Discussion: From A MODERATOR: Why your thread was deleted

"Hey, y'all -

I've been trying to send a PM to each person whose thread was deleted but with upwards of 40 a day, I just can't any more. It's too much. Imagine what it would be like to navigate this forum with 40 more ambiguous threads since yesterday- there would be no way to have a dialog, or to find anything.

I know we're all excited about the show, and it's easy to just show up and start a new thread rather than doing a search for the right thread to make your post in. So if your thread was deleted, it was for one of the following reasons:

* There are already multiple threads on that subject. We have MANY threads on Bill, Eric, Sam, the killer, and assorted "I love this show" or "this show sucks" threads. New ones will be deleted.

* There was a Spoiler in the title or body that wasn't properly marked

* The title was non-descript ("OMG" tells people nothing about the content of the thread) or had so much punctuation that it messed up the thread (One or two ?? or !! maximum, please)

* It was outside the official thread for each episode. There will be ONE thread per episode posted just before the Preview of the show airs. Any additional threads that reference the episode will be deleted, even if it has replies on it, so please make sure you are in the right thread.

Sometimes your thread has simply been moved to the appropriate place in the wiki. In those cases, if you click on "DISCUSSION FORUM" in the navigation bar above, you can see all the threads no matter where they are.

If you have a truly original topic, that's the time to start a new thread. Otherwise, there are lively, fun conversations already happening that we'd love for you to join!

Thanks~

Morgaine"

"We're kind of limited with what we can do on this wiki. Some Fora can combine threads, but this one can't. All we can do is move, delete, or turn a thread into a page. So bumping is the only options to keep this at the top.

I also can't lock threads, so we can't say a thread is done and start a number two, so your best bet is to pick a main thread, go to the end and read the last page or two before you post. I know that isn't ideal, but most people are finding it workable.

We have over 2000 people registered, so we're getting slammed with new threads. We've got 24 pages of them already, so that's why we needed to get control of them. The best conversations were getting buried by multiples that went nowhere.

The difference in a Forum and a wiki is that a wiki is collaborative. In a normal forum, only a moderator would probably create threads. With a wiki, you can open the character pages and add your own comments, pictures, edit text, all kinds of things. That only works if someone is minding the store, though, because people will sabotage sites and replace good information with bad.

Believe me, I wish we didn't have to stay on top of this so much. At some point, everyone will get the hang of the board and it will only take occasional reminders for new people. If y'all can just bear with us, we can make this easier and more enjoyable for everyone. "

"Yeah, it's really exciting that so many people come to the web site. It's a great sign for the popularity of the show. They've got a hit on their hands. "

"Hey Morgaine just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work, it's very much appreciated"

"Thanks, ladies, I really needed to hear that. This has been hard today and people are accusing me of censorship, which makes me physically ill. I think the forum is runnning better this way - don'y you?"