realist Wrote:
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> I understand the intent, but I think you need to
> be more flexible.

Your new thread was a continuation of the discussion going on in that other thread. I understand why you wanted a new thread but surely you can understand my point of view as well.

>
> I wasn't discussing our 'receivers' I was
> discussing Ginn. Sure he is a WR, but that is a
Ø broader discussion.

Actually, the last quarter or so of the post that was originally merged was devoted to discussing the order which of our other WR’s should be playing and what their various roles should be.

>
> I think that there should be enough flexibility by
> the moderators to allow discreet discussions to
> flourish. If people are discussing the passing
> game in general; I might start a thread about 1 QB
> in particular. Merging it is unnecessary and
> muddies the discussion I am trying to have.
>

Of course there’s flexibility. It’s a judgment call to merge topics. If there wasn’t there would be three threads on the site: Offense, Defense and Special Teams.


> The other thing is often someone starts a
> discussion about something like the WR's and it
> digresses into a discussion about Virgina Tech. or
> some esoteric sub-plot with people going back and
> forth insulting each other. That's a drag. Once I
> start seeing that...I would prefer to start a new
> thread that gets back to the topic. Merging it
> just puts it at the end of some boring argument
Ø that most people don't bother to wade through.

Understood. But you lose the context of your comments when you do that. You start a new thread that is a continuation of a discussion in another thread, even one that has been hijacked, and anyone clicking on it has no idea the context of the discussion that generated your comments. Not only that, but anyone involved in that discussion now has to monitor the original thread and your thread to stay involved a discussion they are obviously interested in and often has to post similar thoughts on both threads.

>
> This has been my favorite Phins site for 13 or so
> years. Seriously, I have been posting a LONG!!!!!
> TIME!!!!! and this is new...and I think its a
Ø drag.

Man, time flies. I’ve been here as you and I share your feelings about this site. But this process isn’t new it’s just the first time it happened to you. We’ve been doing this for years.

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