Thread requests: title changes, merging, splitting, moving posts etc

[Kevin Bonham]

I have started a specific thread for user requests relating to threads:

* Requests for the titles of threads to be changed
* Requests for two or more existing threads to be merged
* Requests for threads to be split into two or more threads
* Requests for posts to be moved from one thread to another
* Requests for polls to be added to existing threads
* Comments that a thread is drifting off topic
(etc)

...and for any moderator replies to such requests/comments, or any discussion of such requests/comments.

(In general for requests for threads to be started, the answer is "you can do it yourself".)

The reason for this is that some posters continue to post requests to merge threads on a thread itself although regular posters should know by now that all requests relating to moderation are to be made in this section and not on the thread itself.

Action may be taken against posters who continue not to get the message on this. I've even added a note to this effect on my sigfile.

Old posts requesting thread changes will not be moved to this thread.

Requests of this kind can also be made on the moderation questions thread and may be moved here.

Requests for posts or threads to be deleted should go on the moderation questions thread.

[Kevin Bonham]

There was a request to change the title of the Pell thread from "George Pell acquitted of historic sex abuse" to "George Pell acquitted of historical sex abuse charges".

I agreed with the request to add "charges" given that, in view of the acquittal, the position of the legal system is that it is not clearly established that the alleged abuse occurred at all (never mind who it was by if it did).

I have not at this stage changed "historic" to "historical", but this remains under consideration and open for discussion. Firstly it is apparent that the use of "historic" in this context is common and that not all dictionaries draw a firm distinction between historic (sense: of importance to history) and historical (sense: happened in the past whether important to history or not). Secondly these particular charges of abuse are both historic and historical in the sense of the distinction drawn in view of the importance of the person charged.

[Patrick Byrom]

Could Capablanca-Fan's recent post on plastic bags and the coronavirus be moved to either of those threads, please? He seems to have forgotten that he was the one who initiated a specific thread on plastic bag restrictions

[Kevin Bonham]

Could Capablanca-Fan's recent post on plastic bags and the coronavirus be moved to either of those threads, please?

Agreed; moved to plastic bag thread.

[Capablanca-Fan]

Could Capablanca-Fan's recent post on plastic bags and the coronavirus be moved to either of those threads, please? He seems to have forgotten that he was the one who initiated a specific thread on plastic bag restrictions

My memory is not what it was

[Desmond]

http://www.chesschat.org/showthread....3rd-2020/page2
Posts from #37 onwards refer to other tournaments, should not be on that thread.

[ER]

Is it possible to correct the Worst PMs heading from "Minsters" to Ministers? Thanks in advance

[Patrick Byrom]

Today's posts in the Australian state politics and elections thread, apart from the first one, appear to have relatively little to do with that topic. Perhaps they could find a better home in the Homeless People: Where do they Come From? thread?

[Kevin Bonham]

Today's posts in the Australian state politics and elections thread, apart from the first one, appear to have relatively little to do with that topic. Perhaps they could find a better home in the Homeless People: Where do they Come From? thread?

Agreed and done.

[ER]

Not sure if we need a new thread for the second leg of the Candidates which has now been moved to the spring of 2021 or we 'll still stay with the original Candidates 2020.

[Kevin Bonham]

Not sure if we need a new thread for the second leg of the Candidates which has now been moved to the spring of 2021 or we 'll still stay with the original Candidates 2020.

We'll keep it on the same thread but I've changed the title. I'll also change the tournament name if I see a clear announcement that it is changed.

[ER]

Cool, makes sense!

[Patrick Byrom]

Would the ongoing discussion of crime and homelessness (and other matters) in Byron Bay in the Gotta Put somewhere thread be better off in the dedicated Byron Bay thread?

[Kevin Bonham]

Would the ongoing discussion of crime and homelessness (and other matters) in Byron Bay in the Gotta Put somewhere thread be better off in the dedicated Byron Bay thread?

Agreed; done. Make the latter thread earn its existence on the forum!

[ER]

Just to clarify, the only reason why I placed both Alex Kaplan's and Kenneth Holts condolences notes on the same thread, was that the initial MCC's announcement re their passing included both.
So I followed that format. In other words it wasn't out of disrespect. Thanks for taking care of the matter Kevin.