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casual
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  It seems that more and more threads are disappearing as of late.  The "Does America Owe Black Americans an Apology" and the "JOCOB WESTER" threads seem to have been deleted.  On what grounds are these threads being removed?  I looked in the FAQs and I was unable to find any justifiable grounds to delete these threads.  Nothing about either of those threads is inherently "vulgar or offensive". 

  Individual posts may meet deletable criteria, and should be dealt with...individually.  There are countless utterly pointless and worthless threads created here daily that simply fade away naturally.  If something is worth being discussed (determined by the amount and frequency of contributions), it should stay.  Who deletes these threads and who do they answer to?
 
  If I'm wrong about either of those two threads being deleted, I apologize in advance.  In any case, arbitrarily deleting threads defeats the whole purpose of this site.

Aug 10 2008 9:17PM
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SteevJee
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yeah i didn't really understand why the jacob thread was deleted
Aug 10 2008 9:18PM
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Bigwoods
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First, for some reason your writing is.. very pleasing to the brain?
And second, I second your statement. I'm sure the mods have their reasoning though.
Aug 10 2008 9:21PM
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sdfjklioeur
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make a thread about t-heed being signed to ninthward and itll get deleted in an instant
Aug 10 2008 9:22PM
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DangerToes
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^pretty much any thread about ninthward will get deleted because they always threaten to sue NS. that said, this post will probably get deleted shortly now, but that brogan thread was fucking hilarious i wish it was still here
Aug 10 2008 10:47PM
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GreenStezz
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weak, but oh well.....
Aug 10 2008 10:51PM
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casual
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  I respect NS protecting itself against litigation...particularly when it comes to copyright infringement ala RedBull merchandise.  But come on.  I hate to play the first ammendment card, but who exactly decides which threads are inappropriate/unecessary and by what criteria?  There's a fine line between sensible forum management and fascism.  Ok, that's clearly hyperbole, but the fact still remains that some of the thread deleting is questionable at best. 

  I for one found the discussion in the "Black American Apology" thread interesting, if sometimes idiotic.  The Brogan/Wester thread had a ton of potential to be hysterical.  Why Ns?

Aug 10 2008 10:59PM
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Skibumsmith
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This thread is going to be deleted.

Aug 10 2008 11:00PM
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casual
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 That's unfortunate.
Aug 10 2008 11:07PM
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papasteeze
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There is a good cross section of moderators along with there likes and dislikes -  no reason to explain anything other than some focus on some areas, more than others.  I for one am a stickler about organization.  Gear related threads go in gear talk!  HA! 

I don't cruise NSG that often however many mods do.

Here...   read the first post in this thread.

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/340690/
Aug 10 2008 11:43PM
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casual
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 Thanks, that was helpful.  I may not agree with everything on that list, or agree that the deleted threads I referenced were indisputably in violation of those rules, but I don't run the show, now do I?
 
Aug 10 2008 11:53PM
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papasteeze
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thats the beauty of NS  those rules are there, but rarely enforced to that level until some mod has had about enough..  right or wrong.. it gives balance and lends itself to a more balanced moderation.

Sometimes threads are deleted at the request of the thread creator too..  Just something to think about.
Aug 11 2008 12:00AM
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papasteeze
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It would be good to have that option, on the other hand it begs the question, "why was this thread locked"  For as many threads are deleted, there are few instances of, "why"  the wester thread is one of those instances.

I messaged the mod that deleted the thread and he said I could put it back if I wanted, I chose not to at that time, until the Wester website was announced......... 
Aug 12 2008 9:24PM
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papasteeze
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^^  word..  IPB boards have some good stuff.   NS is all custom written as you are well aware.  The "coders" are working off a priority list. I don't believe functions aren't a top priority right now. 
Aug 12 2008 9:53PM
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Evan.Frazee
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i had a thread deleted the other day and i was just talking about this kids edit that i saw nothing bad at all. its lame
Aug 13 2008 2:54AM
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casual
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 I lobbied papa to reinstate the wester thread...claim
Aug 13 2008 4:40AM
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pavel
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hey does anyone remember when we had a thread loaded with pictures of hot and lewdly exposed women?
Aug 14 2008 12:57AM
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