Suicide research thread removed

[iBrian]

Apologies for anyone who got a message saying their posts had been removed from the suicide research thread - I had only intended that message for one particularly insensitive member whose messages I sought to remove, but I also had to remove some replies quoting them and forgot they would also see that message. So my apologies for any misunderstanding over this!

Additionally, I have removed that thread anyway as I don't support people joining the forums just to do surveys on members - I want to see people because they want to join an interfaith community and add to the discussions, not simply take what they can from the community. Also, the topic of suicide itself is something of a social political one rather than a religious one, and as one member had already made a point to be contentious in it, that was also another reason against the thread staying.

I just wanted to clear things up, especially about the offensive content message going out to more people than I intended, and my apologies again for that.

 

[Dhammañāṇa Bhikkhu]

offensive

What's wrong with not just acting defensive (suicidal), defending, or even neither of both, not offensive (becoming) as well? Eg. just soberly (which might be perceived as the other extreme, if just knowing one or the other). Suspecting certain, without being able to read mind, might be a not so secure base of actions, good householder. (nobody leads more wars and destructive toward others in action then those hidding behind "love, peace, unity". Why? Because those desires are the aversions fundamental reasons.)

But more on topic here: appreciation for care and feeling responsible for deeds in general.

(btw. just good Isa appears as moderator "stuff" in the member list, and if acting anonymously actions can easy be mistraced to somebody else or fall back even to the whole community)

 

[muhammad_isa]

btw. just good Isa appears as moderator "stuff" in the member list..

Thanks for pointing it out.

That is not the case, though .. there are several moderators who don't appear in the list,
for some reason. Many things like this have happened since the site was moved a few months ago.

 

[iBrian]

there are several moderators who don't appear in the list,

It's simply due to the way the permissions/promotions system works on the site - when I originally ran the site I set up a usergroup called "Site Staff" for all moderators, but afterwards I don't think it was used, and mods were simply set up as mods without it. The result is that there are two different moderator lists now. I'll look to update this at some point, but it's not urgent, and I want to ensure I don't accidentally stop mods from being able to use mod tools - the permissions system in this software is overly complicated!

 

[muhammad_isa]

..the permissions system in this software is overly complicated!

It is .. never mind.

 

[Dhammañāṇa Bhikkhu]

It's simply due to the way the permissions/promotions system works on the site - when I originally ran the site I set up a usergroup called "Site Staff" for all moderators, but afterwards I don't think it was used, and mods were simply set up as mods without it. The result is that there are two different moderator lists now. I'll look to update this at some point, but it's not urgent, and I want to ensure I don't accidentally stop mods from being able to use mod tools - the permissions system in this software is overly complicated!

Just from other software, but maybe similar: In the single user permission might be such as "primary membership", which then get displayed, here and there, good Brian.

 

[Leveller]

Thank you for the apology. Initially I was wondering who on earth I had offended, but when I saw the whole thread had been removed I guessed it was something like this.

 

[Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine]

Apologies for anyone who got a message saying their posts had been removed from the suicide research thread - I had only intended that message for one particularly insensitive member whose messages I sought to remove, but I also had to remove some replies quoting them and forgot they would also see that message. So my apologies for any misunderstanding over this!

Additionally, I have removed that thread anyway as I don't support people joining the forums just to do surveys on members - I want to see people because they want to join an interfaith community and add to the discussions, not simply take what they can from the community. Also, the topic of suicide itself is something of a social political one rather than a religious one, and as one member had already made a point to be contentious in it, that was also another reason against the thread staying.

I just wanted to clear things up, especially about the offensive content message going out to more people than I intended, and my apologies again for that.

It's almost as bad as using the forums to do their homework for them imo.. I guess I dodged a bullet there (along with the delegation...)

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine