Yesterday Joe Dallas posted a simple expression of sympathy. The thread was immediately closed down by a moderator. And yet, Rule 2 states ".......... Offer condolences to the family and friends, of course!.........."
What gives?
Yesterday Joe Dallas posted a simple expression of sympathy. The thread was immediately closed down by a moderator. And yet, Rule 2 states ".......... Offer condolences to the family and friends, of course!.........."
What gives?
I was the mod that closed Joe's thread and included a link to the thread Doug started. It was closed in an effort to consolidate the multiple threads on this accident into one thread.
Our thoughts are certainly with the families dealing with a terrible loss.
No, you're missing Doug's point.
Please do inform the VAF of such events, and do extend sympathy.
But when posters introduce elements of deliberation, it's got to get locked down for the family's sake. Doug's insisting that we not go there, and he's right. Rule #2 is non-negotiable.
As a mod, I've got to help him police deliberative discussion without a formal final mishap report. However, I'll try hard to only remove those forbidden deliberative portions of the post while keeping the informative and sympathetic entries. They definitely belong in VAF.