Posted June 07, 2018
mike_cesara: Thank you for the clarification Linko90! : )
Usually threads like that one are locked, which seems less confusing.
Linko90: The reason for the delete rather than a lock then delete was purely down to this very thread. Usually threads like that one are locked, which seems less confusing.
In the future, if a multiple page thread is heading towards deletion, it will be locked and a reason stated. Then it will be deleted. As for today, given the content of this thread, I feel like the reason for the deletion is quite clear :)
Hope this clears things up!
That thread had a genuine discussion, and was quite interesting in several fronts.
It is of note the Op was down-voted, but this was due to his opinion alone, that had a right to be heard, but wasn't satisfactory to "some people", but hardly for most participants of the thread, in an aim to make it go away.
Then the posters shared opinions what the community may feel appropriate here and what should not be accepted.
This followed by the explanation what the thread was talking about - with the story how the previous thread headed its doom.
Then a participant explained his feelings of being abused, only to follow by a number of "well respected" users abusing him. He begged them to stop, but they kept going. This is of importance to note, especially for you Linko90.
Also ongoing discussion about political discussions, what is considered appropriate and where one can encounter different opinions. Only narrow minded individuals that weren't willing to hear anything other then their opinion couldn't cope with it.
Upon some newer posts contradicting the previous individuals, it may have gone downhill, I'm not sure what followed.
Sure there were several unpleasantries, as in every debate that may involve emotions and conflicts of ideas.
But I didn't see anything worth deleting (other then the abuse which was painful indeed but has empirical importance).