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Why do mods/admins say 'lock' when they lock a topic?
 
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Miles (Daddy DJ Mix)
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0. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 1:42 pm    Post subject: Why do mods/admins say 'lock' when they lock a topic? Reply with quote

No offense, but I find it kind of stupid. If your going to lock a topic, it will show that the topic is locked, so why do you need to say 'lock'? I'm just curious.
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1. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We usually include a reason alongside "Locked."

Also, it shows who locked it. If a Trick or Basic member had the last post in a topic and it was locked, we'd have no idea who did what.
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2. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I liked the "FAILED" picture. =(
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3. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nevermind.
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4. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CStarFlare wrote:
. If a Trick or Basic member had the last post in a topic and it was locked, we'd have no idea who did what.


And then I get IM messages from random people that say (and I quote)

Wierdo: "OMG IT'S A MOD!!!"
Weirdo: "Did you know that atrick member is a mod?!?!!"
Me: "What the fuck are you talking about?"
Wierdo: "LOOOK! <link to some thread> See <person> looked it!"

Strangly enough my network connection went out just then and I couldn't reply. There is a god!
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5. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

evn wrote:
Wierdo: "OMG IT'S A MOD!!!"
Weirdo: "Did you know that atrick member is a mod?!?!!"
Me: "What the fuck are you talking about?"


Well, it's not unheard of. Eh, sorjai? ;P
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6. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kami wrote:
I liked the "FAILED" picture. =(


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7. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think he ment the one from 3rd Mix.

With the fence. Clank.
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8. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eh, I found it fitting... and sitting on my server for no reason.
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9. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's also the issue of knowing who to complain to.

If someone thinks a thread shouldn't have been locked, it's best they know who to contact about it instead of rolling the dice and PMing their least favorite mod.
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10. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

XhaD wrote:
instead of rolling the dice and PMing their least favorite mod.


A DDRfreak User PMing me wrote:

Title: Thx for locking my thread...
obviously I would not have posted if it had worked on the site contained within that thread you were so kind to point out....

reading inbeteen the lines... ok well.. just reading my post.. you would have seen that...

yet.. now I'm without a solution and you've locked my thread... tnx again


Or PMing the user that posted last. Which is also a part of the reason why.
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11. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Brings back memories of "U FUCKER WHYD YOU BAN ME?" (mods couldn't ban on the old forums)
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12. PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2003 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

XhaD wrote:
:L:

Brings back memories of "U FUCKER WHYD YOU BAN ME?" (mods couldn't ban on the old forums)


http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=7024191#7024191

I almost thought I was crazy. (De ja vu)
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