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Some idiot moderator is going around moving all the TV show posts into one big thread with 200+ pages (as of now). WTF is up with that?
What is the need to do that?
Please stop it. It takes the same amount of database space either way and separate threads are a lot more easier to navigate.
 
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unless its some particular show with a long following like dexter , dont suppose every show needs its own thread ... good job 'idiot moderator"
 
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Again my question was "What is the need to move all TV show posts to one big thread?"
 
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so that all the stuff is in one big thread , not in multiple threads in every other page
 
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So how is that better than the separate threads (like they are for every other topic posted)?
 
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^Because that way any discussion, suggestion or criticism doesn't get lost because of inactivity in the individual thread. Unless ofcourse we have a huge fan following for a particular show like Dexter or LOST where there is consistent activity. But even these threads will eventually disappear because of inactivity just like the "LOST" thread has now disappeared.

http://www.techenclave.com/general-talk/the-lost-discussion-thread-spoiler-alert-126913.html
 
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Its a good idea no doubt, but it defeats the purpose of a forum where you can have a thread for each cause/reason.

Has the moderator asked the the thread-creators before moving? I think that should have been done, Or, atleast the moderator coluld have posted about the threads being moved before actually moving them.
I don't see any discussion thread about it before the move done by the moderator.

This is a very unilateralism action, and, should be condemned.
 
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Another reason is that this isnt Funenclave.

And do exercise caution regarding usage of language. You being frustrated over petty issue is no reason for using expletives against any member.
 
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That's a pretty stupid excuse that "TE is not Funenclave" hence you cant post things!!

We have seen threads about almost everything on TE, and, I think most people on this forum will agree that its not that big a deal!

It's this spirit of TE that we all like, that we can just come to TE and ask and post about almost everything! (in appropriate sub-forums of course, minus being too explicit [expletive] of course) :)

Spacescreamer said:
Another reason is that this isnt Funenclave.

And do take exercise caution regarding usage of language. You being frustrated over petty issue is no reason for using expletives against any member.
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There are reason beyond comprehension for few members and so i am not surprised at ur reaction.

Few exceptions have been made for hugely popular sitcoms. Else instead of techenclave, we might have a hanna montana club in here.
 
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Bluffmaster said:
^Because that way any discussion, suggestion or criticism doesn't get lost because of inactivity in the individual thread. Unless ofcourse we have a huge fan following for a particular show like Dexter or LOST where there is consistent activity. But even these threads will eventually disappear because of inactivity just like the "LOST" thread has now disappeared.

http://www.techenclave.com/general-talk/the-lost-discussion-thread-spoiler-alert-126913.html
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"Doesnt get lost"? Do you mean to say every normally posted topic in these forums gets discarded later? And don't we have a search function to find older threads?
 
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I think if it is a personal query or something non-beneficial to other members than no matter how ridiculous ( I am looking at you Underwear thread ) the content, it should be allowed to exist and made to die its own natural death without any sought of interference from the mods (Provided everything stays within TE rules). I guess we, as individual forum members have no right to judge the quality or relevancy of a particular post and hence replies like "This is not funenclave" etc. is not only demeaning to that particular site and its members but also demeaning to the original poster and as such we should keep our opinions regarding that matter to ourselves and leave the job to the moderators for which they have been appointed.

But, if a query is in the benefit of a larger audience and if a sticky thread already exists covering the very same topics, then by all means the individual thread should be merged with the sticky thread if only to preserve some insightful opinions, suggestions etc.
 
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Boot_Comp said:
"Doesnt get lost"? Do you mean to say every normally posted topic in these forums gets discarded later? And don't we have a search function to find older threads?
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To answer your question :

1. The search feature is not as fluid as you may think and many a times you may not be able to find what you are looking for even if it exists.

2. Most if not all members do not care to search before creating a topic and as such many threads on a similar query are created.

3. Even if a person wanted to contribute to a particular thread, he would not be able to because the thread has been pushed by many pages because of inactivity and as a result he may not be able to make his insightful contribution which might have helped someone.

Its because of the above three points that having a discussion about a particular topic, in this case TV is preferred in a sticky thread which is always visible to everyone.
 
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[OT]

@Bluffmaster , LOL at that underwear thread :rolf:

Amd right now 8 members including me are readiing that thread

CA50, v.Na5h, srsriharsha, Saiyan, The Sorcerer, xtremevicky, Metalspree

:lol:
 
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Boot_Comp said:
"Doesnt get lost"? Do you mean to say every normally posted topic in these forums gets discarded later? And don't we have a search function to find older threads?
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We also have a search thread function to search for posts in a thread :O
 
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I think we are moving away from the query in the original post. :)
I think it should be a good rule to at least inform the thread-owner before moving/deleting/modifying his/her threads, and the rule should be for everyone (that should include the "moderators").
Or, at least post a thread before moving multiple threads.

That would help in keeping the democratic nature of this great forum, instead of turning TE into a sovereign for moderators. :)

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I can call you with some "expletives" but going by your useless posts above you might have already faced/heard it many time before. :P
Spacescreamer said:
There are reason beyond comprehension for few members and so i am not surprised at ur reaction.
Few exceptions have been made for hugely popular sitcoms. Else instead of techenclave, we might have a hanna montana club in here.
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debabratad said:
That would help in keeping the democratic nature of this great forum, instead of turning TE into a sovereign for moderators. :)
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ROTFL. Whoever said its democratic? Keep living in your fantasy world.
 
I think it should be a good rule to at least inform the thread-owner before moving/deleting/modifying his/her threads, and the rule should be for everyone (that should include the "moderators")
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If you look carefully, there is almost always a redirect link for merged/moved threads for a specified period of time (usually, one day), so that the TS need not search for the thread he had created.

Reasons for having a single unified thread have been clearly explained already by members above. I don't have much more to add to that.

As for "asking permission" or "discussing first" with the TS before taking "unilateral decisions", that is not going to happen for various reasons. If the TS has an issue, he can always report the post with the query or PM one of the concerned mods, and he/she'll get a reply, and the changes rolled back if deemed fit and necessary.
 
Boot_Comp said:
Some idiot moderator is going around moving all the TV show posts into one big thread with 200+ pages (as of now). WTF is up with that?
What is the need to do that?
Please stop it. It takes the same amount of database space either way and separate threads are a lot more easier to navigate.
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Idiot moderator reporting for duty :D Not sure if you have ventured out of General Talk but you should know that this is done for various topics and not only for threads started about english TV series. Eg. various game threads are merged and particular type of phone etc. One reason is that we don't have the best of search engines installed at the moment and its hard to find content across multiple threads, whereas searching within a single thread is most likely to yield better results.

The other reason here is that being TE, I don't really see the point of multiple new threads showing up in new posts about various TV series each having 3-4 posts each since its not a core forum topic. If its really warranted and becomes popular dedicated threads can be created.
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Its a good idea no doubt, but it defeats the purpose of a forum where you can have a thread for each cause/reason.
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In technical sections (say buying advice) content is often duplicated but we let it slide since its part of what TE is. Grouping threads in GT is just a small part of trying to keep the forum slightly focussed on tech.
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Has the moderator asked the the thread-creators before moving? I think that should have been done, Or, atleast the moderator coluld have posted about the threads being moved before actually moving them.
I don't see any discussion thread about it before the move done by the moderator.

This is a very unilateralism action, and, should be condemned.
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I think its a bit too much to ask for someone who logs in for a couple of hours to moderate the forums to go around sending dozens of PM's as well for each and everything that is done. To make it easier on the member though, we have a few stickys floating around for most topics letting people know the norms.

Anyway a forum overhaul is up and should be up soon where the users get notificed automatically by the system when a mod takes an action on their threads.
 
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