Charley":zhadqy6f said:
Posts and threads are only edited, deleted or removed when they brake the rules. If you do have any concerns please contact me directly.
Forum Rules":zhadqy6f said:
(2.) No offensive material
UKW expects members to behave respectfully and not to personally attack or be abusive to other members. ‘Offensive’ is a pretty broad term, but we think you know what we mean.
I think the problem is that perhaps your moderators don't actually know what you mean. What some people take offence at, some people will not. Some people consider a negative comment an insult, while others will take it at face value and learn from it. I understand the mods have a hard job trying to find a balance between these, but recently I think the balance has gone out the window and anything that isn't deemed positive is considered an insult.
The thread regarding Tony's plane is a perfect example. The thread started without any direct point. Just 'check out Tony's plane in whatever magazine.' Someone made the valid point about the dangerous picture and then a discussion came about regarding safety. Was this a bad thing? Was anyone actually insulting Tony directly? No, yet it was still locked, and now appears to have been deleted.
It seems there's this 'if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all' attitude which is truly pathetic for a group of adults who require criticism in order to learn. If more than one person makes the same criticism it is considered an argument and then other members come in trying to defend their forum 'buddies' which then leads to the thread being locked and everything interesting and useful that could have come out of it being lost. Perhaps the mods should focus on those that take offence/retaliation and lay off those that appear to be causing the stir - because in my opinion, the most useful part of this forum is the negative points brought up which helps everyone to learn.