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Originally Posted by tompe
I see only that some people complained. People always complains.
That does not mean that there is a reason to complain. I have not seen any example given exactly what threads motivated the decision and how it spread to other parts of the forum.
A lot of people liked the discussions. Why should some people complaining overriding the wishes of the people that liked the discussions but never got a chance saying so?
If the goal is to forbid certain types of discussions please state that certain kind of discussions are not welcome. Now I am totally unsure about what is permitted and not permitted.
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It seems to me the Conservatory was doomed from the start. There were no clear parameters given to it and there was no moderation. As far as I can tell, the users who started these controversial threads and who made these insulting remarks that made so many unknown members uncomfortable were not confronted by the moderators. There are forum tools that could have been used to better moderate this forum. Instead, the forum was closed down.
I never thought a new forum was needed. All I wanted was a way to post to threads that stayed on topic and did not degenerates into the mindless silly dribble of so many off topic threads. And that is still my fundamental concern.
But it seems we are in the minority and so our voice does not matter as much as the majority...but for every Ea & tompe who are voicing their concerns here, there are others like me who don't voice their concerns so vociferously, who read the responses, gauge the climate of the forum, and quietly go away.