JWeinCom said:
Go to your profile and look at your thread history. I checked each of your threads over the last year, and as CGI said it was one, which we already discussed. That's out of 20 threads you've created in the past year. I trust that CGI's numbers are correct on the overall, but I just wanted to see how often it's been recently. https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/157644/jaicee/posts/threads/1/#content You can see for yourself.
As for the thread in question, it's a good thread. I was participating. When I said "I think it's an interesting topic, so let's keep it civil so it can stay open", I wasn't like being sarcastic or anything "boy it sure would be a shame if I had to close this topic". I legitimately meant that... It's the kind of thing I like discussing, and I really have no desire to close it.
As of the point I posted in the thread, it wasn't near the point of closure. But things can devolve really quickly, especially on these kinds of issues. In the thread I was literally making a warning post for one user, and by the time I posted it another user made a flaming post. So, it felt like things were getting out of control, and I thought a general thread warning was necessary. That doesn't mean the next step was going to be closure, but a lot of times, especially when you're dealing with issues like abortion or religion, people tend to jump in, and I felt that if I didn't say anything it could quickly get to the point where it was too many users and the thread was derailed, and at that point it'd have to be closed.
Again, the objective is not lock the thread, but to stop things from getting out of control. And it had nothing to do with anything you said or did. If that were the case, I'd have said something to you directly. I get that nobody wants to have their threads closed (and again that's not my goal) but it's not a punishment to the thread's creator (unless the problem is with the OP itself, in which case we'll tell them).
On a personal note, I have what is called atypical depression. I am IN NO WAY SUGGESTING YOU DO AS WELL OR MAKING ANY ASSESSMENT OF YOUR MENTAL STATE. One of the symptoms is being overly concerned about what people think of me. When people aren't direct with me, I get really nervous and feel like I've done something wrong. Again, I'm not saying anything about you. I'm just saying that the feeling that I must have done something wrong is something that's constantly with me, and I only really feel comfortable when I know someone will be direct with me. So, that's how I try to treat people. If you're doing something wrong, I'm not going to look for excuses to close your threads or anything like that. I'll let you know exactly what it is. Beyond that, I don't really know what to tell you.
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