Hack Graveyard and Priorities

[rjordan]

Originally Posted by Danny.VBT

We've decided not to change the policy right now because, as Xenon mention already, there is a priority list that we must follow. The staff restructure being the biggest thing right now. This policy has been put into affect since before I was a member here, and it has never caused a problem like this. I feel with the heat of all this change and commotion caused this problem to escalate more than it had too.

The admins have discussed what to do, and a "Hack Graveyard" may be put into affect once we have some things settled, and we can discuss the policy calmly and without any rush.

I am closing this thread, because it has served it's purpose. We have heard everyone opinions and suggestions, and we will have them in our minds when we discuss this again.

Forgive me, but I think this needs to be looked at again. If you do not put a "hack graveyard" in place and you continue to delete (meaning unrecoverable) modifications/hacks/whatever, then you are going against what this site is all about. It is as simple as a temporary mandate to create a new forum category (10 seconds) that is hidden and move threads there instead of deleting them. To think that this is not a high enough priority to take all of 10 seconds to create the forum and instruct staff to move instead of delete, then you will lose much more than just the hack, but all of the support given in the thread and attached posts. If it is later determined that you are going to keep deleting threads instead of keeping the graveyard, then delete them, much to everyone elses dissapointment. If it is determined that you will officially institute this graveyard, then you have the structure in place to implement it and nothing more has been lost in the umpteen months it would taken to make a decision that is able to be accomplished in 10 seconds.

Sorry, Danny, I think this needs to be rethought. Call it a temporary mandate. Call it whatever you want. It is a mistake to not immediately implement this to avoid any more loss of information.