread" line has anything but a zero in it it means you have a message.

It was.
Not the first time.
Not the last time.
:posting:

:mornincoffee:

Maybe you made the comment at "shift" change.

Of course it was something you said. :1rotfl::1rotfl:

Never say you're sorry for doing something that you believe is not wrong. Someone somewhere will always find a reason to be offended.

Well. At least you get to have the last word.
Something I have never achieved with my wife! :ohdear:

i think it was something I said, not you :cryin2:

You made me look. Here’s what could have happened……

I assume you mean the thread about the homeless in TV.

The topic of the homeless is impossible for a group to discuss without some bringing their personal, religious beliefs into the conversation.

Religion has been in 2 or 3 TOTV threads lately and those threads have moved along OK — mostly— although I could see they would eventually hit thin ice.

Your last post in that thread took a direct hit on one of the posters who expressed Christianity as the basis for his personal response to the topic — as had others.

You have been making your thoughts on religion clear — and that is your prerogative. But I think that last post of yours came off like, “ Shut the hell up” — even though you did not word it like that, you quoted a poster who maybe got on your last nerve……..

Posting in disagreement can be like walking a tightrope, trying to address the opinion without taking a direct hit on the poster.

Also, the moderator might have grown weary of monitoring what could have turned into an all out religious war and you just happened to fire the last shot in a battle.

Boomer

It seems the thread was closed but not "disappeared" which is a good thing.

In the past threads have been both closed and disappeared after my posts several times.

My thought is the topic had been thoroughly discussed, had run its course, and the discussion was running on ad nauseam.

No need to apologize, Coffeebean.

Maybe we can form a club for people who write posts that irritate others.

Maybe a club for people that are easily irritated.

And during happy hour............:thumbup:

I doubt it was something you said. There are people here who are vicious and get a thrill out of attacking others; calling questions stupid, answering by writing "Duh", etc. When you spot one of these people and scan their profile for past answers you can see a high percentage of insulting, mean spirited bullying. These people are allowed to insult others every day even though the Forum rules claim action will be taken. I said all that to say this- it seems NOTHING you can say here will get you in trouble. I'll await the insults to my remarks.

Most threads go off the rails after about 20 or 25 responses.

Almost a cross-thread violation.


:pepper2:

I'm NOT brown nosing. I do not know who the moderator is. I suspect since it is 24 hours a day 7 days a week there is more than one. Read any of the threads. Over time they all seem to turn wine into vinegar.

Political-
It is IMPOSSIBLE to keep political mass conversations CIVIL and yet most issues involve Politics. They have decided to close this site to political subjects.

I do not do marital advice. There is a reason why eye sight and hearing fade.

Often ADVICE in contact with people is do not discuss POLITICS or RELIGION. There is merit in that.

Actually, I just built a big shed!:icon_wink:

Did you get ARC approval?:police:

I have had those messages from the mods a couple of times but not this last time when the thread was closed. I guess it wasn't my comment that closed this last thread I'm referring to..

I have always appreciated your sense of humor.

Yup.

............. :)

Political! Even my shoes are political. One is left and the other is right. 😏

Can’t wait till our basic right - freedom of speech is restored.

it took me a long time to learn this piece of advice to the point that I actually follow it now.
But I have an excuse for being so slow to learn.
As I reflect back on my youth, in my house we discussed politics a lot, and religion as well, and usually from disagreeing viewpoints.
My dad was not so much interested in that we agreed with him as he was interested in seeing us think critically. He also talked in a loud and animated way, which to the uninitiated sounded a lot like he was arguing, and angry. Those of us who lived under his roof knew that "angry" sounded a whole lot different.

Unfortunately, for me, I thought this was normal behavior, and it took me a long time to figure out that what I thought was clever and well articulated, just came off as argumentative to others. It took far too long. But I think I'm better at it now. Pretty much I just "zip it" which is easier to do in person than on the keyboard.

That's a good one.

I have a golf swing that can't figure out which way I should go.

Vibrant discussions are prohibited on here. :censored:

try t

Not sure what this means.

I’ve had several replies, polite and pleasant, referencing common moral guidelines from the Bible not appear. Censored?

Censored
 

It would appear so. I just quick replied with only a general mention of the Bible and it showed up. Previous replies referenced the Decalogue and “Do unto others …”

your handle is ☕
try tea.
As some have suggested go easy