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[kalianna]

Other than you, who else objects to a thread being deleted?

[Wao nahele wahine]

wahine - I really don't care where you think my motivation comes from. I would be annoyed if any member here deleted someone else's post unless it was Rob, who owns the forum and he can do what he wants. And even then, if it's not justified, I'd question it. Note that I mentioned no names in my original thread, I argued that I thought it was wrong that anyone could delete a thread and posts from others and asked for opinions.

The examples you mention still doesn't convince me it's right that a regular PW member should have the ability to delete a post by another member. Kalianna's solution to that is to have everyone who doesn't want that to happen to copy or take a screenshot of their own posts.  Quite frankly, that is unreasonable and adds a burden to anyone here who wants to post in a thread with an expectation their post will remain in PW unless they delete it themself - unless, of course, they say it's alright if their post is deleted by someone else, to which both you and kalianna are agreeable. However, it seems not everyone else is.

Let's test my memory, shall we?
  Do you agree that you referred to the sunset thread and trolls? 
When Kalianna posted an opinion in your thread did you remind Kalianna that they had also agreed 'elepaio was a troll? 
Didn't Kalianna mention that they had deleted a thread in the past? 
Didn't you say that Kalianna owed an apology to whoever had posted in that deleted thread?

Keep in mind I don't have direct quotes, but I believe I remember the basic gist of the thread.  I'm not trying to change your opinion about having the ability to delete threads.  You asked for opinions and the first two responses you got didn't agree with your opinion.   You should be able to easily answer my questions since you have a screenshot, correct?

If Rob has an issue with folks deleting their own threads, then he can address it.  It is a rare occurrence.  And we both know there will never be a consensus about it.  I suppose another option would be to only post in threads where you trust the OP not to delete if you have those concerns.    BTW, I see you posted in the rainbow thread...now you can post about vertical rainbows.  That is, if you trust me not to delete the thread.  

So...to sum up your position on OP's deleting threads, your opinion on it has morphed a bit.  Initially, you thought an OP should apologize to all posters in a deleted thread, then you thought an OP should get permission from all posters before deleting a thread, then it just became selfish and un-American.  Do I have that correct?

[TomK]

[Lots of irrelvant blather removed] BTW, I see you posted in the rainbow thread...now you can post about vertical rainbows.  That is, if you trust me not to delete the thread. 

I posted there because I think you are principled and a decent person and wouldn't delete the thread and everyone else's post in it. In a similar manner, I said the same thing about Chas who started this thread. I have no intention of posting about vertical rainbows unless someone thinks they are something special and unique and posts misinformation about them. If that post no longer exists and no one can read it, I don't think there's much point in posting anything about it since the context has been lost.

[randomq]

It's pretty clear this problem is systemic and disproportionately affecting communities of Puna. Can we get some government grants for a study? Or perhaps a series of listening sessions?

[Wao nahele wahine]

TomK, by not providing proof that my memory is faulty in regards to details about your deleted thread, I will conclude my statements in my previous post are correct.

Glad you found your statements about selfishness, etc. to be irrelvent (sic) blather. At least we can agree on some things, eh?

As an experiment, I did go through this thread and take screenshots. Very quick and easy. Mahalo to Kalianna for that suggestion.

[TomK]

That's fine, you go ahead and conclude that. I really don't care.

['elepaio]

confirmed

[Wao nahele wahine]

That's fine, you go ahead and conclude that. I really don't care.

Yep...because folks always post repeatedly in a thread about particulars they don't care about. 

I pushed this issue because you claimed I made something up.  If you have the screenshot as you claimed, you could easily prove my memory was faulty on some of my statements.  You have chosen not to share the screenshot, so my conclusion that my memory was correct is valid.

[AaronM]

Newsflash - TomK is a doddering bore.

[kalianna]

Name calling - uncalled for and irrelevant.