Why do the vB staff close threads so much?

[Creepshow]

...these boards would be a much better place if they didn't. It seems like you can't say anything here worthwile without the thread being locked.

I'm sure this thread will be locked/deleted too. Wouldn't that be ironic?

[captainslater]

You know, if users would use the search function a lot more then they haven't to close so many threads

[Boxy]

Most threads are closed due to duplicate posting or sometime because a poster is showing as unlicensed. Generally we're very tolerant on the posts made in this forum and only close when we feel it necessary to do so.

[Jose Amaral Rego]

The ones you see in 'Chit Chat' forum in recent days, are just people not restraining themselves. It is easy to attack a person if they are not in arms lenght... literally speaking. If you can not see them, then people tend to freely argue without limits.. well until Moderators place a muzzel on the offender {infraction} or simply closed thread.

[JakeS]

Because I posted in it....

Note to staff: I know i've got 56 Infraction points & I said I ain't going to post again which after this or not but I couldn't resist telling him the truth.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You really seem to think the world revolves around you Jake.

A thread is not closed based on the name of the person posting in the thread, but because of the content.

[ThorstenA]

I have never see a discussion forum letting users talking that freely about anything even about competition products like this forum here on vbulletin. I found even sometimes that there could be a more stricter forum moderation than there is actually. Moderators do their job very good on vbulletin.com.

It's a nice place to be - especcially if most of us have their own forums

[Reeve of Shinra]

Gonna take this thread off topic:

Creepshow: What did you think of the 3rd creepshow installment? I don't feel it was up to par with the original 2 and I miss the crypt keeper.

[WurkAnimal]

Because I posted in it....

Note to staff: I know i've got 56 Infraction points & I said I ain't going to post again which after this or not but I couldn't resist telling him the truth.

If you have 56 points, that is discrasful, shouldn't you change your ways?

[WurkAnimal]

I once got my thread closed because I posted pictures of something interesting, the pictures were hosted on my server, Floris thought I was advertising it?

I tried to PM you Floris but you disabled PM's.

[ThorstenA]

I once got my thread closed because I posted pictures of something interesting, the pictures were hosted on my server, Floris thought I was advertising it?

I tried to PM you Floris but you disabled PM's.

That should be taken privately and not in public forums. Floris always answers my pns immediately.

[Floris]

To dispute moderator actions feel free to try sending a PM to Steve Machol or open a new support/sales ticket within your members' area. I indeed have privmsgs disabled, I limited it to staff/buddylist only. So I wouldn't get bothered with pre-sales/support questions from members on the site who instead should use the forum for that. Sorry if that inconveniences you.

[cyberphr]

This is a professional business forum, not your average community.

[WurkAnimal]

That should be taken privately and not in public forums. Floris always answers my pns immediately.

How can I take it privetly if Floris has disabled PMs?

[simsim]

Open a support ticket labeled "For Floris".