This is a perfect example. That thread was arguably on topic but guess what, due to the mods overruling presense it was deleted. Only on this forum I see so much handwaving by mods. Discussions like that SHOULD be encouraged as Long as users aren't attacked.
In the interest of transparency:
The thread that was closed was after discussion that pre-allo was not really the place for it. In other words, the discussion seemed political in nature and not really on topic for pre-allo.
There is a school specific thread for EVMS where that discussion has been going on and how it affects the reputation of the school, which is relevant. As I posted in that thread, the school-specific thread will not be closed, but inappropriate content will be removed.
If you feel a thread was closed inappropriately, you can always report that post and say why. We have reopened threads before if there is a good argument for it.
And finally, this forum is meant to be a forum for professionals and pre-professionals. Personally, I have learned a lot from this forum, and so when I hear from people in real life or on other sites that I shouldn’t go to SDN because of some sort of bad rep, it disappoints me because I know how helpful and supportive this place can be. It only takes a couple threads to sully the reputation of this place, and as moderators, part of our job is to try to keep this place the great resource that it is. I speak just for myself when I say this, but that’s part of the reason why I accepted the mod position: to give back to this site and help keep it a place where people can get great info and support. That said, feedback is always welcome, and I strive to do the best job I can.
