... the rules keep changing and it's impossible to keep up.
It was my understanding that we were NOT to continue locked discussions.
I don't know how to decide what posts are OK to repost if one is not informed of what was the offensive part to begin with. With all the glitches, it is often impossible to tell if a post WAS pulled, or if it just got lost in cyberspace. I really don't much care if the occasional post gets pulled.
Emailing the Mods is an exercise in futility.
can be reposted that you 'really want to be shown' if it meets certain conditions. Re: Lee Koo's post introducing the Mods message:
''ATTENTION Speakeasy forum members: Please read carefully''
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6130-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=140989&messageID=1581972&tag=
''....if it contains a 'zinger' of any kind, or a snide remark, a blatant insult to members or a culture, or any other derogatory type comment, the post will be removed. There will be no emails about it (figure it out on your own and repost the content that you really want to be shown);...''
The type was not bold in the original.
I have not seen anything if this also applies to padlocked posts.

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