Babies and bathwater

Whim of the OP

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Sift deletes threads if OPs ask them to.

My question: if a post triggers an interesting technical discussion, should Sift ignore the request and allow the discussion to develop? They can always remove offensive comments if need be. In short, why is the whim of the huffy OP seen as more important than the views of constructive contributors?

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Tom Herbert
By Tom Herbert
03rd Sep 2019 10:55

It wasn't actually the OP who asked for the post to be removed. We had a couple of complaints from members about 'freeloaders' polluting the site, so I pulled it.

As with all these things I'm happy to listen to constructive contributors, so if you'd like the thread back I'd be happy to restore it.

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By Tax Dragon
03rd Sep 2019 11:06

Thanks Tom. Apologies for my incorrect assumption.

I saw nothing wrong with the thread, but if others did I don't want to upset them by suggesting you reinstate it.

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By Tax Dragon
03rd Sep 2019 11:42

We've wandered off topic, which was about deletions.

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By legerman
04th Sep 2019 12:10

Tax Dragon wrote:

We've wandered off topic, which was about deletions.

It's called thread drift, and happens on every single forum, although not so much here. I don't see anything wrong with it.

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Tom Herbert
By Tom Herbert
03rd Sep 2019 14:47

Great, thanks for that everyone. Have restored the thread so the comments aren't lost in the AWeb vortex.

I've switched the username to anonymous. I'm sure if you really wanted to you could find it...

All the best,

Tom

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By Tax Dragon
03rd Sep 2019 15:23

While my OP was in response to the deletion of the reinstated thread, the wider question (about whether OPs should have the 'right' to have threads removed) remains. In many (OK, some) cases, the contributions they make to the discussion are far less useful than the contributions made by responders.

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