This is unnecessary, really. There are already enough Mods on PM and I think they pretty much handle their duties effectively. If you can't stand other folks replying on the thread that you started, or if there are certain members here that get to your nerves everytime they'd post comments on your subject/topic, then think twice before starting a thread/topic , or better yet, don't start one at all.
Welcome guitarwiz02 to this thread which I started… Are you missing me already like what you said in another thread? Sweet! I hope I made the day of some happy campers today.
Kidding aside, I do respect your opinion and I am not saying that our Mods are not doing excellent work. Why would I intentionally challenge the status quo? Simple answer: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. Unless of course you believe everything in PM is utopic or has been conceived due to divine inspiration therefore can no longer be improved or made better.
I hope you are not talking to yourself when you mentioned, “can’t stand other folks,” or “certain members here that get your nerves.” And I certainly hope you are not referring to me because that would be flattering.
Anyhow, this request for additional controls or powers is not mandatory. The Mods are not required to grant my request. If ever they want to test it in a certain forum within a limited amount of time, the thread starters will not be required to use it. It is just an option that is available but not required to be used.
Preventing our members to start a thread, as what you suggested, is not the best option. It’s like saying “Hey <insert any derogatory word>. Yeah you. You with the <insert a word> avatar. Stop starting nonsense threads or replying on topics with your worthless irrelevancies because I just can’t stand your presence and you are getting in my nerves.” THIS is the stuff that dictators are made of.
A threadstarter has no right to filter or choose who he/she wants to see on the thread he/she started.
Please quote where you got this rule or policy. Even if this is an established rule what prevents us to review the relevancy of this rule with our current times? It is like saying, “Nakagawian na yan. Sumunod ka na lang.” THIS is the stuff that dictators want to hear from their subjects.
Every member of this community has the liberty and right to post comments and opinions on any topic regardless of who started it. You're taking away that right, otherwise. If someone has gone overboard, let the mods handle it.
Every member has their rights and I agree and I will fight for these rights. But how about the rights of the thread starters to maintain peace and order in their own thread. Yes, their OWN threads. It’s an issue regarding the rights of another clashing against the rights of the other.
In my proposal, I am not taking away the rights of members to post whatever they want in their own threads.
Someone already hinted what will happen if the TS is granted these additional powers and abuses them.
Between the two of us, you are the one who wants to curtail liberty and freedom. So do not sound like your a freedom fighter. Actually you don't. I sense a very fearful being in you.
I think Van's reply was an indirect answer to your suggestion. You just can't have that privilege. This proposal, should it see the light of day, would only place the threadstarter in a win-win situation. You get to start a topic you love to talk about and you get to choose the people who will participate in the discussion.
You said it already. It’s a win-win situation.
Please note that I am not asking for absolute control and I’m not taking the Mods out of the equation.
You can't have your cake and eat it too, as they say.
Most of the times BUT not all the time.
More importantly, I see that if this request is granted, can make more mature members in the long run.