Should there be a forum for locked threads?

Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
and don't you dare lock this one . . .



- T.I.

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  • Reply 1 of 20
    ferroferro Posts: 453member
    I'd support that...



    Sometimes its entirely up to a admin to decide when a conversation ends...



    Many of very interesting threads have ended becuase of admin disapproval...



    I think there should be places in forums for locked threads to continue...



    they can still be permanetly locked if it really strays from sanity...



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    © FERRO 2001-2002
  • Reply 2 of 20
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    Anyway i can bet that this thread is going to be lock.

    You post it in the wrong forum, you should have post it in the suggestions forum
  • Reply 3 of 20
    Intelligent Dandy likes to suggest a special forum for The Installer
  • Reply 4 of 20
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Yeah, I think that's a pretty good idea.
  • Reply 5 of 20
    [quote]Intelligent Dandy likes to suggest a special forum for The Installer<hr></blockquote>And why woud that be, gentlemen?



    - T.I.
  • Reply 6 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by powerdoc:

    <strong>Anyway i can bet that this thread is going to be lock.

    You post it in the wrong forum, you should have post it in the suggestions forum </strong><hr></blockquote>Well, I just thought I push the boundaries a little, M. powerdoc



    - T.I.
  • Reply 7 of 20
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by The Installer:

    <strong>Well, I just thought I push the boundaries a little, M. powerdoc



    - T.I.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    So you'll have your own forum
  • Reply 8 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by powerdoc:

    <strong>



    So you'll have your own forum </strong><hr></blockquote>BTW welcome to my little thread, powerdoc



    [ 04-07-2002: Message edited by: The Installer ]</p>
  • Reply 9 of 20
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by The Installer:

    <strong>BTW welcome to my little thread, powerdoc



    [ 04-07-2002: Message edited by: The Installer ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Thanks it's always fun to be in the twillight zone
  • Reply 10 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by powerdoc:

    <strong>



    Thanks it's always fun to be in the twillight zone </strong><hr></blockquote>DOODLE DEEDLE DOODLE DEEDLE . . .



    ... and so for this French doctor life changed dramatically when he, quite innocently, replied in a forum thread, that for all intents and purposes posed an innocent question by an innocent sounding poster, "Should there be a forum for locked threads?", and then instead of going sailing at the weekend as he had planned, found himself locked in same thread, a thread that only exists in what we call, "The Twilight Zone" :eek:



    - R.S.
  • Reply 11 of 20
    bradbowerbradbower Posts: 1,068member
    Ignoring how this should be in the forum called "Suggestions" ( ), I don't think that is a good idea simply because it would lend to more confusion and be completely useless. Locking threads and leaving them where they are and then moving the active thread to the proper forum is appropriate. Not only do the mods (most of the time) point out what forum the thread in question has moved to, but the locked thread acts as a reminder to us what is and is not meant for each of these forums, by example.



    Perhaps a "Really Stupid Threads" forum would be funny, though...
  • Reply 12 of 20
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    [quote]Perhaps a "Really Stupid Threads" forum would be funny <hr></blockquote>



    We have <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=6"; target="_blank">one</a>.



  • Reply 13 of 20
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by The Installer:

    <strong>DOODLE DEEDLE DOODLE DEEDLE . . .



    ... and so for this French doctor life changed dramatically when he, quite innocently, replied in a forum thread, that for all intents and purposes posed an innocent question by an innocent sounding poster, "Should there be a forum for locked threads?", and then instead of going sailing at the weekend as he had planned, found himself locked in same thread, a thread that only exists in what we call, "The Twilight Zone" :eek:



    - R.S.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    Unfortunately it's difficult to sail in the center of France, and i have hurt terribily my knee yesterday while playing golf :eek: .



    So i have to stay quiet on this not so beautifull sunday, watching TV, chating on the net, prisonner of this terrible thread where no people can escape



    You pretended to be innocent, The Installer but you are the most machiavelic wizard of the net i ever met



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    [ 04-07-2002: Message edited by: powerdoc ]</p>
  • Reply 14 of 20
    <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=12"; target="_blank">T.I.'s really stupid threads forum</a>



  • Reply 15 of 20
    macaddictmacaddict Posts: 1,055member
    And here I just clicked my old Silicon Valley link, thinking it had been resurrected...



    But no, Jonathan is merely having some fun.
  • Reply 16 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by Jonathan:

    <strong><a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=12"; target="_blank">T.I.'s really stupid threads forum</a>



    </strong><hr></blockquote>And quite active already it appears . . .



    - T.I.



    Oh, and thank you
  • Reply 17 of 20
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    Seriously, though, why not? An unmoderated forum could allow off-topic threads to die, revive, or degenerate to first-grade namecalling.



    The thread would still appear locked in the initial forum, and simply redirect to the unmoderated forum. I think it's a good idea
  • Reply 18 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by bauman:

    <strong>Seriously, though, why not? An unmoderated forum could allow off-topic threads to die, revive, or degenerate to first-grade namecalling.</strong><hr></blockquote>It's the latter bit I find soooooh appealing



    Let's have it then



    - T.I.
  • Reply 19 of 20
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Git!
  • Reply 20 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by groverat:

    <strong>Git!</strong><hr></blockquote>Texan slang, that?



    - T.I.
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