Locking long-standing threads

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Staff and mods just enforce chess.com's tos. It really is that simple.

KSK...theyre not smart enuf to figure that out (80 iqs beg for our latitude).

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I expect him to delegate, but I would also expect him to check in and see how that delegation is going.

im sure he has much-MUCH more important things to do than cater to ur nanowhims.

Erik said he wanted to dig into, but nothing much ever came of it.

ykw ?...maybe u should just let urself go. im mean its not like ur a paid member or a/t.

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justbefair wrote:
DiogenesDue wrote:

In the recent lockings three large threads have been locked in a week or two. One was arguably the 3rd instance of a trolling thread, and shorter lived but large, two were longer running threads that have been around a long time (4-8 years) without any real hint of being shut down.

Which threads?

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In the recent lockings three large threads have been locked in a week or two.

well maybe theyve just had enough...thoughta that ?

ykw ?...maybe u shouldnt take it sooo he!!aseriously. that is unless u have nothing else to do ?

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justbefair wrote:
justbefair wrote:
DiogenesDue wrote:

In the recent lockings three large threads have been locked in a week or two. One was arguably the 3rd instance of a trolling thread, and shorter lived but large, two were longer running threads that have been around a long time (4-8 years) without any real hint of being shut down.

Which threads?

3 threads from the off topic forum.

Up to the ops to chase I guess,

Global Warming @elroch experienced at reopening his vintage threads which become locked now and again.

Climate Change possibly the busiest on the site in September at around 150 posts a day, op @abyssalsludge maybe happier to concentrate on other matters.

Pandemic @diogenesdue

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no. staff cares about money. mods are unpaid.

what you write is plain wrong. the tos are vague, on purpose, and the enforcement is arbitrary. any staff or mod can lock any topic and there are no repurcussions. the protocol you mention is left to a capricious rendering of the indisdinct "rules".

i had a topic about site issues that was locked. this was after erik-owner of this site-had written there were good ideas posted.

messages to mods, staff, and, yes, even erik, either result in no response or bs. erik's response to me was that he can't manage the entire site as a ceo. to me, this is a cop-out similar to the execs of enron and many other companies that say they didn't know about fails because they delegate.

well then maybe u should buy a membership - then get mouthy.

in other words, cc is making money. the mods are unpaid, and obviously not mature enough to understand discretion. they also have bots and use filters to determine which of these posts are viable. when fails are pointed out, as in this topic, we receive either no response or lame responses.

or nothing. the facebook model. deal with it or leave.

facebooks free too.

consider that we receive the dreaded red banner if we write the word "id!ot". this fail has been going on for years. never any explanation for an attempt to fix an obvious flaw with the bots.

if you do things on the cheap, you get what you pay for.

like u right now ? big fat "belly"acher & here for free ?

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Climate Change possibly the busiest on the site in September at around 150 posts a day

its chess.com not climatechange.com

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Thee_Ghostess_Lola wrote:

Climate Change possibly the busiest on the site in September at around 150 posts a day

its chess.com not climatechange.com

speaking of belly-aching...

the topics you don't like (like this one)...you are not required to read or post. just scroll past and let the adults converse.

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have u considered being on that blue floaty thingy when the tide goes out ?

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This site, and many, many, others, would be better if people would switch to de- caffeinated coffee.

That said- I'd be in favour of a re launch of the chat area.

Give a warning to posters, so they can save the actual important stuff, then begin again.

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QathetMike wrote:

This site, and many, many, others, would be better if people would switch to de- caffeinated coffee.

That said- I'd be in favour of a re launch of the chat area.

Give a warning to posters, so they can save the actual important stuff, then begin again.

The ghostess will not be pleased about the coffee.

As for the rest of the comment

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Thee_Ghostess_Lola wrote:

have u considered being on that blue floaty thingy when the tides going out ?

The dude abides the tides

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justbefair wrote:
justbefair wrote:
DiogenesDue wrote:

In the recent lockings three large threads have been locked in a week or two. One was arguably the 3rd instance of a trolling thread, and shorter lived but large, two were longer running threads that have been around a long time (4-8 years) without any real hint of being shut down.

Which threads?

Climate change is a huge hoax #3

The Covid thread

The Climate change thread

Sorry, I am out of town today on my phone or I would link them

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sawdof wrote:
QathetMike wrote:

This site, and many, many, others, would be better if people would switch to de- caffeinated coffee.

That said- I'd be in favour of a re launch of the chat area.

Give a warning to posters, so they can save the actual important stuff, then begin again.

The ghostess will not be pleased about the coffee.

As for the rest of the comment

Mostly little things

1- having read the thread, it would be great if next time I read it, I didn't need to find the last page, as it would be waiting for me.

2- I'd like to see more blending/merging of the dozens of 'Help me, I'm new" threads.

3- Perhaps a time limit, on when folks can start threads. Even having a "no thread starting" till you have been here a week. This, by itself, may eliminate or vastly decrease the "Girls in Mumbai" threads.

4- a time limit on brining old threads back to life.-- perhaps, if a thread hasn't been responded/ added to, in 2-3 months it should be closed?

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QathetMike wrote:

Mostly little things

1- having read the thread, it would be great if next time I read it, I didn't need to find the last page, as it would be waiting for me.

2- I'd like to see more blending/merging of the dozens of 'Help me, I'm new" threads.

3- Perhaps a time limit, on when folks can start threads. Even having a "no thread starting" till you have been here a week. This, by itself, may eliminate or vastly decrease the "Girls in Mumbai" threads.

Agreed. Besides I'd always recommend the Dubai girls.

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DiogenesDue wrote:
justbefair wrote:
DiogenesDue wrote:

In the recent lockings three large threads have been locked in a week or two. One was arguably the 3rd instance of a trolling thread, and shorter lived but large, two were longer running threads that have been around a long time (4-8 years) without any real hint of being shut down.

Which threads?

Climate change is a huge hoax #3

The Covid thread

The Climate change thread

Sorry, I am out of town today on my phone or I would link them

Climate change is a huge hoax #3

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/climate-change-huge-hoax-3?page=1

The Covid thread

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/covid-19-discussion?page=1

The Climate change thread

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/global-warming---its-real-dummies

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I am out of town today

can u stay out ?

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DiogenesDue wrote:

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Wahhhh.... Why is bro acting like chess.com is his life?

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VerifiedChessYarshe wrote:

Wahhhh.... Why is bro acting like chess.com is his life?

Lola's love child...?