Quote Originally Posted by Catiline
Leave the Amazon debate out of this thread please, or it will be closed.
why do mods on so many internet forums in general go about moderating in this way? why not just edit the offending thread and issue a warning to the individual? then if that member persists, ban him/her and then subsequently delete or annotate those posts with your course of action? i find that to be a much better way of maintaining an atmosphere of open discussion rather than outright closing entire threads - which i think just ends up stifling dialogue more than the offending posts ever could in the first place.

just MHO