I understand and don't take any issue with the policy to consolidate the Israel topics into the four threads.
However, the way it was implemented is flawed.
It consisted of the four threads being created, and trailing off, with the only notice of the policy comments within some thead that ay or may not be read by many members.
We have definitely seen examples of less frequent posters who came here and innocently posted a topc and stumbled into risking a suspension for it.
I sent Common Courtesy, the mod who created the threads and has been most visible enforcing the policy, a PM suggesting one sticky thread with the policy and links to the four threads, a week or more ago. (Edit: I see from another post that he has been away for the last week. Bad timing.)
This is an ongoing menace to less frequest posters unfairly, and all but impractical even to regular members - I search CC's first two pages of recent threads and couldn't find any links to two fo the four 'mandatory threads' which may be many pages into the old posts section by now. I don't even remember their topics - only one of the four has stayed on the front page in days that I recall, the Gaza thread.
So I'm re-posting my suggestion here to put up a sticky with the policy and links to the four mandatory threads while the policy is in effect.
Just today I saw a member I hadn't heard of who made an otherwise perfectly good thread and was suspended for a week for it - quite possibly unaware of the policy.
That doesn't serve anyone well.
However, the way it was implemented is flawed.
It consisted of the four threads being created, and trailing off, with the only notice of the policy comments within some thead that ay or may not be read by many members.
We have definitely seen examples of less frequent posters who came here and innocently posted a topc and stumbled into risking a suspension for it.
I sent Common Courtesy, the mod who created the threads and has been most visible enforcing the policy, a PM suggesting one sticky thread with the policy and links to the four threads, a week or more ago. (Edit: I see from another post that he has been away for the last week. Bad timing.)
This is an ongoing menace to less frequest posters unfairly, and all but impractical even to regular members - I search CC's first two pages of recent threads and couldn't find any links to two fo the four 'mandatory threads' which may be many pages into the old posts section by now. I don't even remember their topics - only one of the four has stayed on the front page in days that I recall, the Gaza thread.
So I'm re-posting my suggestion here to put up a sticky with the policy and links to the four mandatory threads while the policy is in effect.
Just today I saw a member I hadn't heard of who made an otherwise perfectly good thread and was suspended for a week for it - quite possibly unaware of the policy.
That doesn't serve anyone well.
