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[peckhamasbestos]

Just out of interest apart from its banal nature is there a reason my Nicolas post appears to have been removed??O

[Twirly]

I think you'll find it's been lounged. Admin have a habit of moving posts (even when you might think they are ED relevant), but they don't let you know. Happened to me and it was a bit disconcerting, as I actually wrote and asked them why it had been removed, but they didn't reply. Found out later by accident.

[RosieH]

It's because Admin are (for they are Legion) inherently evil.

It's in the Lounge but should be in the ED Businesses section. Someone probably moved it thinking it was about the inimitable Nicholas Parsons.

[Moos]

Trouble is the revised forum no longer has the link to moved posts as before, which allowed you to trace them. The last post before the move retained its place in the listing in the old 'room', and directed you to the new one. Not sure whether this (and other functionalities such as show/hide) may return or not.

Anyway, I agree with Rosie so have put into ED businesses. Sorry for the confusion.

[Administrator]

Hi

It's because its title is 'What's happened to Nicolas?' and when I scan the ED issues list I think "No way is that an ED issue, it's about someone called Nicolas" so I move it somewhere relevant, and based on that title I move it to the Lounge. And because of the amount of incorrect postings we just can't inform everyone about their mistake and the message being moved.

[Jeremy]

Can't you automate a PM? Shouldn't be complicated, and would be a nice courtesy.

[RosieH]

Administrator Wrote:

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> Hi

>

> It's because its title is 'What's happened to

> Nicolas?' and when I scan the ED issues list I

> think "No way is that an ED issue, it's about

> someone called Nicolas" so I move it somewhere

> relevant, and based on that title I move it to the

> Lounge. And because of the amount of incorrect

> postings we just can't inform everyone about their

> mistake and the message being moved.

So it's not because you're inherently evil?

[maxxi]

Administrator Wrote:

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> Hi

>

> "No way is that an ED issue, it's about

> someone called Nicolas"

All the Nicolases (Nicolai?) in ED will be devastated.

[red devil]

Surely you mean crushed and devalued?..

[the-e-dealer]

Anyway What has Happened to Nicolas?

[Administrator]

Automated PM would be more courteous I agree but programming this system to do it ain't easy.

I'm not inherently evil, just partially.

No idea about Nicolas, but there's a thread in the Lounge discussing him.

[Gimme]

I guess that the Administrator puts a lot of time and effort into giving us a free service so we cannot take that too much for granted or complain too much when our fairly irrelevant threads get moved (and some of mine have been).

Some of you remind me of people in social housing who complain about how their rights are being totally violated when the Housing Association dare to warn them for breaching their tenancy (ref dreadful programme about housing officers in Eccles last night...).

It is free!!! Be grateful not surly!