Can I ask...
the board is a real place but also a software program written by somebody who wasn't worried about voicelessness, but about building in functionaility to a board format (Simple Machines forum). So technically, it could be a cooking forum, or travel, or whatever...something not emtionally charged.
So what I'm wondering is, did the prohibition about "pulling posts" actually come from somewhere, or did it sort of rise without consensus, as somebody translated it as a bad-faith thing?
I know because I became aware that the technology not only allows me to edit or delete my own posts, but also any thread I began...I have gone on the assumption that because it's a cyberspace, then I have to play by the rules and limitations of the equipment, so to speak.
I have pulled and/or locked a couple threads in the past. I do understand opinions/preferences on both ends of it. But I don't think there is any rule that one can't delete a thread.
So I wonder if it would help for people to just keep that in mind. Be aware that it's a living conversation and not a permanent journal?
Maybe people who don't want to lose anything, could copy it somehow?
Technical stuff is beyond me, but I figure I can't drive a car unless I learn how it works...
Hops