NationStates Jolt Archive

aggg. nevermind, it appears some people are interested.
goddamn latecomers! where were you?
sry

Because thinking about sex is better than real life?

Because thinking about sex is better than real life?

not really.

not really.

Qft.

Though I don't see the need to delete the thread.

There is no thread ownership in General, so I don't think there would be any reason for a mod to delete it.

Its been deleted for some reason... Idk why though, it may be a weird thread but still ...

Qft.

Though I don't see the need to delete the thread.
As i said above no ones really interested.
There is no thread ownership in General, so I don't think there would be any reason for a mod to delete it.
I thought a thread can be deleted at OP request?
Its been deleted for some reason... Idk why though, it may be a weird thread but still ...

For me it still appears to exist.

I thought a thread can be deleted at OP request?
In the roleplaying forums, not General.

In the roleplaying forums, not General.

well i've done it before in General.
besides i've been convinced now.
I honestly did have a good reason to put this up for deletion. At the time, it had only 1 post and 36 views, now that's changed perhaps just to spite me.
arrg.

Philosopy's got it right, MHiJ. No thread ownership in General.

I saw your original post, but left the thread alone because I thought it a topic others would post on later.

I closed another by Nanatsu, not because she requested it, but because it was wildly off-topic and the off-topic-ness was becoming flamebait.

So if you've had threads closed apparently at your request before, it's because the mod concerned thought they needed closing.

Philosopy's got it right, MHiJ. No thread ownership in General.

I saw your original post, but left the thread alone because I thought it a topic others would post on later.

I closed another by Nanatsu, not because she requested it, but because it was wildly off-topic and the off-topic-ness was becoming flamebait.

So if you've had threads closed apparently at your request before, it's because the mod concerned thought they needed closing.

oh right, but i still think Nanatsu's thread could have been okay.
Well once i got a thread deleted because i double posted it, hmmm i suppose you can have thread ownership, but only with good reason.

I wrote this stuff out so I wouldn't have to keep 'splaining it. Do me a favor and read the thing, OK?


Thoughts on Thread Management: It's common for us to lock, split, or otherwise maintain threads in General or other forums as a favor to the topic starter when such action will make the thread more readable or on topic. Examples of this include deleting or splitting posts from the General stickies that Erastide maintains or Komodom's UN sticky. Stickies are a somewhat special case, as their stickiness implies a certain level of Official Approval. If somebody has a non-sticky (but persistent) thread and wants similar assistance, we will consider it on a case by case basis. My base rule on that involves the question, "would I have done this if I stumbled across it myself?" If the answer is yes, I generally accede to the request.

Other General threads may be locked on request if the thread starter (or anyone else, for that matter) points out that the topic has devolved beyond redemption, or if rampant rulebreaking has wrecked the topic. From a maintenance perspective, this is just an extension of our own Modly ability to close problem threads and deal with topic hijacking. No one of us can possibly read every post in every thread, so it's fine to have them pointed out to us.

The thread ownership aspect in the RP forums extends much further than it does elsewhere. RP topic starters can ask to have certain players removed from a thread. We do not allow that level of control anywhere else. Also, requests for closure or deletion are almost entirely automatic, which is not the case elsewhere.