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[Fidel_Castronaut]

Come on Chas, no need for dismissal and patronisation. Syn was only giving is perspective on it.

I was neither. MS did not address the substance of my comment.

Ok. That's fine, but you could have simply said 'maybe there's been a misunderstanding' or 'let me clarify' instead of dismissing Syn's comment as non-responsive. Tis all.

This started as a polite request, I just want the dialogue to be civil.

We're the ones who have to moderate the forum and we're also the ones that have to ensure everything runs as smooth as possible. If we think it's easier to sort through the way it is, then we'll obviously want to keep it that way to lessen the sometimes considerable workload in formatting and editing (all I've done thus far since being promoted it seems :\). I'm in no way saying that we don't value your perspective as a user and a valued contributor, but the staff who have contributed thus far want it kept the way it is.

Can we just leave it at that for now?

Many thanks,

Fidel.

I expressed my opinion and hoped for a useful discussion of the feature.

I am disappoint.

I've already said my piece. I can't see us changing it because, as staff, we want to ensure that the forum is as easy for us to manage as possible, and the auto merge has been deemed as a useful facet to that end. I'm sorry that you don't like the feature and that you think it should be changed. Please let this be on the record that we do not dismiss requests/opinions from users without dialogue both in and out of the staff area first.

That we disagree with your view does not mean we value you and your opinions any less. Indeed, we welcome input from users.

Other staff who haven't contributed might have a different view, but that's all I have to say at this time.

Thanks

Fidel