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Originally Posted by jthig32
So harsh Murph, so harsh.
The bottom line is this: After discussing this ad nauseum in the past, we've relaxed on keeping things in threads that already exist. If you want to make a new thread, fine. Whoever started the stupid Barea thread certainly felt fine about it. And all we did was mock the thread.
But honestly, what are we supposed to do about a thread like the Butler thread? It started as a general trade thread. Then the news on Butler specifically accelerated very suddenly, and it very organically became a thread about the Butler trade. Now, we are accused all the time of over-moderating. Should we have shut down that thread and forced everyone to an "Official Caron Butler trade thread" thread? That would strike me as over moderation.
The complaints in the past have been about generic threads where several conversations are going on at once. That is not the case with the Butler thread. It's very focused, it just happens to be very long. So what are we supposed to do? Make a new thread for it every day? Spawn a new thread after a certain post count? That would be stupid.
And honestly, I'm generally completely open to discuss things like this, but starting a complaint thread and then insulting regular posters with crap like "those of us that have a life" is pretty idiotic in my opinion.
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What should have been done about the Butler thread? I don't place any blame on a moderator for what occurred there. Someone (including me) should have had the common sense to start a new thread once the trade occurred..but, it's not the fault of a mod. Yeah, it is the problem that Stressboy is talking about.. the fundamental shift in this "community" in what to do when something such as a trade occurs.. or whenever a new idea that's thread worthy pops up inside another thread.. The forum struggles as a whole with something that should be so basic in principle. But it's not any one individual's fault. It is everyone's fault.