disappointed that my daughters thread was closed

[ooba]

oh yeah. and i dont think thats too much to handle.

 

[ooba]

me? noooooo! the dickens you say!

 

[virginiadiver69]

:lol:

 

[davidryder]

I don't have a problem with a 9 year old posting here... in fact I would love to have a reef conversation with one - but I think it was in order for her to be supervised and her post made a little more readable. The skepticism wasn't created out of meanness - it was very suspect and the lack of replies made it worse - especially after searching through the OP's 5 other posts.

As far as moderation goes - I can't believe that's actually even a problem for anyone. Reef Central is one of the cleanest, safest, and friendliest online forums I have ever participated in. You won't get away with much here and that's one of the reasons I come here... people are almost guaranteed to keep level-headed - or the thread gets closed.

 

[DaveG99]

I read her post and I thought it could be a joke. Its very hard to tell on the internet if someone is joking around.

I agree with davidryder. Reef Central is much better then other forums. I feel that most people who keep saltwater fishtanks are somewhat educated and civilized. I think the moderators are doing a fine job around here.

 

[ooba]

very suspect? of what? why would you care if she's lying? how would your life or perspective had been different if she had lied?

 

[DaveG99]

I think he meant suspect that it was someone pretending to be a kid. I have seen many posts that you might be suspect of. For some reason people like to pretend they are someone else and stir up trouble on forums.

 

[davidryder]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10221556#post10221556 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ooba
very suspect? of what? why would you care if she's lying? how would your life or perspective had been different if she had lied?

Not trying to get in a silly argument with anyone - just explaining my reasoning. And I certainly didn't expect to get such an emotional response - I honestly didn't think anything I said was too harsh. I just pointed out an observation while participating in the thread. I'm not sorry for anything - I just wish that it wasn't taken so personally. And to address your dramatic response: my life perspective will probably never be changed from my interactions on this forum. :frog:

I love kids - I used to work in a daycare, and I think I'm pretty good with them. But I wouldn't expect a 9-year-old to come onto an internet forum unsupervised.

 

[ooba]

thats ok. i was literally trying to figure out, why anyone would give a rusty red if someone was making stuff up. reading the responses, it seemed like a whole lot of people were offended this chick was trying to pull one over on you.

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10220736#post10220736 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by virginiadiver69
Debi, you don't need my approval so do as you like.

Who are you calling an oxymoron anyway? :lol:
Just so we are clear...I do not mean to call you lazy. I simply meant that just closing a thread without first trying to dissuade the usual suspects seemed to be the easy way out. It also seemed a little heavy-handed. "over-moderation" may have been redundant.
What "big story" do you believe I am trying to talk? How long do I have to be here before I am allowed to state my position?

I only read that locked thread once, but I do recall Debi posting in it a couple of times with gentle nudges reminding people to be nice.

Perhaps this isn't so much about one thread as other threads you've seen? Regardless, I don't see this thread lasting much longer, as all the points have been made by now.

 

[dc]

I agree with Marc. So we are done. No sense in beating this dead horse any more.