Timeline threads are meant to be of use to other users in tracking how long applications are taking. The clue is in the name. Think of them as Excel spreadsheets of data.
They are not there for discussion. Discussion should ideally be in individual threads for the individual circumstances of a specific user. If not individual threads, then there can be a parallel thread, such as this one, purely for discussion.
The moderators are experienced users on these forums and have seen users come and go longer than most of us here. They would not do something detrimental to the forum itself.alex1128 wrote:how come you are saying that moderators have taken the decision to lock threads without consulting the forum members who are the essential fuel that keeps the immigration boards engine alive and working (and which might become moderators in the futur in order to keep the forum alive)... besides I am not only speaking for myself I have been contacted by members expressing their support to my proposition and also having new suggestions ...
I would argue that letting anarchy prevail by allowing users nilly-willy to post anywhere they like will make the forum so unusable that it will fail.
The forum is not just for asking your questions, it is a knowledge base of information for others who do not ask any questions to be able to read and comprehend. There needs to be a logical structure, which is all that the moderators are trying to get the users to do. My sympathies are with them. It is like trying to corral cats.