The Rambles section:
Is it really a way of effectively 'deleting' a thread without deleting it.
The rambles section does not show up on search engines and cannot be viewed by non members even if it did. Does this not effectively equate to it's deletion?
Work has gone into creating these threads by contributors and it does not appear ethical to effectively delete these posts.
I would like to suggest that they can still be viewed by non members and that they still show up in search results. It seems only fair.
Label them as 'Rambles' if needs must but I feel strongly that they, and the work they represent, should not be made inaccessible to the general public.
I think https://www.metabunk.org/threads/es...prime-minister-of-iran.2430/page-3#post-68170 is a good case in point but also there are many others.
It could easily be construed that such threads are hidden away for 'ideological' reasons rather than stated reason of going off topic.
Debunkers do not like it when they get their posts deleted on other sites and understandably so. I would have hoped this site would not employ similar tactics.
Also, I have noticed that it appears a thread can go as 'off topic and impolite' as it likes, so long as it fits the debunker world view. See https://www.metabunk.org/threads/cr...-wtc7-report-uncovered.2332/page-7#post-69159 as an example.
In fact it seems that sometimes a thread is deliberately allowed to go off topic and protests that it is going off topic are ignored, i.e. off topic posts are not moved. Sometimes this results in a thread being consigned to 'Rambles' or effectively deleted.
Is it really a way of effectively 'deleting' a thread without deleting it.
The rambles section does not show up on search engines and cannot be viewed by non members even if it did. Does this not effectively equate to it's deletion?
Work has gone into creating these threads by contributors and it does not appear ethical to effectively delete these posts.
I would like to suggest that they can still be viewed by non members and that they still show up in search results. It seems only fair.
Label them as 'Rambles' if needs must but I feel strongly that they, and the work they represent, should not be made inaccessible to the general public.
I think https://www.metabunk.org/threads/es...prime-minister-of-iran.2430/page-3#post-68170 is a good case in point but also there are many others.
It could easily be construed that such threads are hidden away for 'ideological' reasons rather than stated reason of going off topic.
Debunkers do not like it when they get their posts deleted on other sites and understandably so. I would have hoped this site would not employ similar tactics.
Also, I have noticed that it appears a thread can go as 'off topic and impolite' as it likes, so long as it fits the debunker world view. See https://www.metabunk.org/threads/cr...-wtc7-report-uncovered.2332/page-7#post-69159 as an example.
In fact it seems that sometimes a thread is deliberately allowed to go off topic and protests that it is going off topic are ignored, i.e. off topic posts are not moved. Sometimes this results in a thread being consigned to 'Rambles' or effectively deleted.
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