[Tradewinds]

I have visited at least one thread where the originator of the thread stated that he would delete posts that did not meet a certain criteria.

So, is there a way for some members to be able to control their thread to the extent that they can delete other people's posts? I guess if a person was a moderator, maybe they could do that.

It often happens that threads get cluttered up with garbage, get off track, and people's behavior can degrade. I wish there was some way of structuring a thread to deal with this problem.

Actually, I think it would be good if the owner of a blog had the right to delete other users comments. That way, the forum would remain the same, but the member would have total control over their blog. And structure the blog posts like the forum posts.

[Tradewinds]

I just realized that what I was looking at was probably an "Article". So I guess the owner of an Article has the right to delete other people's posts?

[Tams]

there are forums that allow an OP to moderate his own thread.

[SIUYA]

the thin wedge of big brother

[Tradewinds]

Originally Posted by SIUYA »

the thin wedge of big brother

I know what "big brother" is, but I'm not sure what you mean by "the thin wedge". I'm assuming that it means that a very small change, can be leverage open by a wedge, creating something bad later. I agree with that concept. Small, seemingly innocent changes can mean big problems down the road. If you are flying across the ocean, and the plane is only off by 1 degree, you going to be way off target when the fuel runs out. Big brother is when the few people who rule have oppressive control over everyone else. That's one extreme. There is also "Little brother". Little brother can throw a childish fit, and cry and scream and make life unpleasant for everyone else. Either way, the minority is inflicting something bad on everyone else.

I don't want big brother or little brother.

[SIUYA]

you can ignore little brother.

[Tradewinds]

Originally Posted by SIUYA »

you can ignore little brother.

True. Big brother can beat you up.

[erierambler]

Originally Posted by Tradewinds »

It often happens that threads get cluttered up with garbage, get off track, and people's behavior can degrade. I wish there was some way of structuring a thread to deal with this problem.

Actually, I think it would be good if the owner of a blog had the right to delete other users comments. .

Yes, I agree. I had a thread where someone made unwanted comments and politely asked them to delete the post. They refused. No problem , I quit posting, problem solved.
There is a place for blogs however and one can allow/disallow comments. You could use that function here at TL.

erie