<font color="blue">I don't understand. While I'm very appreciative that you are having this dialogue, how is this NOT discussing administrative issues? In the past, and I do mean RECENT past, this kind of questioning resulted in being warned for public discussion of admin issues.

Even when trying to discuss something of this nature in PM with mods or admin, it was NOT acceptable.

I think this is exactly what some of the members are concerned about: NEVER knowing what is acceptable and what isn't or when, and how it seems to be up to the whim of the admin/moderator...without consistency.

Again, it's nice that you have chosen, DocJohn, to have this discussion. I just wish it could have been with me, or downsolong.

As for locked threads... I don't see a need to lock threads because of content... delete the offending posts. My GAME thread of Questions Only was locked mainly because of 2 posts (and 2 postees)... but when the thread wasn't reinstated (because the posts were not going to be deleted) it was because of server issues...and the carte blanc support of moderator's actions. The closing post could have be rewritten to state the server issue, like the other long threads were explained, but it wasn't. I used that thread as my only - ONLY - fun here at PC, and it's locking came at a time when I was having great difficulty with my dying service dog, and stress over holidays etc. I mean, it couldn't have come at a much worse time. But no one cared to talk with me over it.

While you do state things here in the public forums, and good statements they are, they don't always depict what the attitude of the moderators and other admin are, imo.

For one instance, you say things will always be available for discussion in PM when there's a problem or misunderstanding. I'm saying, "It ain't so." Maybe it's just me, IDK. Maybe I am expected to be able to read minds and understand. IDK.

Another thought about locking threads... some members take pride in getting a conflicting member's thread locked. Some are very cunning in the way they do it. There's a real battle on PC with this at times, imo. Then, the locked thread is there for all to read anyway...what good is that? It continues the discussion and if any, upset.

Remove the offending posts. If they all offend, then delete the thread. When the offending post is removed, copy and paste it to the offender in a PM, so they KNOW what you're talking about. If a mod just PMs the offender and says I had to edit/delete your post, then a member just has to take their word for it, and can't figure out why or what...because they don't know what exactly was posted.

Again, thanks for working on communication on PC. I think improving this area will continue to keep PC at the top of the game! TC