Pappnase wrote:hello
thread open again!
cos in this forum are so many threads wich have nothing to do with phpwcms.
GOOD IDEA !!
My thoughts ( I know... WHO CARES?

):
This forum (General Discussion) is a valuable meeting place for the fostering of topics, ideas, news and other forms of community involvement for users and visitors, here. Having a point or making a worthwhile comment should have a "little" lower standard here than the other sections of the forum.
This thread maybe wasn't my "cup of tea"... so, I just chose not to participate, but I also believe that the thread was just a friendly exchange between some members. It, most likely, would have "run out of steam" pretty quickly, since the subject matter was "superficial" and meant no provocation. Had this been an attack upon the script or the users here (or spam or worse), then quick action would have been warranted.
I am POSITIVE that frold SHOULD have "stepped in" (right when he did) and I know that his intent was NOT malicious. I tend to feel that his first "instinct" was CORRECT to moderate "where the thread was going" and he just got carried away in bolstering his argument with the part about "post counts". Anyone who does a quick check will soon realize that there are no minimum or maximum "post counts"... nor are there any rewards or penalties for posting.
With that said... I want to emphasize the valuable "hard" work that the moderators put in when they take on these *additional* duties on top of their "regular" slate of daily work and tasks. Also, keep in mind that there is no "school" or "rules" or "special abilities" that can guide these moderators in figuring out what and where to draw the lines.
We have been VERY FORTUNATE here with good patrons (frold & feelX DEFINITELY have been), NO flame-baiting and NO trolls. I'm AMAZED at how good a job ALL the moderators have done (especially Pappnase and frold), THANKS !
With any luck, these two members will realize that neither were right or wrong in the "heat of the moment" but rather that they were not their usual selves (happens to ALL of us... and don't try to convince me other wise

). Both are wanted back and I presume... welcome to return, if that is their wish. (Hint!, Hint!)
(DeXXus now steps down from his soapbox and shuffles back into the forum to read some threads and learn from others.)