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Ninth · 10-27-2005, 01:04 AM

Was the original post about the locking of the Fables & Fiends thread? If yes, then I understand what you feel, Fum, but to generalize it as a "forum syndrome" seems to be stretching things a lot. The only other thread I saw that was locked recently was becoming a shooting contest.

And fov, the reason why people are not sending PM instead of posting is partly, I think, because they don't know the moderators. I mean, I could send you or Trep or Jackal a PM, because I feel like I kind of know you, but I have hardly had any contact with Tabacco, for example, so I would feel awkward sending him a PM. It's just not in my nature.
Also, in my opinion, and probably more importantly, a post is far more mundane, and doesn't carry as much weight as a PM. A PM is a complaint to a specific person, while a post is a part of a discussion.

Does that make sense?

10-27-2005, 01:04 AM	#8
Ninth Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Paris, France Posts: 6,409	Was the original post about the locking of the Fables & Fiends thread? If yes, then I understand what you feel, Fum, but to generalize it as a "forum syndrome" seems to be stretching things a lot. The only other thread I saw that was locked recently was becoming a shooting contest. And fov, the reason why people are not sending PM instead of posting is partly, I think, because they don't know the moderators. I mean, I could send you or Trep or Jackal a PM, because I feel like I kind of know you, but I have hardly had any contact with Tabacco, for example, so I would feel awkward sending him a PM. It's just not in my nature. Also, in my opinion, and probably more importantly, a post is far more mundane, and doesn't carry as much weight as a PM. A PM is a complaint to a specific person, while a post is a part of a discussion. Does that make sense? __________________ ...It's down there somewhere. Let me have another look.