To: KylaStarr
The reason for locking the previous thread may not hold water for you, but believe me, every time any of the moderators attempted to access the thread the entire system slowed down. There is a known problem with how the database software works and John Robinson has not yet fixed it.
If we were trying to hide something, we could have just pulled the thread. We didn't. We merely locked it so that no more replies could be posted. The entire thread is still visible to anyone who wants to read it.
We then invited participants to start a new thread.
To: Sidebar Moderator
Thank you for your response.
To: Sidebar Moderator
You have to understand that most people on this (and the old thread) are at least slightly paranoid, so they think of the "conspiracy" type explanation first. :)
To: Sidebar Moderator
"...every time any of the moderators attempted to access the thread the entire system slowed down. There is a known problem with how the database software works and John Robinson has not yet fixed it."
That is reasonable as no one would want to slow down FR especially with 02/02/04 looming, but I wish you had announced that prior to locking it up. Thanks for explaining it on this thread.
To: Sidebar Moderator
Thanks Sidebar Moderator.
40 posted on
01/26/2004 2:02:18 PM PST by
Pro-Bush
(Homeland Security + Tom Ridge = Open Borders --> Demand Change!)
To: Sidebar Moderator; All
Thanks to the whole team.
The original thread was one of the longest, yet most informative,and most polite threads in FR history.
Nice to see it.
To: Sidebar Moderator; Cindy; JustPiper; mhking; Calpernia; LayoutGuru2; yonif; Mossad1967
The reason for locking the previous thread may not hold water for you, but believe me, every time any of the moderators attempted to access the thread the entire system slowed down. There is a known problem with how the database software works and John Robinson has not yet fixed it.
Daleel is diabolical. He almost baited us into breaking the website. A curse upon every grain of his sand.
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196 posted on
01/26/2004 5:50:54 PM PST by
Sabertooth
(Take the Reagan Amnesty Pop Quiz! - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1065553/posts)
To: Sidebar Moderator
We then invited participants to start a new thread. But in Chat?! . This is a thread for WOT with alot of hardworking man hours by people who post information, translations, articles, government info etc. This thread has been informative for so many people and the survival tips have been invaluable. Chat? . That is the Inult
221 posted on
01/26/2004 6:19:59 PM PST by
JustPiper
(Register Republican BUT Write-In Tancredo for March !!!!)
To: Sidebar Moderator
Why doesn't this hold true for chat?
326 posted on
01/26/2004 8:15:40 PM PST by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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