Locking Threads....

[Andrew McHarg]

Hi Andy Mc.
Apologies - I did not intend to imply that you personally had been offended by the blog, rather I meant that if you take such a serious step as locking a thread you should give a reason so that we understand what standard or rule has been broken, so that either we can argue against it or comply in future.

to prevent further attention in a subject I'd rather avoid on the website

Can you perhaps clarify what subjects are and are not acceptable to you on the website?

I do not understand why it would be okay for me to issue personal insults here but not to discuss the merits of a blog (or other content on the website).

This rule is pretty clear I think: "Do not link to sites that contain any form of pornography or illegal content."

Which can be found in the rules we outlined last August: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.chessscotland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=413">viewtopic.php?f=4&t=413</a><!-- l -->

Hope it's helpful.