Originally posted by Kim C I have been a mod on another camera forum as acxtive if not more so than this one. It is a thankless task.
I fully see what you mean. But it can also be rewarding, to feel that you are contributing to a community. I certainly do feel both the "thankless" and "rewarding" aspects in voluntary work I do.
Originally posted by Kim C If you have a problem then try asking the mod concerned rather than voicing off in open forum.
I have contacted the moderators more than once. No reply. Also, note that my OP wasn't about my issue. It was about the closing of someone else's thread. I only mentioned my situation as a side remark.
Originally posted by Kim C I have seen a case such as this so many times.
I'm not sure about what case you are talking about. You haven't seen my post that was deleted so probably you are talking about Wheatfield?
Originally posted by Kim C Somebody sounds off against someone and the thread is closed for good reason. So the person starts another thread to conyinue, when that gets closed they try again etc.
I don't think that's what happened here. Wheatfield didn't "sound off" against someone. He had an opinion and was trying to help others by sharing it. There was no need for anyone to get offended. If someone felt they needed to set fact straights they should have done it. But there was no need to stop pointless bashing because the latter wasn't happening.
Originally posted by Kim C In this case, it seems to me that the person was not talking about grey imports but B+H again.
It "
seems" to you? And that is enough for you to condone the closing of the thread? I don't think an assumption is sufficient justification to close a thread.
What about the moderator suggesting that an "international warranty / grey market" discussion is held without mentioning any store names? That would make sense, as the rules are not specific to one store. AFAIC, that would have been a good way forward, for those who are overly sensitive about B&H being talked about.