Can there be some clarification as to what guidelines an IC has to follow to avoid being removed in the transitionary period before or immediately prior to the GB thread being posted?
I appreciate in some interest checks, like the mode and plume threads for example, the OP is running a GB thread in the IC section and/or posting a sales link when they don't have enough posts on Geekhack to be allowed to sell/post in the GB section. It's understandable that these would be removed under the rules of the forum.
On the other hand, its a bit concerning where an IC thread for keycaps may be removed if it is coming close to GB and has announced prices, GB dates and vendors prior to the GB thread being posted. Please elucidate the situation so that posters of IC threads can avoid their ICs being needlessly removed
Can there be some clarification as to what guidelines an IC has to follow to avoid being removed in the transitionary period before or immediately prior to the GB thread being posted?
I appreciate in some interest checks, like the mode and plume threads for example, the OP is running a GB thread in the IC section and/or posting a sales link when they don't have enough posts on Geekhack to be allowed to sell/post in the GB section. It's understandable that these would be removed under the rules of the forum.
On the other hand, its a bit concerning where an IC thread for keycaps may be removed if it is coming close to GB and has announced prices, GB dates and vendors prior to the GB thread being posted. Please elucidate the situation so that posters of IC threads can avoid their ICs being needlessly removed
Maybe in the case of removing preorder or IC threads posted incorrectly, let the poster know and move them to the appropriate forum (artisan services?) instead of deleting without any warning or comment? Just kinda seems a bit ****ty imo.
Maybe in the case of removing preorder or IC threads posted incorrectly, let the poster know and move them to the appropriate forum (artisan services?) instead of deleting without any warning or comment? Just kinda seems a bit ****ty imo.
The Rainy Day IC was up for almost half a year so "posted incorreclty" really can't apply here.
Hey everyone, just want to clear some things up real quick.
It is not and never has been (nor will be) standard practice to remove an IC thread that has proceeded to the GB phase. This would remove a lot of important information, and generally be a bad idea for obvious reasons. The only time an IC thread is removed is if the OP is attempting to bypass the Marketplace rules by starting a GB in an IC thread - something which did not happen in either of these cases, but I want to be transparent about it regardless.
I think that what happened here is a glitch that I haven't seen in a few years. Sometimes when a mod locks a thread, the system will also unapprove it for some reason. If we don't happen to catch it at that moment, it can go unnoticed until someone says something (as was done here in this thread). So thank you for bringing it to our attention, and please continue to do so if this happens again. We'll be keeping a better eye on it now that it's been mentioned here as well.
Both the GMK Rainy Day (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104278.0) and GMK Red Dragon (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105163.msg2876673#msg2876673) threads have been reapproved. :thumb:
Sorry about the fluke here, and thanks again for the heads up. :)
Hey everyone, just want to clear some things up real quick.
It is not and never has been (nor will be) standard practice to remove an IC thread that has proceeded to the GB phase. This would remove a lot of important information, and generally be a bad idea for obvious reasons. The only time an IC thread is removed is if the OP is attempting to bypass the Marketplace rules by starting a GB in an IC thread - something which did not happen in either of these cases, but I want to be transparent about it regardless.
I think that what happened here is a glitch that I haven't seen in a few years. Sometimes when a mod locks a thread, the system will also unapprove it for some reason. If we don't happen to catch it at that moment, it can go unnoticed until someone says something (as was done here in this thread). So thank you for bringing it to our attention, and please continue to do so if this happens again. We'll be keeping a better eye on it now that it's been mentioned here as well.
Both the GMK Rainy Day (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104278.0) and GMK Red Dragon (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105163.msg2876673#msg2876673) threads have been reapproved. :thumb:
Sorry about the fluke here, and thanks again for the heads up. :)
Hey everyone, just want to clear some things up real quick.
It is not and never has been (nor will be) standard practice to remove an IC thread that has proceeded to the GB phase. This would remove a lot of important information, and generally be a bad idea for obvious reasons. The only time an IC thread is removed is if the OP is attempting to bypass the Marketplace rules by starting a GB in an IC thread - something which did not happen in either of these cases, but I want to be transparent about it regardless.
I think that what happened here is a glitch that I haven't seen in a few years. Sometimes when a mod locks a thread, the system will also unapprove it for some reason. If we don't happen to catch it at that moment, it can go unnoticed until someone says something (as was done here in this thread). So thank you for bringing it to our attention, and please continue to do so if this happens again. We'll be keeping a better eye on it now that it's been mentioned here as well.
Both the GMK Rainy Day (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104278.0) and GMK Red Dragon (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105163.msg2876673#msg2876673) threads have been reapproved. :thumb:
Sorry about the fluke here, and thanks again for the heads up. :)
Hey everyone, just want to clear some things up real quick.
It is not and never has been (nor will be) standard practice to remove an IC thread that has proceeded to the GB phase. This would remove a lot of important information, and generally be a bad idea for obvious reasons. The only time an IC thread is removed is if the OP is attempting to bypass the Marketplace rules by starting a GB in an IC thread - something which did not happen in either of these cases, but I want to be transparent about it regardless.
I think that what happened here is a glitch that I haven't seen in a few years. Sometimes when a mod locks a thread, the system will also unapprove it for some reason. If we don't happen to catch it at that moment, it can go unnoticed until someone says something (as was done here in this thread). So thank you for bringing it to our attention, and please continue to do so if this happens again. We'll be keeping a better eye on it now that it's been mentioned here as well.
Both the GMK Rainy Day (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=104278.0) and GMK Red Dragon (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=105163.msg2876673#msg2876673) threads have been reapproved. :thumb:
Sorry about the fluke here, and thanks again for the heads up. :)
Is it possible that the same happened to the Kat Lala thread? I just can't find it anymore, every post is gone and important information lost:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108717.0
by user https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=123714Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/iDvhbh1.png)
Wouldn't it be better to lock it instead of deleting it?