Seriously, could the administration give an explanation as to why goodbye threads are being deleted? I am not challenging this decision, but I do question it. Does this mean you cant post a goodbye thread, or is it deleted after a certain time?
Many people, like Haggis for example leave but obviously still check in now and then. Why should they not be able to see what people have said to them? If you want people to come back and join in again, one of the best incentives for them is to realize that the forum misses them.
Many threads start off on one idea and then quickly move into a set of tangents that keep the post alive. Why should these threads be lost just because they started off as a goodbye post?
When individuals come into a forum, they peruse many different aspects of it, one of which is the interaction between members of the forum. The fact that people leave a forum is not unusual- people come and go on every forum, but I thought this forum was quite unusual in the fact that people actually bother to post that they are leaving, sometimes giving their reasons. Goodbye threads are a way of them leaving a space to keep contact and to feel that they are still bonded to the forum.
I understand completely that one must censure any post that is hateful or bigoted or sexually explicit...etc.
Is the idea that you dont want people to come on and see that people are leaving? Personally, I dont understand why any post that is not offensive should be deleted. These are members' thoughts and contributions, even if they are their last posts, and I dont think people's contributions should be treated that glibly.
We prefer ya just stay.