Are Getting Your Threads Locked Bad?

AvengerX · May 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">I've had quite a few shut down. . .</div> I just want the generals people take on threads being locked, now I admit some of them needed to be shut down but I think others were closed premature - whats your guyz's thoughts on the matter

do you think most threads that are locked should be

do you think that many threads are locked that should not be locked

or do you think that a lot of threads go by that should be locked that aren't

I just want the communities thoughts on the matter

Hibame · May 2004

no I think its fine but this probly will be though

AvengerX · May 2004

would't surprise me

BlueNovember · May 2004

lol. You're just upset Tali locked your FAQ post. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

AvengerX · May 2004

naw, not really, I'll have other ideas, and other things to discuss I'll just use the whole FAQ thing as a reason to say , its just a beta so I don't have to care about it, thats all

but yeah tali is just doing his job

oh and I just relized, on the title of this thread, it shold be IS instead of ARE I just want you to know I'm not that stupid

Talesin · May 2004

Bad? Not neccessarily. It just means that the topic is closed for discussion. It doesn't reflect badly unless the thread was one that had been locked for abuse, flaming, spam, and so on.

And though I'd have to agree with Blue that I'm pretty certain this was spawned due to the locked FAQ topic (and ensuing PM conversation), it doesn't appear to go directly against any particular rules, as it's not a dupe thread, it's not a complain-thread (barely), and so on.

My two cents is that a moderator will occasionally misunderstand a thread and lock it, which is why we do lock-posts... they aren't neccessary, but they let anyone who wants to discuss the lock know who to PM for further explanation and discussion, if warranted. However, the great majority of locked threads deserve to be that way.

BlueNovember · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ May 10 2004, 05:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
And though I'd have to agree with Blue  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Damn. I was really hoping you would lock this thread. The irony... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

/me sticks nose in air and dances in his 15minutes of moderator-induced fame.

AvengerX · May 2004

well you and blue can believe what ya want, but yeah that makes sense about the whole thread locking thing, course I still think that there should be a cooler term then "locked" it should be something like "stomped" or "devoured" course, I already posted that idea in the I@S if your interested in looking for it, yeah

and I just had a thougt, lets not forget that the beloved FAQ is also a locked thread

but yeah I think forum admins do an alright job around here

BlueNovember · May 2004

<b><span style='color:blue'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>***LOCKED***</span> </span> </b>

<b><span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>***DEVOURED***</span> </span> </b>

<b><span style='color:green'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>***GORGED***</span> </span> </b>

<b><span style='color:white'><span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>***STOMPED***</span> </span> </b>

Hmm.
Take your pick.

<img src='http://thv.fragism.com/screenshots_and_smileys/nuke.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Still is the best.

AvengerX · May 2004

I still like STOMPED the best,

keep_it_Gangsta · May 2004

I think on the rare occasion they are a bit hasty in lokcing some threads, although id say 90% of the time they get it right.

GrayDuck · May 2004

I think the moderators do a great job.

They are tolerant (to a point), and never “flex their muscles”. I’ve never gotten the impression that any one of them were on a power trip. These forums need order, more order IMO, but then again I’m not the moderator.

On a side note…I have seen locked threads get re-opened. They can reverse the lock if you prove your point to them. You just have to do it maturely.

Thansal · May 2004

actualy, alot of the mods used to make the silly jokes when modding.

I am guessing that they have stoped doing it b/c:
1) to friken much to mod now
2) Its only funny so many times <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

I can't remember who used these terms (but I think it was Coil)

<b><span style='color:blue'>WELDED</span></b>

and

<b><span style='color:green'>SPORED</span></b> (was for nuking some ones line)

Status_Quo · May 2004

Too many are locked, too few are deleted. Doesn't necessarily mean all locked threads should be deleted though.

Redford · May 2004

I think your inability to follow forum rules is what gets ALL posts locked, and I'll leave it at that.

S2R2 · May 2004

I think they do a good jub locking threads that get to much out of hand. The only thing I think they need now is a "Forum" for locked threads, so that when a person comes here asking for the same question that get the thread locks, he is told to serch, which leads to n ,which is a number larger then 10, number of threads each locked for the same reason, and the starter was told the same thing, do a serch. keep the best one, move the rest to there own fourm. just for those who want to read locked threads, maybe to find a "golden locked thread".

Roger_Dodger · May 2004

I'd still like a "TOOL OF THE WEEK" where a locked thread gets selected by the moderators and a big welder on a plinth is pasted in the reply.

Bloody smart bomb woulda gotten the first one ever (originator of scorpion that hovers without flapping (best forgotten))
lol <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

- RD

Sky · May 2004

I think there is a big difference between actual "suggestions" whose creators think are viable (but completely disregard the FAQ such as energy weapons, etc) and stuff like the scorpion and the hive-carrying slug thing. One of them only invites flames, and needs to be locked down before they get out of control. The other is really just for laughs (unless the creator actually believes in his idea...which says something about his mental health as well).

So, I believe we need another forum for these kinds of threads to be phased to. A joke forum. Almost no locks at all. Not the off-topic forum, cause it really is kinda about NS, just a place where all us chuckleheads can top each other's ridiculous posts without worrying about it getting locked.
In short, unlock all those old joke threads, cause they are the funniest by far ever, and put them in this new forum!

I'd feel sorry for the admin who'd watch over this forum though <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> .

Maveric · May 2004

Seeing a obvious troll post something, and then seeing that thread get locked 5 minutes later is always a good sign that "There are mods on this forum! The teacher is in the classroom! The Sarge is staring at you, Private!" etc etc...

Always a good thing to see 5 locked threads in a row that should be locked; shows that the mods are doing their jobs well.

BlackMage · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Status Quo @ May 11 2004, 01:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Too many are locked, too few are deleted. Doesn't necessarily mean all locked threads should be deleted though.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
trust me, it's best that you don't see the ones that have been deleted

ty to elven and monse who cleaned up those messes

FireStorm · May 2004

IMO the great mjority of posts that get locked deserved that...
Other posts can be locked for specific reasons (for example the FAQ: there shouldn't be any debate in a FAQ so the post gets locked).
But there are some posts that get locked too quick for sure. Not a lot though. For example I don't like things like "We've discussed this 45 months ago. Use search. **Locked**"... Well sometimes moderators can have a bad day <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />
Well at least moderators aren't ban****s here

<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>(unlike on IRC - "ban'em all!")</span>

AvengerX · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maveric @ May 11 2004, 05:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> "There are mods on this forum! The teacher is in the classroom! The Sarge is staring at you, Private!" etc etc...

 </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
I don't think the analogy between mods and teachers holds up very well, mods don't teach us sure they make posts and such like everyone else but there not elevated in status due to there amazing knowledge, there mods simply because they have time for the forums.

Mouse · May 2004

And if you notice a certain lack of
</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>OMG CRAP DELETE THIS <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
posts, that is partly my doing. I don't really lock that many posts (talesin and nem beat me to most of them <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />) so feel free to PM me if you need a double post deleted. At least I feel like I'm doing something then <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

Cyndane · May 2004

I shall PM you over and over again Mouse. I have nothing to do either.. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Legat · May 2004

Since the first day I am registered on these boards, I have hardly seen one locked thread that would not have been justified. Some posts don't actualy "deserve" to be locked, but still violate rules and so the actions od the moderators are fine IMHO.
I really do not remember a single thread where I had to disagree with the lock.
In general, these boards are very well moderated and the admins do an increadible job to keep them clean.

AvengerX · May 2004

what bugs me is when a mod locks a topic after he/she makes some kind of insult even if the thread was an opionated and not violating and rules, thats what gets me

Boy_who_lost_his_wings · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>some of them needed to be shut down </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Like this one? Yah I guess your right. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' />

CommunistWithAGun · May 2004

This is why guns exist

Salvation · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (keep it *G*angsta @ May 10 2004, 05:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I think on the rare occasion they are a bit hasty in lokcing some threads, although id say 90% of the time they get it right.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
i'm with him

and sometimes when they are wrong, they are just stoping from future spam fest, flame wars

good bunch <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

SiDSquishy · May 2004

What about Snipermarine? I remember his threads getting slapped down by the man!!!

7Bistromath · May 2004

Getting your threads locked isn't too bad if you're a postomancer. It shuts down the growth, but you still have the sp00c3 from those posts. It's when they get deleted that it becomes a problem. All that power wasted. I've had many spells fail on other boards because some idiot started some kind of racist argument and got my thread nuked.

I got him back, though. My next thread brought in enough charges to zot his 'net connection on top of the original spell effect. 1337

Are Getting Your Threads Locked Bad?

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