Yeah, once you had kids, they just aren't the same anymore are they?

Check out the new edition of People Magazine...there is a story about the work she's had done, and she's talking about all of it. She's had a bit!

Lemme guess: you're still angry that Sabrina is off the show now, and you have to blame it on someone. Nice.

At least it is not yet another duplicate thread with Sabrina or Sabrina and Mark in the title

Maybe it's not, and that did get a little ridiculous this time, but at the same time the blue peeps IMO are sometimes a little too strict about the duplicate threads thing. There aren't that many threads here that the duplicates push any really good ones off the front page before they've run their course, so unless you have a week like this week when there are a lot of them, I think they should let most of them go.

I see your point, but I also have been caught in the AI quagmire that occurs every year. *SHUDDER*

Also my time on-line is extremely limited, so I appreciate the threads all neat and tidy.

LAST EDITED ON 11-02-07 AT 05:22 PM (EST)

But then, you see, the Mods would open themselves up to determining, on a case by case basis, which, and how many, duplicates get to stay. Which would inevitably lead to posters deciding they get to question the Mod's decisions and argue along the lines of "Why can't mine stay open, too. You're sooooo unfair. You left more open in that forum. That's sooooo unfair."

Which would lead to even more upset posters, because arguing with/criticizing a Mod's decision in public is also against the rules. Just as repeatedly starting duplicate threads can lead to a ban, so can this.

The Mods volunteer their time to keep this a nice place to play. This isn't their job, and they're not full-time. And, they didn't create the rules. They enforce the rules that Webby, who pays for this place, set up.

Believe me, it takes much less of the Mod's time, and makes this a much nicer, and "fairer", place the way it is. They wouldn't have to lock duplicates if posters bothered to read the rules when they sign up.

By the way, you probably shouldn't reply to my explanation. As you probably know, the Mods also prefer that threads stay on topic. In this case, Jane.

I am sure that Jane would follow the board's rules (even though she is not great about rules about lifts)

LAST EDITED ON 11-03-07 AT 03:12 PM (EST)

This is not the place to debate the moderation of these forums. It is the place for discussing the show. If you have an issue with the moderation of these forums, please show the courtesy to everyone to address it off the forums per the guidelines.

Edited to add: The moderators who volunteer their time to these forums are locking threads in response to multiple alerts by fellow posters. We're not trolling around the forums trying to scrounge up things to do, we're responding to the large number of alerts that come into our inboxes. So obviously there are multiple people who think that there are guidelines violations that warrant investigation. Thanks to those of you who are addressing these issues in the proper way, instead of taking show threads off-topic to debate them publicly. And a bigger thanks to those of you who are alerting and walking away, instead of taking an opportunity to embarrass a newbie or contribute to the problem in other ways.