"I wouldn't equate locking a thread to book burning, I think of it more as read-only"
Ah! The thin end of the wedge.
Well you were using some heavy handed language...
I thought you were referring to that particular thread. I can see why it was locked, it was turning into a non-Excel related debacle... Would you like to me to unlock it? And why?
I opened a new thread which referred to the old thread and expressed the view that Juan Pablo G.'s response to my post was strange.
The locking aspect didn't seem strange to me in all seriousness, and Juan's entitled to his opinion, especially @ MrExcel.com. There was a lot of non-Excel discussion going on. This is the correct forum for such a query, versus Excel questions.
Someone responded with the opinion that it appeared I had been rapped on the knuckles and told to stand in the corner.
I responded with the hope that this would not affect my grades.
This new thread was then deleted without explanation.
The thread contained nothing abusive or offensive.
It may well be that it was more appropriate for the "lounge" and a redirection thereto (instead of unexplained deletion) would have been entirely reasonable.
Sounds memorable.
Pulitzer material? Personally, I don't mind being questioned, but I might prefer a more private discussion, versus the entire connected planet.
It's not such a big deal - just trying to keep people on their toes and fight against attempts to suppress individual freedoms wherever they appear!
(Much like the U.S. keeps telling everyone.)
Noble. US law does not necessarily apply here, we're a global community.
C'mon now, you get your say here all the time.
Before you edited your post, you said :-
"As for your concept of subjective thinking, well who is to decide other than a moderator? You?"
Good idea! Then I can make sure there will be no posts retained that contain opinions other than those with which I agree.
Sarcasm, I like it. Yes, I decided to moderate my tone. You've been posting here long enough to know that this in not the way we operate. We're talking about an abnormal circumstance.
By the way, I think you are being rather too easily dismissive of Plato - one of mankind's greatest ever thinkers.
You're entitled to an opinion, although I might delete it.
In what respect? Objectivity? I didn't like his theory regarding objective thinking, I did like a lot of his other opinions. He was a very wise, out-of-the-box thinking individual.
Glad to hear it's not a big deal. Have a nice remainder of the weekend.
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This message was edited by NateO on 2003-01-26 00:27 
