Why was the thread pulled - Is the Market Cooling?

BikingBud

As well as closing down the forum debating house prices the threads are getting stripped out! Why?

If individuals are breaking the breaking the forum rules treat that but do not inhibit overall discussion on something that is fundamental to moneysaving. House prices are integral to the economy and how people manage their limited resource in getting shelter is critical. Warnings should be given and repeat offenders should be blocked but the integrity of the appropriate and correct discussion should not be be dictated.

princeofpounds

Yeah it's rubbish - they should open up the old sub-forum again. Segregating the discussion was always the best solution.

Crashy_Time

I thought the discussion was interesting, and as you say something important to think about for money savers.

Crashy_Time

princeofpounds said:

Yeah it's rubbish - they should open up the old sub-forum again. Segregating the discussion was always the best solution.

The discussion should be mainstream, and polite, though? The discussion forum was created because of the level of non-polite "debate"?

JJR45

Yes, looks the people not looking at buying at the moment got it shut down.
I am looking at buying at the moment, I have a new build lined up for next year, but I am still looking just in case anything else comes up sooner.
It got dragged of topic and turned into a bun fight.
Not sure why it was so controversial it could of happened, I could have updated it today.......but.😂

mrlegend123

money saving expert forum is one sided...... HPI'ers

Slithery

The thread was pulled because it broke the rules.
It's a privately run website, they can have whatever rules they wish regarding the content of posts.

mrlegend123

forum only love house prices pushers and don't like the alternative views. 

mrlegend123

this thread will be deleted by tonight 

BikingBud

Slithery said:

The thread was pulled because it broke the rules.
It's a privately run website, they can have whatever rules they wish regarding the content of posts.

Perhaps you could enlighten us about the rules that were broken and the conduct that was considered unacceptable. 
As I said before address and advise/ warn the transgressors not the whole population. Sledgehammer to nut springs to mind.

sparklep0ny

BikingBud said:

Slithery said:

The thread was pulled because it broke the rules.
It's a privately run website, they can have whatever rules they wish regarding the content of posts.

Perhaps you could enlighten us about the rules that were broken and the conduct that was considered unacceptable. 
As I said before address and advise/ warn the transgressors not the whole population. Sledgehammer to nut springs to mind.

Because it's a "Debate House Prices" topic and in that forum is this message

Debate House Prices

We’re struggling at the moment with the huge volumes of messages we’re getting from Forumites about coronavirus and the impact it’s having on their finances. We’re a small team and we’re doing our best to manage this spike in demand. As a result, we’ve reluctantly decided to temporarily close the Debate House Prices & the Economy Board so that we can redirect our limited resources to those who need us most at this time.

Please do not post content intended for this board elsewhere in the forum – we appreciate your help and understanding during this exceptionally difficult time. It goes without saying, we hope to get back to full business as soon as possible!

They've done the same thing with every other "discussion" subforum it seems.  I think it's a bit of a cop-out, and some have alluded to it just using COVID as an excuse to shut these down as they tend to require much more moderation and they've basically decided they've had enough.