Reply #774: Motive for keeping it open? And if we had locked it, then what? [View All]

[Skinner]

People would have said that we locked it because they had "exposed the truth" about me, that I was a "professional organizer for the DLC," and that we were trying to "hide the truth about Volusia county." In effect, if we locked the thread, some people would claim it as "proof" that their false claims were in fact correct.

Yesterday, EarlG and I had a very spirited discussion about whether to shut this thread down. It's clear that there is some very unfortunate and unnecessary piling-on here, and EarlG said that we should just do the right thing and shut it down. I was arguing that we'd get no credit from anyone for doing the "right thing," and would end up looking like we had something to hide. Whatever we do, we're screwed. I guess we decided by not deciding, and the thread stayed open.

But now I'll shut it down, because this thread ceased to be productive long ago. Best of luck to Bev as she continues to fight the good fight.