What happened to EinarA?

[KrisBlueNZ]

Does anyone know?

He posted some helpful ideas on a few threads I was involved with.

Now those posts seem to have disappeared!

CDRIVE and I (and others?) did criticise some aspects of his designs... Perhaps he felt he was being attacked?

That would be sad. I think he could have been a valuable member.

 

[(*steve*)]

Looks like he has deleted most of his posts.

 

[davenn]

I restored his posts

as you said there is some helpful info in there

Dave

 

[KrisBlueNZ]

davenn, was that a good idea? If he deleted them, he probably wants them gone...

 

[davenn]

davenn, was that a good idea? If he deleted them, he probably wants them gone...

there's nothing wrong with the post I reinstated .... leaving them missing just puts huge holes on the understanding of the various threads and they loose their flow

so in that situation his childish attitude and action doesnt really worry me

Dave

 

[CocaCola]

Nothing irks me more on a forum than people that mass edit or delete post in a temper tantrum...

IMO users should not be able to delete their post or edit them blank after a fixed time... Every forum I have ever moderated I have set the ability for the users to edit post after say 24-48 hours, to prevent just this... I have never given users the ability to delete as it always cause broken threads and isn't fair to the community as a whole that participated in the threads... But, that is just my opinion...

 

[davenn]

Nothing irks me more on a forum than people that mass edit or delete post in a temper tantrum...

IMO users should not be able to delete their post or edit them blank after a fixed time... Every forum I have ever moderated I have set the ability for the users to edit post after say 24-48 hours, to prevent just this... I have never given users the ability to delete as it always cause broken threads and isn't fair to the community as a whole that participated in the threads... But, that is just my opinion...

agreed, as in my comment as to why I reinstated them

Dave

 

[KrisBlueNZ]

I have never given users the ability to delete as it always cause broken threads and isn't fair to the community as a whole that participated in the threads...

Fair point.

 

[Ian]

I didn't know it was possible to delete posts indefinitely, so I've prevented that now (for the same reasons mentioned in this thread).

 

[shrtrnd]

I feel a temper tantrum coming on, ....
(That's a joke, for all you engineers)

 

[CocaCola]

Ian on behalf of the victims I thank you...

As for not knowing about the settings today's message board settings have become stupid complex don't blame you one bit for missing something...

 

[CDRIVE]

Does anyone know?

He posted some helpful ideas on a few threads I was involved with.

Now those posts seem to have disappeared!

CDRIVE and I (and others?) did criticise some aspects of his designs... Perhaps he felt he was being attacked?

That would be sad. I think he could have been a valuable member.

I guess that to an experienced new guy on the block we can seem like a clique, or more more descriptive, ... a wolf pack snapping at his ankles. Admittedly, it's usually just perceived.

I have an early thread here that I don't consider one of my finest moments but I never considered deleting it.

Chris

 

[shrtrnd]

*steve* deletes all my annoying posts.
He must like you, CDRIVE (I still think it's beard envy)

 

[CDRIVE]

*steve* deletes all my annoying posts.
He must like you, CDRIVE (I still think it's beard envy)

I must admit it looks soft and comforting and probably why when Christmas is approaching young children are always looking at me and pointing. I've actually overheard parents saying "No, that's not Santa".

Chris

 

[davenn]

hahahaha too funny

D

 

[(*steve*)]

I had a 3yo stand in the aisle of an aircraft for a 6 hour flight interrupting my reading every 5 minutes to ask if I was Santa on holidays.

And to respond to an earlier point. As moderators we can edit anyone's post whenever we like, so we kinda get used to the edit button being there (in fact I've accidentally pressed edit instead of quote more than once...)

In his own way EinarA performed a service in deleting those messages.

And yes, I must holiday in Florida just so I can go to see CDRIVE. We can sit on a porch stroking our beards and solving the world's problems (Yes, beards let you do that).

 

[shrtrnd]

OMG!
Are you telling me CDRIVE ISN'T Santa Claus?

 

[Mitchekj]

And the mental image I've had of Steve for the past couple years is completely invalidated. I feel like I just found out there's no Santa Claus.

 

[CDRIVE]

And yes, I must holiday in Florida just so I can go to see CDRIVE. We can sit on a porch stroking our beards and solving the world's problems (Yes, beards let you do that).

Steve, I'd like that very much but I've given up solving the world's problems, or even knowing anything about them. I spent most of my life as a political junky but after the Nov elections I've been striving to be a better American by maintaining a cerebrally vegetative state. According to my test scores on AreYouStupid.com my mind is blissfully on its way to total and irretrievable oblivion. My goal is to win the highly coveted "Tabula Rasa" award.

Chris