I thought that was an awesome thread. It reminded me of Once Upon a Time or whatever that was. Ferdan pulled an awesome joke on that other thread on which the girl was asking for advice. I also was wondering why it was archived. Go Ferdan Go :).

harriej said on January 31, 2004 23:53:

don’t see any offensive things in that thread, so why archive it???

Roxette-atic said on March 8, 2004 21:45:

Coz some ppl here live to archive topics.

Jud (moderator) said on March 10, 2004 22:16:

now that one of us is unemployed, just wait and see!

actually I am thinking of quitting my job so I can join him and spend 24/7/365 to archive half of the threads ;)

harriej said on June 2, 2004 21:20:

Looks like that has already started..
I have seen loads of threads which could be archived, because it repeats the message of what has already been told in other threads (but these don’t always get archived, some do).
On the other hand I see also a couple of threads archived for no GOOD reason.
If I would be moderator, my reason for archiving would be:
- double posting (if there is already a thread about the same subject).
- flaming towards an other TDR-member IN THAT SPECIFIC thread (so threads without flaming, but started by a person who is banned must not be archived).

Unluckily The TDR-team seems to have an other opinion. That is off course their right, since it is their website, but I do not always agree with that point of view.

Maybe it is handy that (one of) the moderator(s) explains exactly which rules have to be followed to prevent a thread to be archived.
I could not find any rules on TDR, explaining this, but maybe I didn’t look well enough.

BTW: That I do not always agree on your opinions, does not mean that TDR is suddenly not nice anymore.
It still is the best website for roxette-related information!!

harriej said on June 11, 2004 18:00:

@moderators:
What I don’t understand:
I ask a normal question (http://www2.dailyroxette.com/smalltalk/thread.php/10730) and what happens:
You archive the thread without answering the question.
Why?

I’d rather have an answer with some explanation.
The question was not insulting.
If you don’t want to answer me in public, you may also send the reply by e-mail ([email protected])but then at least I know why all threads (which are NOT insulting or with bads language) are being archived.

tevensso (moderator) said on June 11, 2004 21:19:

I already told you that it was Smalltalker’s threads that got closed. And that’s that. If you want to continue discussing whatever it was, then please start a new thread as his threads will remain closed.

LittleSpooky said on June 11, 2004 21:24:

Ferdan: Personally, I’d stay away from her. Bet half the young lads round your area have had a crack at her and the last thing YOU need is a disease... besides... you get sick, other than coyboy’s half-wittedness, who else is gonna piss me off round here? ;o)

harriej said on June 11, 2004 22:23:

@tevensso:
The point here is not that I have to go on discussing those threads, it’s the fact that you are closing threads for the wrong reasons.
I want to have this clear out of principle:
Threads shouldn’t be closed for the wrong reasons!!!

You indeed told me before to start a new thread, but after that I gave the next reply.

harriej wrote:

or reopen it, that’s much easier. Restarting a thread about the same subject is one of the reasons a thread is being archived!!
Restarting it would go in against the rules of TDR!!

And besides that: That would make the list of threads really long, if all archived threads would be restarted.
No, if it is closed for a bad reason, it must be possible to re-open it.

P-p-p-pelle wrote:
Just wanted to show my support to H.’s vision. Don’t see any clue for restarting. Thread should be re-opened. That’s the spirit.

Obviously you did not read it or otherwise the TDR-rules have changed: make as many threads as you want, since reopening is much more difficult for moderators.

What i want to point out here is:
1. Don’t close threads for bad reasons. It doesn’t matter that Smalltalker started a certain thread, the content should count, not the person who started it!
2. How difficult can it be to reopen threads?
Of course I can restart a new thread, but that means there are 2 threads about the same subject. No wonder there are more than 30 pages of threads and it is so diffcult to find a certain subject.

If you don’t see this, tevensso, I can not understand why you are a moderator.

No personal offense, but in my opinion you should do your job different.

Jud (moderator) said on June 12, 2004 07:03:

did you ever think that what you may consider “wrong” or “bad” reasons to close threads might be “good” or “correct” reasons for other people?

ALWAYS, no matter what thread we close, there will be people who will think it was OK and people who will think it was not. Long life to having different points of view!

Thomas explained you WHY.. and gave you a solution FOR THIS exact case. He suggests you start another thread about Dido (or whatever it was) in THIS specific occasion, he is not telling you that from now on you can start as many threads about the same subject as you want, let’s not go over interpreting things.

tevensso (moderator) said on June 12, 2004 09:48:

You are of course entitled to your opinion, as much as I am to mine. The thing is, I *am* a moderator here, whether you like it or not. And I don’t honestly see the point in discussing this any further. Either you create a thread that you are happy with, or you don’t. Just don’t keep asking this question in perpetuity. The threads will NOT be opened again. We try hard to be just and fair in this forum, but this cannot always be achieved. Smalltalker’s mail to us didn’t really make us any happier about this, so we decided to remove all the threads he started recently. Most people seem to get this, but not you?
Thank you.

RoxHard said on June 12, 2004 18:29:

But that doesn’t explain why you archived Harrej’s thread...
Can we not at least discuss it?

harriej said on June 12, 2004 19:01:

@Judith: That’s exactly what I (and maybe other persons too) want too know:
What are for you (moderators) the reasons (IN GENERAL!!) to archive a thread?
So what do you call a right (or wrong) reason to archive a thread?
That’s not clear!
Write them down here, so everybody knows what he/she shouldn’t write down (or otherwise risks archiving)

@tevensso:It’s ok for me to stop this discussion now, as long as you understand I don’t agree with your points of view.
But indeed, you are right, you ARE the moderator, and I am not.
For as far I am concerned we can stop the discussion (but that doesn’t mean this subject has to be archived, maybe other people want to continu :))

Concluding:
Please write down what the reasons for archiving a thread IN GENERAL is and then for me the discussion is closed.

tevensso (moderator) said on June 12, 2004 23:39:

Generally a thread is archived or moderated when it’s become insulting or mean towards a person or a country. But I’m sure there are as many different interpretations of that as there are threads. :)

Jud (moderator) said on June 13, 2004 08:55:

we will write down the “rules” when we have time - we already started somewhen.. and somewhen else it will be finished :)

harriej said on June 19, 2004 21:51:

Maybe an idea:
Before a thread is being archived, put a message:
This thread is being archived, because .