05-09-2006, 11:51 PM
I must admit, that I am very disappointed to hear of Gene's disapproval of my actions within this thread.
As I noted via PM to GeneL and in the first post within this thread, THE ONLY ITEMS REMOVED WERE THOSE WHICH WERE ABOUT THE FRUSTRATION EVERYONE WAS HAVING FINDING A PHOTO HOST. Nothing more.
That made the final post BEFORE the lunch.....flow directly into the first post AFTER the lunch, including the POSTED PHOTOS link.
Seeing as I have "altered the energy and the flow of our MR SoCal thread" - I will return the various postings were previously hidden, to "restore the energy."
As I also explained to GeneL, my actions this morning, which were for everyone's benefit, or so I thought. I specifically stated:
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I took the liberty this morning of shortening your subject line and
going into page 4 and removing all the posts where you were
searching for a means to get the photos online.
This has resulted in a clean page 4 that is nothing but smiles and great news/photos about the lunch!
Also -- I added a few lines to your first post to direct people to the
right areas and added a Moderator Footnote so you and everyone
would know why their posts vanished.
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It was my intention to provide for a special place on the Forum to permanently host the photos of all gatherings with a specific link. WHY? Stickies cannot sit upon the top of the Forum in perpetuity - and a perma-link hosted by the Forum was an ideal way for everyone to have access to the memories of the gathering. Apparently I was mistaken. Please accept my apologies.
There will be a standard established this week, regarding local gatherings - and time limits for stickies, pre and post event, which will be posted for future reference.
As I noted via PM to GeneL and in the first post within this thread, THE ONLY ITEMS REMOVED WERE THOSE WHICH WERE ABOUT THE FRUSTRATION EVERYONE WAS HAVING FINDING A PHOTO HOST. Nothing more.
That made the final post BEFORE the lunch.....flow directly into the first post AFTER the lunch, including the POSTED PHOTOS link.
Seeing as I have "altered the energy and the flow of our MR SoCal thread" - I will return the various postings were previously hidden, to "restore the energy."
As I also explained to GeneL, my actions this morning, which were for everyone's benefit, or so I thought. I specifically stated:
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I took the liberty this morning of shortening your subject line and
going into page 4 and removing all the posts where you were
searching for a means to get the photos online.
This has resulted in a clean page 4 that is nothing but smiles and great news/photos about the lunch!
Also -- I added a few lines to your first post to direct people to the
right areas and added a Moderator Footnote so you and everyone
would know why their posts vanished.
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It was my intention to provide for a special place on the Forum to permanently host the photos of all gatherings with a specific link. WHY? Stickies cannot sit upon the top of the Forum in perpetuity - and a perma-link hosted by the Forum was an ideal way for everyone to have access to the memories of the gathering. Apparently I was mistaken. Please accept my apologies.
There will be a standard established this week, regarding local gatherings - and time limits for stickies, pre and post event, which will be posted for future reference.