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Generalizations.
Helping idiots hate other idiots since people have existed.
Posted by: CrazzySnipe55
At the risk of being argued with by both sides of the conversation, I guess I'll explain my opinion on the matter a little more.
Part A) I think it was incredibly stupid that that thread got locked. As elmicker said, the majority of the thread was not political and 99% if not all of it was completely civil discussion in which even mods were participating in. I hope it was an accident and that it becomes unlocked so that discussion can continue as it was.
Part B) Keeping Part A in mind, I still get why a ninja would have locked it. That is to say, I can see where they'd be coming from if the lock was, in fact, intentional. A subject matter like that is, obviously and unavoidably, walking the line as far as being on the border between good spirited, friendly debate and political discussion (whether or not that's not the way it went).
Also, when looking at this situation you have to take into consideration that the rules are entirely subjective in almost every aspect and so the interpretations of them will vary, sometimes on a massive scale, from person to person and mod to mod. Some may say anything remotely political should be locked based on the OP and the title. Others may say "Wait and see where the responders of the thread take the conversation and whether or not they handle the subject matter maturely and legally."
There's also the possibility that Achronos was feeling especially evil tonight.
[Edited on 10.09.2011 9:04 PM PDT]