Greg

It's not a bad proposal, and I'll be open to at least trying something like this on a trial basis - or perhaps just designating certain featured threads as moderated. Perhaps limiting a mods ability to moderate to a specific forum (US Politics, Canadian Politics, etc) or certain threads, which would allow them to participate elsewhere, while maintaining their little piece of the forum. However, I am a strong proponent of freedom of speech, and I hate censorship - so even in a scenario above, severe restrictions should be imposed on the mods to ensure they don't remove unpopular opinions and or facts.

Soon. The forum upgrade is right around the corner, but it's such a big upgrade, its going to take me a while to get everything sorted out...

That isn't what happened.

Ummm, not sure about that...

Yes

Those are not examples, they're accusations. Buck up or shut up, don't come in my house and accuse me of housing white supremacists. Do it, give me examples or fuck off. Your flippancy isn't helpful at this time. Go away.

You have not, you may believe you have, but you have not.

Where did I say that? I have no idea who you're referring to...

I never censor anyone for what they say—everyone here knows that. However, from time to time, I have to step in and remove certain individuals when their contributions become either gravely disruptive or completely beyond the pale. Trust me, if you get suspended, you know exactly why—it’s never a mystery. There are no victims here.

Ha! I appreciate the effort!

Thread locked due to poor topic title. Try harder @Deluge

I've only had to threaten to lock a few threads, and in most cases, those warnings were directed at senior members who should know better. Newer members get a bit more leeway, but I still expect them to fix poor thread titles and improve their clarity over time. I've been using a mix of public admonishments, private warnings, and internal alerts to address issues, and I'm still refining the best way to communicate when members need to step up. That said, I’ll be rolling out several new recommendations over the next few months. It’s crucial that we all start paying more attention to thread titles and overall post clarity—otherwise, this forum will lose visibility in Google's search rankings and beyond. The rules and guidelines have also been revamped, and moving forward, there will be a stronger expectation that everyone follows them. I’ll be sharing more details on these updates in the coming weeks and months.

what implementation? I can't force people to write proper titles, but I've been asking those who do a poor job to fix them. There really isn't much to be said in this thread about this recommendation. However, I do see improvements in recent topic titles, so I think the pressure and encouragement is working. I plan on it.

@herbie, lets update that topic title and make it more descriptive: