Ed, Where Is The Rationale?

[choux]

I posted a GMEB thread at 03:16 today. Some 18 minutes later a duplicate GMEB thread was also posted. My thread was later removed.
Spare Ed has already posted:
"Avatar Image ABSpareEditorIn ChatterBank, there can be as many chats as you wish but please do not duplicate any threads. We don't need to have two morning threads and two afternoon threads...19:50 Tue 07th Feb 2023"
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1826628-8.html
Why is consistency not applied?

[naomi24]

Ducksie, be assured I don’t take sides - ever. Because of the on-going nonsense here. the Ed wants only one Good Morning thread and this morning, rightly or wrongly, I made a choice between a busy thread where people were chatting and an unused thread.

Mods need the wisdom of Solomon and the skin of an elephant but you can't please all of the people all of the time and as human beings, despite best efforts, none of us can claim to be perfect. Perhaps those of you who do have the hang of it will be kind enough to tell the rest of us how it's done.

In future, if I am around, any second Good Morning thread will be removed - but don't complain if you're part of it.

[MissTerious2]

I agree with Zac.

Personally, I rarely look at the morning thread, sometimes its just a private conversation for pages. Perhaps its better to abandon the earlybird thread to stop all this.

[royfromaus]

Good morning everyone xx

[MissTerious2]

I must admit to being very wary of trainboy

[Prudie]

I hope I'm looking at this as impartially as possible as I rarely post on any GMEB threads and that has always been the case, going back to when WBM did it. I'm not fully clear on the Ed's view but it's been clear to most that there are 2 warring factions going back for years. I can also understand why neither groups particularly want to make up and don't really see why they should. The problem with only one thread allowed is there is almost a ridiculous race to see who can make one first. One day it's one set of responders, another it's the other group.
I also think both should be allowed,maybe with a slightly different title agreed. Most of the posters in both sets are long standing members and their loyalty to the site should be respected.There does seem to be an air of regular users constantly getting their knuckles rapped by the eds but the weirdest of new users are treated far more considerately, even when they are quite clearly wind-ups.

[gness]

You're far from alone there, MissT.

[Prudie]

Good morning roy XX

[douglas9401]

Nice to see a thread with some life about it though.

Meanwhile back in Gotham City life goes on as normal.

[MissTerious2]

The person I mentioned has now strangely decided to post questions.

[MissTerious2]

Anyway, good morning Choux and everyone else.

I dont want to play silly games on AB.

[Hazlinny]

I'm probably not alone in wishing the lovely Emmie was back in the hot seat. To me, she seemed to have the knack of holding together a nice GMEB thread. When she went into hospital, I seem to remember her entrusting the thread to Minty who I think makes a great job too. I don't participate very much as either too dopey to concentrate at 03.00 hrs or rushing around at 08.30 hrs. but I always read the thread at some point. I do agree one thread is enough ....there was a time when there were threads at all times through the day and evening/night and I felt it was too,too much.

[anneasquith]

Since when do abers entrust threads to other abers ? No one owns ‘ threads’ ?

[Hazlinny]

If you have the time, check back Emmie's posts! Threads in general - No - this was a one-off. Have a cup of strong coffee!

[anneasquith]

Haz, I don’t doubt she said it, but this is an open forum, we don’t own threads.
Your sarcasm is unwarranted .

[MissTerious2]

Exactly Anne. And Ed has said as much. Which is why i think the Gmeb should perhaps be a thing of the past.

[Hazlinny]

I'll leave the nitpicking to the nitpickers, Anne. There was no sarcasm intended ... thought if you were going to wade through a ton of posts, you might need a strong coffee!!

[pastafreak]

MissT @11:15... a cousin.

[pastafreak]

Well said Prudie @11:24.

[brainiac]

Why are people up at 3 or 4 am?

[choux]

brainiac, in my case because I am a f/t carer, ok?