Why is a thread like "
Defining Grey Market" closed?
Apparently the OP intended to give buyers a "heads up" regarding warranty concerns. Apparently, one poster already found the thread useful.
Is it not a good idea to provide advice to readers of this forum? Were any forum policies broken and how so?
Marc's justification was
"The thread in question was deemed to be counterproductive. I'm closing this one before it reaches the same state."
What does "
counterproductive" mean in this context? What was the purpose that the thread ran counter to? How could the new "
Defining Grey Market" be in danger of running against the same (or another?) purpose?
Why was the thread closed
before it became problematic?
There are tons of threads which have become unproductive, veered off the initial course, are counterproductive to something, etc., yet they aren't closed.
I believe I'm not the only one who would appreciate an explanation of why the "
Defining Grey Market" was closed
preemptively.
Roughly three days ago I created a post which also linked to the "
Pentax Guarantee issues for International buyers" thread, just like "
Defining Grey Market" did. It was deleted and I was banned from the respective thread for five days. I've asked the moderators for clarification as to what the reason was and haven't received a reply to date.
I guess, therefore, my question is two-fold:
- Were these moderator actions justified?
- Should moderators explain their actions?
I think if 2. doesn't happen, users will find it very hard to understand what is expected from them.
Last edited by Class A; 05-29-2011 at 09:19 PM.