Five threads and counting.

[Dinner]

Since five different threads have been closed in the last hour or so I'd like to ask a question. Are there any hard and fast rule which we should follow to avoid threads being closed? I know about the general run of the mill sort of things but where exactly do we draw the line?

Also does the criteria for closing threads change from moderator to moderator? I mean are some moderators more lenient then others or do they all follow the same rule book?

[orange]

start a new hand

[Dinner]

Hand?

[Dinner]

Oh, you mean this one will be closed? Yes, I knew that before I posted it but still I wanted to ask.

[Dis]

make that 6

[Dinner]

Could someone please anwser the question before the thread gets closed? I'd really like to know.

[orange]

yes it varies from mod to mod, yes they can close whatever they want, no there's nothing (aside from complaining to Markos and Dan) that you can do about it

Best case scenario this thread gets moved to Apolyton forum...but judging by the subject and timing of this thread, and the fact that MtG is the only one on the prowl tonight, my money is on a closure. So kiss it goodbye

[Dinner]

Kiss. Kiss. Kiss

[Sprayber]

im sure it usually comes down to

preceived intent
execessive spamming
too many personal insults


each mod probably has different takes on when a thread crosses the line and even may vary from day to day. example lots of personal insults in a day or in the past few hours. just speculation.

[MarkG]

you've been registered for 1.5 years and still dont know what's acceptable here?

http://apolyton.net/forums/misc.php?action=faq&page=4

[MichaeltheGreat]

Even hard and fast rules are subject to a degree of interpretation. When spam threads are less common, I'm more tolerant of a few of them, but when they start to proliferate, then I kill them. I usually just ban people though, it's ultimately less work and more effective to yank others back in line.

I also outright deleted one, so this will be number seven in a few minutes.

The timing issue is simple: I was away from the computer for a while, so when I came back, target threads were all close to the top of page one.

The women peeing upright thread should be obvious, even without the spam.

Once a thread topic is killed off by spam, and nobody seems to be trying to stay on topic, that's a sign it's ready for the toaster.

The avatar one was headed for an argument and insultfest, and if someone really wants to whine about an avatar or whatever, they can do it by PM to the poster or to the admins, not by a thread.

Threads that refer to posters by name, that are in anyway insulting, baiting, etc., are deleted, and I almost always ban the threadstarter.

If a thread starts to degenerate into namecalling, I normally just ban people, especially if there's some actual discussion in the thread. Tonight, I closed a couple going in that direction, but let the people go.

Copycat threads are listed as violating the rules, as are threads that get a little too inappropriate