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Do you think mods should be locking hot discussion threads just because they were made in a "trolling" way, or the topic isn't something which they agree with?

Everyone and their grandmother knows that sort of thread, and the reason they're popular, but does that mean the thread shouldn't be allowed to run its course? What are your thoughts.

Well, I think if they're flame threads and not going anywhere or if they belong in another forum then it's reasonable.

Does it really matter?

At 9/3/13 01:31 AM, Painbringer wrote: You're telling me you want threads to be locked just because people are having too much fun?

That is literally the complete opposite of what I'm telling you.

I have seen many hot topics get locked in the past.

Most of them where Image dumps
flame bait
Etc

Personally IMO I think the mods aren't locking enough of these shit topics.

I remember when forum games weren't allowed now we have 40-50 page threads that are now basically 1+ topics running about it is saddening.

The moderation is somewhat responsible for the death of this place.

OMG guys you can't discuss religion in here, it is trolling

The mods need to fucking wise up, seriously, the NG BBS is dying and at this point they should only be locking spam threads

At 9/3/13 04:43 AM, Earfetish wrote:

The mods need to fucking wise up, seriously, the NG BBS is dying and at this point they should only be locking spam threads

And even those should be allowed if a generous amount of effort and creativity was put into them.

At 9/3/13 05:21 AM, cast wrote:

At 9/3/13 04:43 AM, Earfetish wrote:

The mods need to fucking wise up, seriously, the NG BBS is dying and at this point they should only be locking spam threads

And even those should be allowed if a generous amount of effort and creativity was put into them.

yeah I'd reckon just when people bump every thread with 'penis' in the title or post SEO spam, they're the only threads that should be locked these days

At 9/3/13 02:21 AM, LittleWashu wrote: Personally IMO I think the mods aren't locking enough of these shit topics.

Wow, really? I find that the BBS is more interesting when it has a few go-to threads to keep activity alive if there's nothing to talk about. I think the mods need to do a lot less work pruning out threads they don't agree with and a lot more work just contributing to discussion as if they were a part of the community.

It's disappointing to see mods with several thousand well thought out posts hidden behind a few pages of witty lock messages.

At 9/3/13 12:00 AM, Blink-the-God wrote: Does it really matter?

Yes it does, it concerns the fucking forum you aspie.

If it breaks the rules... then it will be locked!

or whatever the BBS mods decide....

Some of the most fun threads I've participated in or read I've found locked/deleted by mods (mspaint adventures thread, some others i've forgot about). I doubt anyone even cares enough anymore to post threads like that only to find it locked by mods. The BBS truly is dead.

At 9/3/13 10:25 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote:

At 9/3/13 10:03 AM, StalkerGuy wrote: Some of the most fun threads I've participated in or read I've found locked/deleted by mods (mspaint adventures thread -

That thread was locked 3 years ago, with people saying that the thread was dead 2 pages before it was locked, and some guy made a new one which didn't get locked.

Then there's the MSPaint space adventure and the MSpaint war, which are both unlocked. (also a jjjuk thread, which he wanted locked).

So these threads don't get locked because the fun police are in force. Either they get no activity from the forum users, or they have run their course and be left to die.

The first thread was locked based on pure opinion on what was funny and what was not. It was a healthy thread until Poozy decided to lock it because he thought it was unfunny. It had gone really far since the first 2 pages, although changes were made, it wasn't dead. It was still funny. Not far until another thread was made, which also reached into 20-30 something pages and still going, before it was deleted without any notice. They weren't dead. People liked participating and they had active contributors.

You linked me to two threads that barely got anywhere beyond 2 and 6 pages, which really isn't as far as threads like these used to go. I don't even think those threads got a fraction of the attention the last threads got.

Don't those threads get locked because they spiral out of control?

It would be logical to do so if it's a hot thread that contains pages upon pages of spams, trolling, flames, etc. It would be reasonable to prevent that thread from continuing on any further.

At 9/3/13 12:27 PM, VinnyXY wrote: It would be logical to do so if it's a hot thread that contains pages upon pages of spams, trolling, flames, etc. It would be reasonable to prevent that thread from continuing on any further.

Why? If people are flaming each-other or responding to 'trolls', they're doing it voluntarily. People want to argue and are not allowed to do so by the mods. I know it's not particularly acceptable to complain about the mods but fuck it, I'm 25 and have been posting here for like a decade and I think they're making bad mistakes. Those rules are suitable for a busy forum, but if everyone is having a great time arguing in a flamey trolly thread then the mods are not doing anyone any favours by locking it.

At 9/3/13 10:25 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote:

At 9/3/13 10:03 AM, StalkerGuy wrote: Some of the most fun threads I've participated in or read I've found locked/deleted by mods (mspaint adventures thread -

That thread was locked 3 years ago, with people saying that the thread was dead 2 pages before it was locked, and some guy made a new one which didn't get locked.

Then there's the MSPaint space adventure and the MSpaint war, which are both unlocked. (also a jjjuk thread, which he wanted locked).

So these threads don't get locked because the fun police are in force. Either they get no activity from the forum users, or they have run their course and be left to die.

Then explain the missing MS Paint Adventures of Kyle thread.

Its all about the mods preference, some just want to feel active.

At 9/3/13 06:19 PM, The-Act wrote: Let's get this thread to like, 2,000 replies, then get Zachary to lock it. I'm evil.

Ok, will do.

EyeLovePoozy apparently doesn't like cartoons. But in all seriousness I have no idea how this thread got popular. Looking back at it now it was a pretty generic thread. I was glad poozy locked it because it went out of hand.

Sometimes this sort of thing feels like taking popcorn out of the microwave 20 seconds early, other times it feels like finally being able to walk away from your obnoxious little sibling.

Overall, I think it ultimately depends on the thread itself.

They're mostly because they're trolling or if because the mods think they aren't going anywhere. That's what they mostly say as the last post before shutting down.

At 9/3/13 06:05 AM, 24901miles wrote: It's disappointing to see mods with several thousand well thought out posts hidden behind a few pages of witty lock messages.

Some of them are so good though.

it doesn't matter if the people you are talking to are serious or not as long as you're confident what you write in your own posts

--supergandhi64