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I have been here at GW for a while now, and I realize 1 or 2 so-called "moderators" have now become more of a person with authority that abuses it. I base my statement on short snappy 2 word answers to close threads and insults that could potentially hurt someone's feelings...

So you might think someone is weak if they get hurt from insults over the net... the thing that attracted me to GW (besides great fansubs with aone), is the great civilness of the forum and general politeness... so i wish for it to stay that way and insults at a minimum, even if it is small things like that.

Some suggestions with thread locking:

I get the feeling some moderators feel as though they wish to build character through closing threads (acting cool). Sometimes, threads are more about discussion, fun, and communication over whether the content adheres to the topic. Most people here are seasoned GW users and don't need to be regulated in such a fashion in regards to where to post some topics. My argument here is, consider a thread that has everyone focused and replying on a legitimate topic. If, one person strays away from the topic, it could potentially be closed. If it does get closed, it could be a loss to the communication at GW.

Maybe an official reason for closing the thread. Maybe a vote by moderators whether thread reopens. Maybe a vote by members to reopen or not. Maybe the user that opened the topic can lock his own thread.

Just trying to help. If these are no good, tell me why =)

[Mut]

if you think there is a legitimate reason for a topic to be reopened, then PM the mod who closed it. if it didn't say who, PM any mod and one of us we'll consider it.

i checked out the closed topics on the first page and let's see which threads were closed and why:
*these are all my personal opinions, they may differ for other mods*

Sakura and Sasuke
Unlike 99% of the anime forums, GW has never been known to have love/relationship topics. not only that, it just sounded more of a personal rant than anything that needed to be discussed about.

Rematch between Kakashi vs Itachi
this was just dumb. it's absolutely clear that itachi is on another level compared to kakashi and it looks more like a lack of common sense to post this than anything. a discussion about something like this should never be needed.

Naruto's reaction
again, dumb. this could've been easily posted on the Naruto Side Stories thread.

Who is more Desirable? Sasuke v.s. Naruto
you can talk to krb about this one.

Ho is your favorite female genin
this person acted like a jackass and lost her (i think it's a female) right to have the topic kept open. if you're gonna start a discussion don't tell people to get a life.

btw, the feeling you get is wrong.

[Munsu]

and to add...

the Sakura and Sasuke thread was turning into a gay convention... it was no longer needed