When to unlist, make private message, close, and delete

Close: discussion is too contentious, not going in a productive direction, endless.

Delete: discussion is harmful / hurtful, went in a flat out wrong direction, needs to be restarted from square zero

Unlist: Possible security implications, or not of general interest to the wider audience at all, highly specific to one person

Make PM: same as unlist, but “safer” since nobody can visit the URL any more. If you will need personal or intimate details to go further, probably a wise choice vs Unlist.

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