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Ydiss · 04-01-2003, 07:40 AM

I can't disagree with your reasoning but there is still no mention of thread lockage due to a topic being discussed before, so I would still have to presume that this isn't spam, it's just lockable because Mods have spent more time on these boards and as such think all "boring" topics don't deserve to be discussed.

That is, if a mod doesn't feel a thread is worthy of their time to discuss in then it's lockable.

I would like to see a rule that deems it right that a mod can lock a thread due to this reason and, if this is done, also some kind of responsability shown by mods to ensure that the author of the thread is pointed in the right direction so they can get the info/discussion they need.

The thing is, just because a topic has been discussed before doesn't mean that we should always refer to that single thread to discuss it.

Otherwise we'd have threads over 100 pages long all over the shop and they are much harder to read and reply to than a fresh thread of a similar topic.

I always thought the adage that "You don't have to read it if you don't want to" was better than "It's been said before so it's locked".

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Ydiss is Offline Senior Member Posts: 2,377 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nottingham, England	04-01-2003, 07:40 AM I can't disagree with your reasoning but there is still no mention of thread lockage due to a topic being discussed before, so I would still have to presume that this isn't spam, it's just lockable because Mods have spent more time on these boards and as such think all "boring" topics don't deserve to be discussed. That is, if a mod doesn't feel a thread is worthy of their time to discuss in then it's lockable. I would like to see a rule that deems it right that a mod can lock a thread due to this reason and, if this is done, also some kind of responsability shown by mods to ensure that the author of the thread is pointed in the right direction so they can get the info/discussion they need. The thing is, just because a topic has been discussed before doesn't mean that we should always refer to that single thread to discuss it. Otherwise we'd have threads over 100 pages long all over the shop and they are much harder to read and reply to than a fresh thread of a similar topic. I always thought the adage that "You don't have to read it if you don't want to" was better than "It's been said before so it's locked".