Deletion of the Talamati/Msutlu thread

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(04-20-2024, 07:41 PM)BA0701 Wrote:

(04-20-2024, 09:14 AM)Mapokser Wrote: Idk if this is possible or if it's too much to ask, but given that this happened, if it turns out to be impossible to restore the thread, wouldn't it be possible to remove the option to delete threads from the mods? Or at least make so only one or 2 profiles ( of the owners for example ) have this "ability"?

Because it's a huge risk to have so many profiles that could do that, since such accidents might happen.

Imagine if the Sabi Sands thread gets deleted? Or the Kruger one, Mapogo, Majingilane, etc, it'd remove the bulky of history of these lions from the entire internet and we'd probably never be able to assemble all the data again, or have all the "historical" discussions and debates that happened throughout the years.

Wildfact currently, to my knowleadge, is the only place online where you can find all the history of these lions and all the ranger reports, every special lion behavior ever witnessed in decades since following lion dynamics became a thing.

Believe me, @Mapokser , nobody is more upset over what happened than I am, and again, I am as sorry as a person can be. Taking away that ability would not be the answer, for several reasons. Firstly we use that option several times a week, we have spammers that 99% of you never see, because the Mods have deleted the threads they created and banned them, so we need to use it for those purposes. We get new users who create new threads that already exist, and need to be merged (all part of the same functions). Not to mention, removing that ability from the Mods would then put all of that work onto a single person, @sanjay , and that would most certainly not be right by him.

Running this site takes a lot of time and effort from the Mod Team, and I personally believe we do a pretty good job. For me, personally, I spend several hours a day, 7 days a week most weeks. Mistakes happen, and I am sorry for mine, we acknowledge, take ownership of them, learn from them, and we keep striving to do better. That is about all I can say, my friend.

As for the restoration of the thread, it saddens me to say, as I just found out, as a result of the recent software upgrade, that functionality is no longer possible. Again, I am very sorry to everyone who put their time and efforts into making that thread such a great one, and I will work with the other mods on the best way to create a new one.

Well put @BA0701. Couldn’t agree more. Reply