If a comment on the threads subject is made by the current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team - why should this comment not refresh the thread, exactly like the comments of ordinary posters do?

Because the main forum thread list here is ordered by the date of the last post to each thread. There is no process called "refresh" that brings a thread up to the top, a thread just goes there when it contains the most recent post.

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Oh, he knows HOW it works, Jon - he just doesn't think I should be permitted to do that. There are times I feel a need to correct misinformation Shambles has presented - and I think it's best to put the correction right next to the misinformation. Besides, I certainly don't want to prolong the life of a Shamblesthread with my response. If Shambles wants his threads refreshed, he can jolly well do it himself. I'm not about to help him. If it is an answer to a question or correction of misinformation regarding Mudcat editing, I post it in editorial comments. If it's expression of opinion, I generally post it in a message.
-Joe Offer-