This thread... ▶ Summary ... Was one of the busiest discussions I've seen in months. Dragged in (interesting) info/opinions from a stack of members and lurkers. Due to the nature of the discussion, several people (myself included) predicted the thread would be locked. The thread contained criticism…

[image] pascal.nohl: I believe this is a community of intelligent people, and that the signal Hubitat has sent is understood by the majority. I’m not sure what you mean by “signal.” If you believe there’s value in continuing your original thread, you’re welcome to do so. Why I left Hubitat –…

[image] pascal.nohl: “why one user has decided to stop using Hubitat” The discussion had clearly evolved beyond a single user. More and more participants shared similar experiences: some had already left, some were considering it, others wanted to stay but expressed dissatisfaction with the cur…

[image] bobbyD: I’ve updated the setting so that only the original poster and administrators can now mark a thread as "solved". Thank you, @bobbyD . This will help a lot. When a user has an issue and sees other people—who have no connection to or understanding of the issue—mark it as a solutio…

[image] bobbyD: once you had to step in and redirect the discussion back to the original topic, it became clear to us that the conversation had drifted significantly I’d like to clarify one point, because I think there may be a misunderstanding. I didn’t step in to redirect the discussion ba…

[image] bobbyD: As you said, we’re not children here—everyone is generally trying to be helpful and contribute constructively. When a thread is closed, it’s rarely about controlling the narrative or shutting down feedback. More often, it’s simply about keeping discussions focused, productive, an…

[image] djh_wolf: Also, I can't stress the point enough. The dashboards are so far behind the 3rd party offerings, it would take an unfeasonable amount of time and effort to bring them to a comparable level. Discussion’s continuing right here if you’re interested in participating.

I'm already participating in the thread I created. No need for me to be ushered elsewhere thank you.

Suit yourself. There seems to be more discussion going on in the other one. Perhaps the pace of the discussion will pick up in this one too.

Can we merge the two threads....

Seems like the OP wouldn’t be interested in that? I was under the impression this thread was created to discuss OP’s grievances re: how some threads in this forum are managed. That’s the only thing he actually brought up when creating it. There was no further discussion similar to the thread that …

Constructive criticism - board moderation

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marktheknife January 6, 2026, 11:46pm 25

Discussion’s continuing right here if you’re interested in participating.