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Posted by: Deus_Ex_Machina
Cortana 5 is a carbon-based lifeform that frequently visits these forums, currently residing in the United States. Practically every male on the site responds to her posts.
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Well, it kinds leaves the mods with little choice, doesn't it?
Defacing the OP with "LOCK PLZ" kinda destroys the thread, and, yes, leaving it up would just create confusion. Going through the hassle of trying to get the OP to put the content back in their post would just be a waste of time and energy.
But my argument here isn't about any fault on the mods' part. I'm talking about the thread creator and how it's selfish to destroy any value that the thread had in the first place by deleting the OP.
If your thread didn't the reaction from others that you were dreaming of, then oh well. If someone gave you the answer to your thread's question, then why ask for it to be locked? Someone else may have the same question and it'll save them from making another thread asking the same thing.
I'm not asking for a rule to be written about it, but I'm just trying to point out how silly it is to delete your OP and cry for it to be locked. Sure, there are legitimate reasons for deleting your OP/asking for a lock. I've done it myself (blatant flaming, someone posting my personal info in my threads, etc) and I understand the difference between the scenarios.
P.S.
And when I said, "ask a mod to lock it," I'm talking about a friendly little PM asking for it to be locked.
Posted by: CamCamm
Posted by: cortana 5
Posted by: ExquisiteDragon
Do you absolutely need to know why an OP wants his/her thread locked? That's the thing. It's not your thread anymore, sweetheart.I feel you're wrong, sweetheart.The fact of the matter is, and people of higher standing have said it before, that once you hit "submit," the thread is not your property. It's not your thread.
Sure, you can ask for a moderator to lock it. But if they decide that it still has value and doesn't merit locking, then tough -blam!-. It annoys the hell out of me when people post legitimate threads, get an answer, then ask for it to be locked. I've been told my numerous mod's that once the original poster deletes the original post and asks for the thread to be locked... it gets locked.
Why? To prevent anymore confusion. Period.
It's perpetually my time of the month and I'm just grouchy. Quote me on that.
Posted by: sharpace77
You need to post more often Cortana. You seem to have a way of eloquently putting the peons in their place.
[Edited on 01.25.2012 11:31 PM PST]