User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20151007072528/@comment-24894325-20171119231254

Pluto2 wrote: Reread the second thread. The decision was made by two users offsite, and thus it was never actually formally debated. The thread is "hey, we're doing this now" with literally no consideration to what others might think. A couple of procedural comments to prevent the discussion from veering off course:
 * Tardis:Who writes policy explicitly states: "As a matter of practicality, administrators write policy, but your input is welcome. Indeed, you retain the power to veto and specifically change policy at any time, provided you can convince a consensus of other users that change is required."
 * Tardis:Forum_policy adds: "Complaining about the way a forum thread was closed or otherwise handled by an admin may be a violation of T:ATTACKS, T:POINT or T:BOUND, depending on the language you employ..."

In short, the current policies will remain in place until the community is convinced it is beneficial to change or clarify them. Arguing against a forum closure five years ago will not achieve this goal. It would be more productive to read through the discussion Forum:Doctor Who: Worlds in Time, which is linked to in this 5-year-old forum and where most of the relevant discussion took place.