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Old 4th May 2003, 08:00
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Jetdriver
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Robert Vesco,

I am sure you are seeking a reply from a moderator on the "Rumours and News" forum from whence this thread was originally moved however I can offer a general response.

As you will appreciate there are now a multitude of forums that cater to a wide range of subjects on PPRuNe. This has the obvious advantage of enabling members to select the forums that are of interest to themselves without having to trawl through a great many subjects that are not. It is a matter of judgement as to the number and title of subjects that provide optimum interest for the members and readers. as a constantly evolving medium the forums are sometimes changed, supplemented or deleted as seems appropriate. There are a few folk locked away in the tower who spend a great deal of time and effort in attempting to satisfy the majority. These changes are the result of ideas, experience, suggestions, and even the odd experiment. Inevitably you will not please everyone no matter what you do ( or don't do ), but suggestions are always welcome.

I do not believe that "swiss" related threads are moved as a matter of policy, in fact I can catagorically state that it is NOT the policy of this site to do so. However as you will also appreciate the "Rumours & News" forum is the busiest of the Flight deck forums. It is top of the list and as a result is the equivalent of a newspapers front page.
Many people tend to post here when in most cases there is a more appropriate forum. The reason often cited ( by those who complain ) is that they want "maximum exposure" for the posted thread. The problem is that the thread may get a higher hit rate, but may not be of particular interest to the highest number of readers. From a news standpoint what qualified yesterday may be getting a little stale by today. The whole purpose of having specialised forums is that the thread might get a better quality of reply ( content or in quantity ) by being moved. even where this might not be the case, the main forums would quickly clogg up if they were not sorted into sub sections. This is what happens in most media. Not every subject can be on page one even though that may be the posters wish.

In this case the thread is a "question" that is generally addressed to professional pilots. As such I assume that is why it was moved here. No doubt if the matter improves or deteriorates there will be more threads appearing in the "rumour & News" section. The high turnover of threads means that editorial control is necessary, and moving threads to other forums is part of that control. Nothing is perfect but we all try and keep disruption to a minimum. Although you cannot see it a great deal of discussion occurs within the admin forum to ensure that the whole site runs as smoothly as possible. we all get it wrong from time to time and even get our hands slapped occaisonally.

Finally I would point out that there are regional forums where subjects may find a more locally interested readership. It is impractical to have hundreds of them for each country, but you might find them of some use.
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