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Title: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: jSmith on 2014-Aug-06
Hey guys! I bookmarked an interesting thread here just yesterday, but when I came back to read it today, it's gone!

What happened?  :o
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: erico on 2014-Aug-06
Thanks God that banana thread is gone, though I have to thank a few chaps for the deeper explanation on how GLB works, it was very educating and I learned some. But please, let´s carry on.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: kanonet on 2014-Aug-06
We don't know. There is a discussion in admin board what happend, no one knows - no one even knows a reason why someone should have deleted it. We're not even sure if the thread starter would have the power to do this or only admins/moderators.

So nothing we can tell you ATM, but its very sad that this interesting thread is gone. :O
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: fuzzy70 on 2014-Aug-06
Perhaps the mysterious GLB update fairies have forum control also  :O

Lee
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: MrTAToad on 2014-Aug-06
I notified Ian about it this morning - I presume there aren't any other posts missing...
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Ian Price on 2014-Aug-06
I'm at a complete loss too. It was an interesting topic, that brought up some good points. I'm not aware of any other threads being removed, but sometimes it can take a while to notice.

I'd like to assure people that the Admin team would rather lock a thread than delete it. None of us liked the way it was censored by removal.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: fuzzy70 on 2014-Aug-06
It's been a very long time since I have Administered or Moderated an SMS forum & vaguely remember there are logs that can be viewed. However how far up the chain of command you have to be to view them & even if it was a SMS or a PHPbb forum I honestly do not recall.

Can a person that starts a new thread delete it seeing as they created it?, I know on some forum software you can but what ones I'm unsure of.

Lee
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: spacefractal on 2014-Aug-06
the thread was not just negative bashing, but its did also bring out very nice points too and possible future etc. So yes, its was a interesting typic that got deleted.

Me thinks, its was the original thread starter (not sure who that started the thread)?

PS. If its was the original thread starter, that deleted it, im do thinks we should respect that.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: fuzzy70 on 2014-Aug-06
Quote from: spacefractal on 2014-Aug-06
Me thinks, its was the original thread starter (not sure who that started the thread)?

PS. If its was the original thread starter, that deleted it, im do thinks we should respect that.
It is possible as I just had a look at some topics I started off & there is a button at the bottom with "Remove Topic" on it which doesn't appear on any others that where not started by me.

Part of me respects it, but part of me doesn't. The part that doesn't is purely from the point of view there was some very good points raised which may not see the light of day again due to them being responses & not just general posts.

Lee
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: kanonet on 2014-Aug-06
Quote from: spacefractal on 2014-Aug-06PS. If its was the original thread starter, that deleted it, im do thinks we should respect that.
I do not agree, of cause someone could delete his own posts if he feels like this was necessary. - But if he deletes a whole topic, he also deletes all answers, everything that was posted by other guys. And I think that he does has no right to do this.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Ian Price on 2014-Aug-06
I'm totally with Kanonet on this. It was a public discussion, not a one way topic.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: matchy on 2014-Aug-07
I want to know more about these banana threads and update fairies.  :D :D
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: fuzzy70 on 2014-Aug-07
Quote from: matchy on 2014-Aug-07
I want to know more about these banana threads and update fairies.  :D :D

Don't upset the fairies, they may visit your pc & start deleting code also  :O  :D

Lee
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: matchy on 2014-Aug-07
fuzzy70, I'm not because I don't think fairies are real like you.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Schranz0r on 2014-Aug-07
Let's make a new thread!
I think i got the deleter...
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: spacefractal on 2014-Aug-07
It's was a bad choice, yes, but still respect it (if it's was not a admin).

It's great which those kind of public discussion as long it's diddent got overboard, but the thread did not got over, so I'm also wonder too.

But let move on.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: jSmith on 2014-Aug-08
Quote from: kanonet on 2014-Aug-06We don't know. There is a discussion in admin board what happend, no one knows - no one even knows a reason why someone should have deleted it. We're not even sure if the thread starter would have the power to do this or only admins/moderators.
I don't think that the thread-starter could remove the entire thread - only moderators and administrators can. And according to the Simple Machines Wiki, there's a moderation log that will show who deleted it.

Simple Machines Wiki - Moderation Center (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Moderation_center)

Any admins or mods care to take a peek at it and reveal the perpetrator?   :giveup:

But hurry! Even the logs can be deleted!   :help:
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Ian Price on 2014-Aug-08
It would seem that the culprit has been identified, but reasons as to why aren't clear.

Logs were not conclusive though. :(
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: matchy on 2014-Aug-08
(http://i.imgur.com/PqHOv4J.jpg)
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: erico on 2014-Aug-08
 :D
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Slydog on 2014-Aug-08
How can I get Back to the Future of GLBasic?  My Delorean is in the shop, recharging the flux capacitor.
Dang, I missed that thread entirely, now its gone.  I'm so curious what was being discussed!

Very urgent, I'm in a large mansion, and I have no 'Clue' where the bathroom is! I'd kill for one right now! (Ha, I've never noticed that before!)

[Edit] Crisis averted!  It was Slydog in the Kitchen with the Sink!
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: MrTAToad on 2014-Aug-08
Used to play the C64 game of it (after waiting years for it to load :) )

Normally I would suggest the Wayback Machine, but I suspect that it would have required more than a day before it would have got around to archiving this site.

I presume the posts were actually removed rather than being moving to an inaccessible section of the forums ?

QuoteIt was Slydog in the Kitchen with the Sink!
Bit of blunt instrument!
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Ian Price on 2014-Aug-08
QuoteI presume the posts were actually removed rather than being moving to an inaccessible section of the forums ?

I haven't had time to even look into that, but I presume that others have.
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: jSmith on 2014-Aug-08
Quote from: Ian Price on 2014-Aug-08It would seem that the culprit has been identified...

So, whodunnit?  :|
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Schranz0r on 2014-Aug-09
Found the deleter...
I remove his moderator!
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: erico on 2014-Aug-09
 =D :D
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Schranz0r on 2014-Aug-09
:D
Title: Re: What happened to the "Future of GLBasic" thread?
Post by: Hemlos on 2014-Aug-11
Butler in the Kitchen