Bob,
In this particular instance we aren't talking about a "personal board". The board in question is a stock board. Posts have not been deleted "willy-nilly". In fact there are many posts that I personally would have deleted from several posters for personal attack and thread disruption. The post in question was Off Topic to the thread it was posted on. Simple, straightforward. As far as I can see there hasn't been any discrimination towards Bixmann by being deleted. If anything I think some of the others posting there may have been discriminated against because their personal attacks (directed at Bixmann) were deleted while his weren't. Ultimately though Bixmann appears to be inspiring Gary and several others on the board to bone up on their research to refute Bixmann's claims. Since no one is hurt by this exchange of information, if that is the reason for the latitude given Bixmann then the end justifies the means.
Stock Boards can still suffer from thread disruption, just like Personal boards. The criteria for off topic has to be pretty strict. As I said previously, If Gary had deleted ALL previously Off Topic posts made by Bixmann perhaps this issue would not have arisen. Alas thread moderation is not an exact science. We must leave it in the hands of individuals. As long as there is a reasonable grievance procedure, things should work out OK.
Granted, so far I have upheld the CoB's decision. But a post will come that has been unreasonably deleted. Rest assured I will recommend that post be reinstated.
Additionaly, and this goes for everyone. The number one post killer is *OFF TOPIC*. Post in the right thread and your chance of deletion drops way down. And don't beat yourself up over getting a post deleted. Find the thread it belongs on and put it there!
David Weed
aka the Bird of Prey
www.warp-drive.com
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