I have read the forum rules and have not found any rule/rules that mention that these type of threads are not allowed. If a decision was made later on to make them illegal I am sorry but I am not aware of such a rule.
I am not trying to accuse you of anything. I just remember there being a very large fiasco relating to these type of threads. QuestionAuthority, myself and many others had our threads shut-down by moving them to off-topic. Our threads resemble yours, and so I am wondering if the rules had changed or specifically why this thread is allowed when others were not. Obviously the last question isn't one you can answer, but it is something I am curious about.
You are asking me if I knew these threads are illegal but I intentionally created one? Why would I do that, how would creating a thread that could be against the rules benefit me? No, like I said above I am not aware of such a rule.
No, I must have worded that incorrectly. I was asking if you knew of these "rules" and then understood them with more nuance than I do. Resulting in a thread that follows the guidelines and is acceptable.
Then, seperately I asked if, now that you are aware of these "rules/guidelines" if you see any differences between the threads that have been moved and yours. I never meant to imply that you skirted the rules purposefully.
Yeah, there are many other members with similar threads, me included. My trouble is that they weren't allowed anywhere except off-topic. The thread created yesterday, I have the same questions about, but haven't looked into it yet.
suchmoon's thread has been active since September and I see now that it is posted in the Off-topic, so if the problem is in the location of the thread I would have no problem moving it. I posted it here since its meant for Newbies ONLY and this is the board they frequent most.
Also, this is in no way a merit giveaway of any sort. I have rejected more members than I have merited
All of that applied to my thread as well. 95% of posts were "rejected", it was not a giveaway and it was specifically aimed at showcasing newbies that were acting in a way that deserved merit.
I'm asking these questions not the demonize you, but because I enjoyed maintaining my thread and it's heartbreaking to see others doing as I would like to do without the same rules as me.
I think this applies:
I agree with this approach.
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But indeed, until bill gator mentioned it, I forgot those were moved to Off-topic.
I just want a refresher on the status of this sort of thread. If they're acceptable, then I want to restart mine.
I created my thread in Reputation after it was (once again) mentioned in a Meta topic. If a Mod moves it that's fine with me, I didn't consider Off-topic because I barely go there. I do expect a totally different audience there though, with much more spam, so I prefer not to move it.
This is what killed my thread. The audience found in off-topic are not looking for any serious improvement, criticism, reflection, etc.
