But I still don't know who closed this thread, and I was mad as hell at the person who did it, and if I found out who did it, I was gonna kick butt. But of course, it could have been Joe Offer that closed the thread inadvertantly, and kicking HIS butt could cause problems that even his wife the chiropractor couldn't fix.

Jeff had designed a mechanism to track editing actions, but it was damaged in the Big Crash - and we haven't had the time or opportunity to fix more essential functions. So, I guess the butt will remain unkicked. But yeah, I agree that sort of thing IS an embarrassment to Mudcat, and should serve as a reminder to our volunteers that they should use restraint. We close threads because they're causing a problem, not just because they're annoying.

Since it's so very easy to reopen a thread, we didn't bother putting a failsafe mechanism on the closing process - both are one-click processes, and I suppose we all click on the wrong spot every once in a while. So, it's quite possible that threads can be closed inadvertantly. If a thread is closed and you see a need for it to be reopened, contact me or Jeff by personal message and explain why you think the thread should be reopened. In our absence, Jeri has the authority to reopen a thread. And no, the regular Forum and the Help Forum are not appropriate places to request the reopening of threads. We have no desire to cater to those who wish to make issues out of our editorial actions. If you want to make an issue or an accusation out of what we do in good faith, you may find that your point of view won't have much credence.

And yes, we do the editing we do in good faith, in an attempt to make Mudcat a better place. Logic should tell you that we have no reason to do otherwise.

-Joe Offer-