I'm confused as to intent:

Is it only whole threads - in their original order of posting - with the said source threads being removed from their original category - i.e. truly moved?

Or can offending posts be removed from original threads and somehow posted in a new Dumpster thread or old one created by Admin?

And can an offending part i.e. sequence, not necessarily contiguous, e.g. xpatUSA vs Danno, be excised and truly moved**

**Truly moved = deleted from the source then added to the destination.

Bob & Alan,

Personally, I find the to & fro spats that the usual suspects get into quite entertaining - though I have to admit there are some occasions when I wish they would just answer the bloody question put forward...! Therefore I hope your "Dumpster compromise" becomes the policy in due course

Ironic, isn't it?

Not so much ironic as disappointment at not being the centre of attention...?

Keep up the good work - 99.9% of us really appreciate the team's efforts

Tim

Personally I am deeply offended (on behalf of others) that you move perfectly rude and discordant arguments to a place that I have to search for (the Dumpster) just so I can get angry at other people shouting about things I am not interested in and that don't matter...a total disgrace. I shall continue to frequent the fora here and be angry...

Thanks guys, great job

So far this experiment looks fairly promising. Now having a threaded view to skip perpetual motion machines™ more easily doesn't feel as urgent anymore, if some of the most extremely long-winded cases get moved. Nothing against them existing as long as it's easier to skip.

So, kudos for trying this out.

Apart from the hoped for collapsed view, what also may help is limiting quotes to what the replier selects, not the whole post

Hi,

I need to add my kudos as well. It's a good solution. Except.... It sees me looking into the dumpster now to see what fun stuff I have missed elsewhere!

Edit addition:

But we still, one day (and I want to be clear that I am not pushing here), need a threaded view. Not so much for the Pork Belly Aching type of stuff. But for side discussions within a thread.

For example, there's a thread regarding the old ASA film sensitivity standard and the newer ISO one. That one is begging for a side discussion regarding Standards and Organizations. Yes, those two and about 6 others which pop immediately into my head. And such a side discussion won't be only about film. ;)

So far, I've Been Good and been biting my tongue here. Um can we say that on a text based forum. :P

Stan

Now if you could super-impose a constantly-changing GIF of simulated loss of video signal sync plus a whomping dose of "white noise snow" over the dumpster messages so that they are nearly impossible to read by most everyone except those that are so insanely interested in their creation and perpetration, that would be just great.

Then maybe those few nut cases will develop blinding migraines and go away!

I mean that in the nicest possible way!

😱

Which is why there should not be a dumpster. Let it all pan out, till a certain equilibrium materializes and tantrum Group A doesn't get the pacifier soother, and has to grow a pair, whilst the Group B has its itch scratched and it's all good.
A forum site of sheep will beget a moderation of wolves again like DPreview. Do we really want that...?