Why are threads closed without notice?

[respice finem]

If it's not going anywhere then it's not a journey, it's just exercise.

Navigare necesse est

 

[Ropeburn]

I could use the practice. Exercise!

We could all use the exercise. Sergeant Doge will see to it we become unstoppable! To a great soundtrack, be assured. Freejazz is verboten

 

[respice finem]

We are the Rollatorwehrmacht

 

[Multicore]

Freejazz is verboten

Aww. It's my favorite kind. I put my new recording of Ayler's Ghosts on YouTube just last week.

 

[RexrothPigeon]

Yes, I use DeepL
But even DeepL has its limits when it comes to specialized technical terms, such as those used to describe the components of a compression driver for example

Claude is much better, especially if you set it with a system prompt to attend specifically to specialized terms and nuance/tone/connotation

 

[RickS]

One of the more challenging aspects of moderating ASR is finding the right balance between differing perspectives.

Most notably with threads where a member disagrees strongly with science or taking a more objective approach. In some cases, a thread may be closed or posts removed. However, some of these threads are kept around as potential examples of open debate to compare and contrast opposing views in audio.

Even a thread (such as this one) where we discuss differing perspectives over how ASR is managed/moderated, can benefit from wider exposure. While I have emphasized the benefit of privacy, it should be balanced by some level of public discussion as well. If I close this thread, it should be because it served its purpose or is no longer able to do so. Hopefully I strike a good balance most of the time. Most members will never know the full set of reasons that Amir or I have for any given action. It may not appear to be an optimal decision for a given member, but hopefully it is for most ASR members.

 

[PristineSound]

One of the more challenging aspects of moderating ASR is finding the right balance between differing perspectives.

Most notably with threads where a member disagrees strongly with science or taking a more objective approach. In some cases, a thread may be closed or posts removed. However, some of these threads are kept around as potential examples of open debate to compare and contrast opposing views in audio.

Even a thread (such as this one) where we discuss differing perspectives over how ASR is managed/moderated, can benefit from wider exposure. While I have emphasized the benefit of privacy, it should be balanced by some level of public discussion as well. If I close this thread, it should be because it served its purpose or is no longer able to do so. Hopefully I strike a good balance most of the time. Most members will never know the full set of reasons that Amir or I have for any given action. It may not appear to be an optimal decision for a given member, but hopefully it is for most ASR members.

I have an HR question, does your year of service continue if you left the company and came back?

Congrats on the 10 years Rick!

 

[RickS]

I have an HR question, does your year of service continue if you left the company and came back?

Congrats on the 10 years Rick!

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No, did this for 10th Anniversary of ASR. I have only been a moderator for a little over a year and a member for about 6 years.

 

[PristineSound]

No, did this for 10th Anniversary of ASR. I have only been a moderator for a little over a year and a member for about 6 years.

Wow ASR is younger than it feels.

 

[RexrothPigeon]

this should be safe and fun place to relax after hard day's work.

I think this should be a place to learn about audio science, audio equipment, etc. This thread is in "Member Area," so I guess it's ok to be random chit-chat (I usually avoid this forum), but I do hope the random chitchat doesn't continue to spill out in every other part of the site. Nothing wrong with chit-chat, of course, but, well, signal-to-noise ratio & all that.

 

[RickS]

I think this should be a place to learn about audio science, audio equipment, etc. This thread is in "Member Area," so I guess it's ok to be random chit-chat (I usually avoid this forum), but I do hope the random chitchat doesn't continue to spill out in every other part of the site. Nothing wrong with chit-chat, of course, but, well, signal-to-noise ratio & all that.

Thanks, but you reminded me that rather than closing a thread, there is often more value in it being in the right subforum.