Oh wait, here:

At first I thought this thread was going to be about that “re-evaluating Gill Sans” article lol.

Hmmm…that’s not the only thread I’ve seen disappear lately.

i took it down. i realized i had approached what i wanted to get at all wrong. will repost (perhaps) when i regain a bit of steam.

> What’s that post all about in Hottest titled is this sick & wrong?

I wondered about that too, and the other day tried to find it in vain. Now I know what happen...

> i took it down

Paul, with all due respect, I think that was a bad move on your part. Not just because I happen to have contributed to the discussion and now feel that it was time down the drain, but also because if everyone starts erasing their posts on whim this place will become too chaotic for my taste.

I have the most respect for this site’s moderators, but please next time use the powers that were entrusted to you a little more carefully. Thanks.

Oh no! I got you in trouble Paul. Sorry.

The thread title is still on the Hottest list now, and still cannot be accessed. That’s frustrating and confusing for readers and members alike. Please avoid these carrot and stick situations—-is it too much to ask that moderators have the integrity to apologize when they make a mistake or mess something up?

No need to apologize Ray.

j a m e s

yes, it was wrong and sick of me to take it down, but i did so intending it to be a temporary measure. all apologies. the thread is back up, but i modified my original post and the thread title. (is that fair play? anyone else can always do the same. leastways, i didn’t convert all my posts to periods, as has been deemed as fair in other cases.)

> is that fair play? anyone else can always do the same.

Just because we can do it doesn’t mean we should. I don’t think I need to remind you that Typophile’s biggest assets are its users and their contributions. If those disappear this webcommunity will completely loose its meaning of existence.

> i didn’t convert all my posts to periods, as has been deemed as fair in other cases.

I don’t know what others think but I actually find that quite annoying. If people are not sure if they want their posts to remain available, they should abstain themselves from contributing to the discussions.

BTW, this reminds me of a claimed bug where posts that are edited move to the bottom of the thread. To me that’s a feature rather than a bug, and I think it should remain that way. This will held users more accountable of their actions.

they should abstain themselves from contributing to the discussions

i’ll have to remember to do this more in the future.

BTW, this reminds me of a claimed bug where posts that are edited move to the bottom of the thread. To me that’s a feature rather than a bug, and I think it should remain that way. This will held users more accountable of their actions.

I beg to differ, Miguel. On the type ID board it was common practice to make the ID and then go back and insert the link. Now we find ourselves adding the link into an additional post, which is extra work for everyone (poster and reader) and falsely moves you up in “Prolific Posters”. I also sometimes reread my posts and feel I could have worded something more elegantly. Or maybe I said something I wish I hadn’t said. I think to then have the edited post slip to the bottom is a bad idea, since it can make the responses confusing. I’d rather see the edits be somehow visible, so that others can see what was edited, rather than messing around with the order.

that’s actually a great idea — edited posts showing up as bold, or a color or something.

If we were all on Leopard we could use “Time Machine” to see the unedted post :-)