[Solved] Moving topics by 'Moderators' to other forums

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dreamquartz
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[Solved] Moving topics by 'Moderators' to other forums

Post by dreamquartz »

Dear Moderators,

I would like to be informed if, when, and where my Messages are moved,.
If you decide to do so, please provide an explanation to why.

There was a ligit reason for me to place the following message (viewtopic.php?f=49&t=106809 @ this forum.
I spend most of my time here for research and answers.
The Volunteers, but also Moderators provide me and my team with a lot of very good feedback.
As such we are able to provide services to others.

Dream
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Re: Moving Messages by 'Moderators'

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Your message was moved as it bore no relationship to the topic in which it was entered; it is more properly placed in General Discussion, where it will no doubt be read as easily as in the Base forum.

To require that every minor management decision of a Moderator be privately communicated to users places an intolerable burden on their time and goodwill, which is provided, I remind all, on a pro bono basis.
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Re: Moving Messages by 'Moderators'

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I agree with the decision to move that message to the General Discussion forum, as it does not involve the Base component. However, I personally would have not even approved that post in the Base forum since it is off-topic..
dreamquartz wrote:I spend most of my time here for research and answers.
Surely that post does not involve research or answers, nor does it help anyone with a Base question. You can find your own posts with the View your posts link on every forum page.
RoryOF wrote:To require that every minor management decision of a Moderator be privately communicated to users places an intolerable burden on their time and goodwill, which is provided, I remind all, on a pro bono basis.
I agree. This forum would quickly be of no value to anyone if the moderators left. The free service that you have enjoyed on 250+ topics would be gone.
 Edit: I also do not believe that this one is an appropriate topic for the Base forum. Site Feedback would be better. 
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Re: Moving Messages by 'Moderators'

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Dear Moderators,

Please be advised that I have placed these type of messages on this forum over the years.
See viewtopic.php?f=49&t=100537
viewtopic.php?f=49&t=96415
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=91767
But also
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=77982
viewtopic.php?f=49&t=70418

Please feel free to do the appropriate thing.

Please also provide Users with appropriate guidelines on what can and cannot be placed @ the specific forums as of now.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Dream
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Re: Moving Messages by 'Moderators'

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Messages _relevant_ to the application and thread are appropriate, as also messages veering off strict-topicality which arise in the discussion, as such marginal messages may offer guidance to others.

Your sample messages quoted above were all in General Discussion or in Site Feedback; as these were appropriate forums for such messages they were not moved.
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Since this topic is not about a Base question at all, I move it to the Site feedback section.
Note: kind of joke. I never tell when moving topics in the relevant section.
dreamquartz wrote:Please also provide Users with appropriate guidelines on what can and cannot be placed @ the specific forums as of now.
See the tiny line below each forum or sub-forum name, for example for Base (index page): Discuss the database features.

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the *EDIT button if your issue has been fixed.
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