Why was my thread closed?

Frank Apisa August 19, 2020 at 20:48 3275 views 8 comments

My thread, "To the people who assert "there are no gods"...as been closed.

Why?

It was an appropriate topic for a philosophy forum...and while I set it up in an aggressive manner, the point was to stimulate lots of discussion.

We were all getting along just fine. Nobody was going over-the-top...and it was interesting. People have followed me into other threads to pick up on comments made in it...so there was plenty of interest.

I know the answer is probably going to be a variation of the fall-back, catch-all "low quality"...but holy moly...you folk are getting awfully picky about what is "low quality."

C'mon. We can keep the quality up in the forum without undue censorship.

Comments (8)

Banno August 19, 2020 at 20:53 #444737 0 likes

@Frank Apisa, the most adamant of agnostics! Certain in his indecision!

jorndoe August 19, 2020 at 21:00 #444740 0 likes

Reply to Frank Apisa, I'm guessing it was due to repetition, but that's just conjecture on my part.
Maybe if something new and cool was added...? (Or just something different...?)

JerseyFlight August 19, 2020 at 21:06 #444741 0 likes

I'm curious what point you were trying to make? What was the purpose of your thread?

Never-mind, I found the thread. My goodness. Fella, you've been watching too much TBN.

praxis August 19, 2020 at 21:14 #444742 0 likes

I'm moving this topic to the lounge. There it can thrive in the company of those who claim that there are no unicorns, amongst other baseless assertoins.

Hippyhead August 20, 2020 at 00:14 #444789 0 likes

Quoting praxis

I'm moving this topic to the lounge.

Ah, so you are a mod. Thanks for making this clear to me.

Streetlight August 20, 2020 at 00:21 #444793 0 likes

I closed it because it was devoid of argument, unnecessarily personal, and the equivalent of making its point by saying "that's just like, your opinion". It was a model of exactly how not to make a thread. It ought to have been deleted had there not already been a few comments posted in it.

Frank Apisa August 20, 2020 at 10:58 #444893 0 likes

Quoting StreetlightX

StreetlightX
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I closed it because it was devoid of argument, unnecessarily personal, and the equivalent of making its point by saying "that's just like, your opinion". It was a model of exactly how not to make a thread. It ought to have been deleted had there not already been a few comments posted in it.

It was a full of "argument" and other considerations as any thread in this forum. It most assuredly was not "unnecessarily personal." In fact, it was not personal at all.

I suspect you are someone who considers him/herself to be an atheist...and attempting to have a reasonable discussion with an atheist on the Internet is like attempting to float through the air without mechanical help.

But, I accept that you have the right to shut down a thread...even if only because you find it threatening.

Okay...I accept that.

Hippyhead August 20, 2020 at 11:18 #444901 0 likes

Quoting StreetlightX

I closed it because it was devoid of argument, unnecessarily personal, and the equivalent of making its point by saying "that's just like, your opinion". It was a model of exactly how not to make a thread. It ought to have been deleted had there not already been a few comments posted in it.

Not arguing this claim one way or another, but saying this instead...

https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/9003/leading-by-example