ok if going on whether it was right to move the first post in this thread to its own thread here is how I think of it...

if the first post in this thread was removed from say a thread on depression I would look at the post and see that there is nothing in the first post of .....this...thread that contains any problems or issues about depression. that says its off topic of depression and should ether be removed completely from the boards or made into its own thread if its a problem that can be discussed on psych central.

now put the original post in ...this..... thread back into context of the thread it was removed from does the post mention anything to do with attending psychotherapy, the posters views on attending therapy, seeing their therapists\psychiatrists and other issues related to psychology\psycho therapy...

I dont see anywhere in the first post of this thread where it talks about a therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health testing, views on going to therapy... stuff the psychotherapy board is for posting about.

the first post is about whether the people in authority here on psych central can post on psych central outside of their duties of being moderators and administrators.

to me that says the post needed to be removed or moved in order to keep the psychotherapy boards\posts and threads on topic of therapy, seeing mental health treatment providers and other therapy related issues.

now to take it a step further since the first post in this thread needed to be moved or deleted entirely because it wasnt about psychotherapy and our mental health treatment providers I for one am glad that instead of just deleting and notifying the poster that their thread was off topic of the board so it had to go in the trash\ never to be seen or discussed again they decided that this is an issue that will fit for community discussion and feedback.

its a great topic and can help the moderators and administrators know what we as a community need from them.

i for one am glad the authority team is going to continue to post as members as well as continue to do their jobs here. without their input and hard work this site would not be what it is today. I have been on sites where the only time you see or hear from a moderator\administrator is when they are banning someone, telling members they are posting wrong, deleting posts and giving out sanctions\ reprimands. the end result is everyone hating the site, hating the people in authority and not wanting to get promoted to that position due to others will turn against them just because they now have to be the big mean boss of making and upholding the rules and keeping the site running.

Id rather be part of a site where those in authority are human beings who can balance being part of a community not just the bad guy serving out reprimands, deletions and all that being moderators\administrators entails.