| | Hi Chris,
you're right, an explanation is due. I haven't locked any of the threads, so I can't speak for the moderator/s who did. As to "is nonduality amoral" thread, Tarin has posted a comment explaining his reasons (not sure if there were other threads, but the last comment ought to be made by the moderator to explain why it's being locked). At this point, individual mods do what they deem necessary when they can, and in most cases autonomously, without consulting other mods or the admin.
But I can say that at this point we don't have a clear set of principles and rules for this. When a thread begins to dissolve into several directions/subjects, it makes sense to continue those in new separate threads. There's an awareness that we need those principles and rules, and naturally we will have them posted as soon as they are formulated. When, what and how of these ultimately depends on Daniel's initiative. Until then, however, the mods will do what they can to tighten up the situation a little bit in order to make more room for the primary purpose of this website, namely clear practical tips and sharing of common experiences, with special care to make it accessible to average practitioners and newbies to the site when possible.
Hopefully, as DhO migrates to the new website, both principles and rules, and the structure of various sections will be better set to not only steer the content and more easily moderate what's there to moderate, but also to allow more liberal and speculative discussions to develop in their own section. Now DhO definitely enters the transition period, during which no satisfactory lasting resolution to these difficulties will be possible. |