@FrostCat said in Non-WTF forum software:
I do remember reading about that after the fact
More fun than being there at the time I can assure you.
@FrostCat said in Non-WTF forum software:
I was just reminding relative newcomers of his other instance of doing the same thing.
For those that can't be reminded, because they didn't know about it to begin with, start here:
The unilateral removal of comments by Jeff Atwood
Initially, I was going to write this as a response to this discussion. It seems, however, a larger issue, which I think merits a separate thread, perhaps a sequel to this one. For people who have not
Synopsis (c&p from linked article):
Apparently this is the new criterion for removing a comment:
if the moderator agrees that the comment does not add to the post in a constructive way
I find Jeff Atwood's standards for removing comments puzzling and disturbing. I myself have removed comments, on very rare occasions, where they were genuinely noise, offensive, or spam. I am also surprised that Jeff Atwood is enforcing these standards (and, more generally, assuming the duties of a moderator) on the present website, of which he is not an active contributor (that is, mathematically), when there are probably bigger issues (i.e., on meta.SO) to take care of, where his role might be more useful. The president of the U.S. does not participate in a local board meeting.