[dammage79]

After reading the OP I find that the decision to close the thread was a weak and over reactionary attempt at sending a message that things are about to change. For one, the thread itself was not the issue, just became a focal point of a discussion of a much darker and broader theme that has been developing on CP during it's growth.

Cp has grown big, maybe too big for the small mod team that may have not imagined that it would get this big. So adding more Mods is a definite step in the right direction.
Addressing the bigger issues here like sexism and opinions that are outdated certainly takes time and a ton of effort and not something that so few can take on while having a life in real time.

So why do I see closing the thread as ineffectual? Instead of actually doing your jobs you took the easy way out. I said this before in the other thread and I stand by it.

It's a band aid action for a gaping open wound and no matter how hard you try, eliminating that thread will do nothing to curb the off handed sexist remarks.

Some will say "well, it's a start." but it's really not. The supporters of the thread (poll blah blah blah) are now without a part of the community that they enjoyed and participated in with maturity and responsibly. Through 2 iterations without so much as a peep.

The thread was not the issue, it's the posters you allow on your site that effect how women are treated and if you REALLY wanted to make this community feel more inclusive, you wouldn't take things away but actually get rid of the problem itself and that would be the people who ruin things like that.

But that's why your adding more mods, to moderate more than what your team can handle at the moment. And that's a good thing.

But good job everyone! Censorship wins!