Originally Posted by BearX220

I dunno, guys. I don't like to get involved in forum politics. I don't go tug on Randy's sleeve about these things. I certainly don't approve of personal attacks/flaming/mudslinging either. But I don't think the "Exciting Changes" thread really veered off the rails in that fashion.

Its abrupt termination/relocation without comment seemed wrong to me; the robust debate was mostly about NW policies and their characterizations, not the personalities of the posters.

The rapid closure of a thread questioning the first closure, also without explanation, seems really wrong to me. It seems designed to signal people that intense criticism of NW policies is not permitted. (Another marathon thread last month, "Why are NW International FAs so Bad?", was the best and funniest here in months; it attracted dozens of participants and many great stories, but it too was closed and pulled without comment.)

I think if the moderator takes the unusual step of closing and moving a thread, an explicit rationale should be provided. I do not believe the current operating policy is creating a positive information environment.