Disgareement or disapproval, itself, is not a personal attack or a valid reason to lock or delete a thread. Although the thread wasn't friendly, I was suprised it was locked. Far worst threads have gone on for pages and pages and pages and days and days and days.

A common issue is that in the end, a thread should be locked to prevent harm to a member, not as a way to silence an issue or teach lessons to others. Forums are for discussion.
Locking threads that contain more negative participation thancan be controlled seems reasonable

Mant times I have seen moderators tell members that others are free to have their opinions whether they like it or not. It is easy to see things differently when the tables are turned. Personally, I was once told by a mod here she thought I needed to be taught a lesson and left a thread open. Whatever. Petty victory. Small reward.

This does highlight why moderators and admin volunteers must be careful not to use their authority or capabilities to impose their own personal opinion via granted authority. That is why people have children and pets. :)

Rather is is best to simply moderate and not participate. A hard thing to do but it avoids conflict of interest. This is not directed at Karen in any way, but there is much discussion off the boards that many moderators in Poserdom need to be rotated out of service at many store sites.

-Anton, creator of Apollo Maximus
"Conviction without truth is denial; Denial in the face of truth is concealment."

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