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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 176149, member: 705&quot;]Victor</p><p>As the other Moderators have already said---we are just members given a guildline to go by and we must use our best judgment when it comes to such things as locking a thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I for one came to this forum because of the rules----other forums have rules such as you are talking about where Moderators must get permission to close such a thread and they don&#039;t lock threads and those forums have more cussing and bashing then most people can stand----there is a reason why CoinTalk is one of the largest and best forums around---and there is a reason why when members join CT they stay and are helpful---I think its the rules and the way the forum is run.</p><p><br /></p><p>I knew of a forum once that had a thread that had gotten to name calling and such---a Moderator locked it before asking permission and when others disagreed it was unlocked---talk about putting salt in a wound---it got really bad and worse of all it gave all members an edge on the Moderator IMHO---if he made a call such as locking a thread or editing a post they would all gang up on him and try to get it back....</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not really trying to answer all of your questions---I&#039;m trying to show why I and many others like CoinTalk the way it is and why such rules are used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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