I quit posting on this board months ago. Here's an excellent example of why.

Look at this question: Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest? The poster asked if the children of Adam and Eve must have committed incest to get the human race started, and gives several reasons why he thinks they couldn't have, biological and moral.

I gave a reply stating why I thought those reasons were not applicable.

This answer was deleted by a moderator with an explanation beginning "That's not what the question was?"

It seems to me that that's exactly what the question was. The poster asked if X was true, and gave some reasons why he thought it must be false. I attempted to rebut those reasons, i.e. refute arguments why X could not be true. That of course would not prove it is true, but it seems to me to be highly relevant.

You may think that my arguments are weak or invalid. That's fair. A rebuttal would be highly relevant.

But when one spends considerable time composing an answer, and then a moderator comes along and deletes it for highly debatable reasons, one quickly concludes that it's not worth the trouble to post here. You could do a lot of work and then someone else comes along and just throws your work away.

Maybe you think most or all my posts on this board are unproductive, and you're happy to see me go. If so, fine. Obviously I don't fit here. Maybe there are enough people who accept this style of moderation and this board can flourish. I wish you the best, but I've lost interest in participating. It's too frustrating.

For those who can't see the answer:

I quit posting on this board months ago. Here's an excellent example of why.

Look at this question: Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest? The poster asked if the children of Adam and Eve must have committed incest to get the human race started, and gives several reasons why he thinks they couldn't have, biological and moral.

I gave a reply stating why I thought those reasons were not applicable.

This answer was deleted by a moderator with an explanation beginning "That's not what the question was?"

It seems to me that that's exactly what the question was. The poster asked if X was true, and gave some reasons why he thought it must be false. I attempted to rebut those reasons, i.e. refute arguments why X could not be true. That of course would not prove it is true, but it seems to me to be highly relevant.

You may think that my arguments are weak or invalid. That's fair. A rebuttal would be highly relevant.

But when one spends considerable time composing an answer, and then a moderator comes along and deletes it for highly debatable reasons, one quickly concludes that it's not worth the trouble to post here. You could do a lot of work and then someone else comes along and just throws your work away.

Maybe you think most or all my posts on this board are unproductive, and you're happy to see me go. If so, fine. Obviously I don't fit here. Maybe there are enough people who accept this style of moderation and this board can flourish. I wish you the best, but I've lost interest in participating. It's too frustrating.

For those who can't see the answer:

I quit posting on this board months ago. Here's an excellent example of why.

Look at this question: Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest? The poster asked if the children of Adam and Eve must have committed incest to get the human race started, and gives several reasons why he thinks they couldn't have, biological and moral.

I gave a reply stating why I thought those reasons were not applicable.

This answer was deleted by a moderator with an explanation beginning "That's not what the question was?"

It seems to me that that's exactly what the question was. The poster asked if X was true, and gave some reasons why he thought it must be false. I attempted to rebut those reasons, i.e. refute arguments why X could not be true. That of course would not prove it is true, but it seems to me to be highly relevant.

You may think that my arguments are weak or invalid. That's fair. A rebuttal would be highly relevant.

But when one spends considerable time composing an answer, and then a moderator comes along and deletes it for highly debatable reasons, one quickly concludes that it's not worth the trouble to post here. You could do a lot of work and then someone else comes along and just throws your work away.

Maybe you think most or all my posts on this board are unproductive, and you're happy to see me go. If so, fine. Obviously I don't fit here. Maybe there are enough people who accept this style of moderation and this board can flourish. I wish you the best, but I've lost interest in participating. It's too frustrating.

I quit posting on this board months ago. Here's an excellent example of why.

Look at this question: Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest? The poster asked if the children of Adam and Eve must have committed incest to get the human race started, and gives several reasons why he thinks they couldn't have, biological and moral.

I gave a reply stating why I thought those reasons were not applicable.

This answer was deleted by a moderator with an explanation beginning "That's not what the question was?"

It seems to me that that's exactly what the question was. The poster asked if X was true, and gave some reasons why he thought it must be false. I attempted to rebut those reasons, i.e. refute arguments why X could not be true. That of course would not prove it is true, but it seems to me to be highly relevant.

You may think that my arguments are weak or invalid. That's fair. A rebuttal would be highly relevant.

But when one spends considerable time composing an answer, and then a moderator comes along and deletes it for highly debatable reasons, one quickly concludes that it's not worth the trouble to post here. You could do a lot of work and then someone else comes along and just throws your work away.

Maybe you think most or all my posts on this board are unproductive, and you're happy to see me go. If so, fine. Obviously I don't fit here. Maybe there are enough people who accept this style of moderation and this board can flourish. I wish you the best, but I've lost interest in participating. It's too frustrating.

For those who can't see the answer: