what is the purpose of the membership in these forum?

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by dralin23

Hi guys,
maybe these letter was also removed shortly after the publishing, but i think i must say my opinion open and not via privat emails to some moderators.
Yesterday i wrote an thread in the forum because the removing from threads over
Exhibition Catalogues !!!!!!!
from the ethnographic discus forum to the swap forum thrue the moderators.
I hoped that an open discus was started, than not only in my opinion is these removing from these threads wrong. It is one of the purpose from these forum that the members give theire informations over such news to the other members, or missunderstand i these forum all the time?
Where is the problem when these member write such an important feature like the price form these catalogues in these thread ?
I was very thankfull over such informations and i think the most of us too!
Everybody could see that these threads wasn´t an comercial thread for the publishing of these books.
I hoped we could something change when we see that one rule is not perfect, and it is so easy when we talk together, but i was so disapointed from one moderator.
Andrew stoped these thread and closed my thread for other opinions.
This is 100% the wrong way for an discus. The other moderators are quiet, no one reaction at my thread, no mail, no message from these corner!
I ask my self what i´m or what are the other members? A number only, or slaves without an voice?
Is it an problem or mybe prohibited in an democratic forum to discus?
These exampel remember me very strong at my time when i lived under the leadership from the communist. Ooh what an “happy idea” for all workers in the world, but when you have an own free mind so waiting the secret service at you and than you could see the true face of these people..,
i was more than one year inprisoned because my free mind( nothing else!!), i thought i own my self!!
I wrote it before i´m very disapointed over these reaction and so i decide me that there is not longer place for me in the forum. There is an bitter tast in my mouth after that !!
When it is prohibited to discus, than i better leave the forum.
This is my last post!
Thanks at all members who wrote and helped me in the past years!!!
Kind regards, stefan

Stefan,

while I agree that the rules of the forums could benefit from some clarification and revision, you are completely mistaken in thinking that these forums are in any way a 'democaracy'.
These forums are privately owned and paid for by Lee.
His forums, his rules, his liability and responsibility. If something causes a problem, he carries the can, not you, or me.


Andrew gave you a fair bit of leeway and completely spelled it out for you when he said: "If you wish to discuss an exhibition or catalogue, feel free to start a thread about it without commercial purchasing or sale information. Pretty simple, really."
So why not just do that instead of this?

Now I'd have not replied here but for your comment:

Originally Posted by dralin23

"These exampel remember me very strong at my time when i lived under the leadership from the communist. Ooh what an “happy idea” for all workers in the world, but when you have an own free mind so waiting the secret service at you and than you could see the true face of these people..,
i was more than one year inprisoned because my free mind( nothing else!!), i thought i own my self!!"

You are German correct?
So are you seriously likening the Moderators actions here to those of the secret police in post war Communist East-Germany: The Stasi?

You are SERIOUSLY going about this the wrong way if you expect to solicit support from members of a change of heart from the Moderator team with such an inflamatory exaggeration.

P.S. And I say this as someone who has certainly had his fair share of disagreements with the Mod-team.

[A.alnakkas]

Simple equation. Follow the relatively unrestricting rules and it all should be fine. Can always discuss the books without sale information/links etc :-)