Closing Threads

[Galahad0430]

I can understand the need to close threads when they have violated the messageboard rules, turn into insultfests, etc. However, when it is just a discussion of some factor of the rules (especially new ones), why would the thread be closed?
Specifically, we were having an interesting discussion on the new firearm rules and diffrent opinions of them. It wasn't a discussion of playtest change or such, just an opinion on the mechanism of how they worked. For some reason, a designer came on and shuit the thread down (somewhat rudely IMO). I do not believe it is very customer friendly to shut down perceived criticisms, especially when there was a good debate going on both ways. I was wondering if maybe there was some other policy or reason for the closing of that thread?

[Gorbacz]

Yeah, there's the "Don't Be a Jerk" policy, followed by Ancient Laws of Interwebs which state that if the thread degenerates into people accusing each other of being failures of human existence, the thread shall be locked.

[Morain]

in playtest forums I don't see anything wrong with closing threads when you have all the feedback you need.

[Cosmo]

Galahad0430 wrote:

I can understand the need to close threads when they have violated the messageboard rules, turn into insultfests, etc. However, when it is just a discussion of some factor of the rules (especially new ones), why would the thread be closed?

Specifically, we were having an interesting discussion on the new firearm rules and diffrent opinions of them. It wasn't a discussion of playtest change or such, just an opinion on the mechanism of how they worked. For some reason, a designer came on and shuit the thread down (somewhat rudely IMO). I do not believe it is very customer friendly to shut down perceived criticisms, especially when there was a good debate going on both ways. I was wondering if maybe there was some other policy or reason for the closing of that thread?

Since the discussion was taking place in the playtest forum, it was subject to the playtest forum rules. One of which is: The firearms rules are set and not open for discussion.

[Galahad0430]

Ok, thats a valid reason, wish the designer would have said that. I had clicked on it from recent posts column and wasn't aware it was the playtest forum, my apologies.