another debate thread locked before i got to post my counterarguments, another slight against the concept of a forum
i have a suggestion on how locking threads should work
please don't lock this thread if you disagree
do lock threads that are nothing but spam
do lock threads that are nothing but harassment
do not lock threads because there's a disagreement
do not lock threads because they aren't about kittens and puppy dogs
here's a general rule of thumb: if you didn't find any reason to lock the thread before, you probably don't have any reason to lock it later. the only difference is that someone might've taken it too far, and punishing the thread instead of that someone is f*cking stupid
some of us can enjoy debating trash without getting upset, and if you get upset then take your upset and move along otherwise you're the one making trouble not the thread
all suggestions for change in practice are based on current practices
it's the thread you're thinking about and several others before it you aren't thinking about
deletedover 9 years ago
no I'm saying locking it right away or locking it later is a lose-lose cub so they might as well do it right away if it's bad instead of letting things slowly escalate
although I agree good threads shouldn't be locked due to post flooding
threads are kept around until they escalate even though the point of the opening post was to set things up to be escalated
I feel as if they're only locked after to show to the community why leaving them open is a bad idea instead of getting people complaining about threads getting auto-locked
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