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What's with the [new ?] policy of closing threads with no explanation ?

Twice in the last few days I've tried to reply to something only to find it closed - with no explanation or indication of why.

Which threads paul?

tbh, I can't remember the first one now, it was 3/4 days ago, this was the other one ;

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=103921

The user was unlicensed and there was clearly no point for that thread to carry on, now was there? :)

That probably applies to about 50% of the threads on vb.org, why single out that one ?

More to the point, I wasn't really questioning the reason - but why was there no explanation or note that it has been closed. It's really annoying when things are just closed without even any explanation or even a quick note to say closed.

Just because you don't see a note does not mean there is not one - Some staff close sensitive or useless threads anonymously to the general public ;)

Chris

For that one at least, the reason seems pretty obvious to me.

Do you realise how daft that sounds ? whether you can see one is irrelevant - if members can't see one, then to them there isn't one. promotion really does seem to have clouded your view. Try and remember you were an ordinary member not so long ago.

Promotion has nothing to do with my view being "clouded" as you suggest...

If the person is spamming, the answer is obvious - If the person is flaming, the answer is obvious - If you aren't alerted, then theres usually no need for an alert to be made, or for non-staff to know any reasoning...

Chris

Hum, i think that Paul M passed too much time on vB.org these last weeks, maybe it's time to rest a little and calm down ?! it's christmas time, and there is no panic button here actually...

the thread you are referring to that was closed just after my own post have the REASON in my own post... it is clear, and if you don't understand this, maybe it's because you wanted only to add your own 2¢ and it was not really necessary...

people wants to have all rights in all situations, but i don't think it's good... i would, as an experienced site admin, have closed and hard-deleted that thread myself, instead of closing it... because it was obvious that nobody was in need to answer this, and the user would have been banned... and internal rules have not to be announced and advertised to all just because it's a public site... does Bill Gates call you at home to tell you that a client was not happy with Windows ?!... no, even if you have the right to know... that's all.