Why lock a topic because it is old?

I noticed a thread was locked because it was "old".

Can somebody explain that logic.

If people have enough interest to bump it, then it is still active. If people don't like the topic, it will soon disappear.

I'm just unclear how it "helps" the forum. Who thinks "great, that topic is locked, that's why I love this board".

Or are people more likely to say, "WTF, that was unnecessary Mod intervention".

A nice example of how Mods can screw the board by micromanagement.

When a Mod does something, he needs to ask himself, "Why is this necessary and how will this improve the board".

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by hobbes

I noticed a thread was locked because it was "old".

Can somebody explain that logic.

If people have enough interest to bump it, then it is still active. If people don't like the topic, it will soon disappear.

I'm just unclear how it "helps" the forum. Who thinks "great, that topic is locked, that's why I love this board".

Or are people more likely to say, "WTF, that was unnecessary Mod intervention".

A nice example of how Mods can screw the board by micromanagement.

When a Mod does something, he needs to ask himself, "Why is this necessary and how will this improve the board".

---

Absolutely correct, Hobbes, as ever.

Not to mention the huge cache of threads that have gone the way of the betamax.

The board is doomed, I say.

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=84616

:)

I agree :)

Jonno :cool:

I agree , if they can't leave the threads as is, we don't have a hope in hell! :(


I vote that this should be moved to everthing related to this board! :lol:

I believe I read somewhere that Admin/Mods do not have to account to the members for their actions. That is why the Forum is in the state that it is today. They have just got their necessary and unnecessary actions mixed up.:(

And what Mod locked it?

We always get the blame :(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

And what Mod locked it?

We always get the blame :(

---

Well was n't ME . :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

And what Mod locked it?

We always get the blame :(

---

aaaah dah only a mod can do that!! :frusty:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

And what Mod locked it?

We always get the blame :(

---

I know what you mean ,its like good cop, bad cop. The good Mods can't win for trying. Must be very frustrating ! ;)

Which thread? :huh:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sara

Which thread? :huh:

---

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=74227

See?

Red Nick, not Green...

Wasnt a Mod.

:P

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

And what Mod locked it?

We always get the blame :(

---

Actually I agree with that, over the last several months the mods here have taken some batterings, when in actual fact a lot of the time it was not the mods, they were left to pick up the pieces, which to some extent is their job.
The difference being lumping them altogether is unfair, these are'nt some muppet on the end of a phone at customer services, their our friends who give their time to try to keep this place running smoothly and personally I think it sucks that everyone is quick to slag them down when it's not them that done anything wrong, but not praise them when they do good.

This being a prime example :)

Jonno :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sara

Which thread? :huh:

---

Does it matter? Its the point .

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

Actually I agree with that, over the last several months the mods here have taken some batterings, when in actual fact a lot of the time it was not the mods, they were left to pick up the pieces, which to some extent is their job.
The difference being lumping them altogether is unfair, these are'nt some muppet on the end of a phone at customer services, their our friends who give their time to try to keep this place running smoothly and personally I think it sucks that everyone is quick to slag them down when it's not them that done anything wrong, but not praise them when they do good.

This being a prime example :)

Jonno :cool:

---

http://www.hereinreality.com/funnyst.../brownnose.jpg

Oh gee I get it! The evil shareholder again fuck me ! What a farce :lol:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by bujub22

http://www.hereinreality.com/funnyst.../brownnose.jpg

---

Was it a mod who put you on moderation and all that?

Jonno :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

Was it a mod who put you on moderation and all that?

Jonno :cool:

---

:blink: yeah!!!!

and i know the reverse answer to that :P

Ok I wont bother then :P :lol:

Jonno :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

Ok I wont bother then :P :lol:

Jonno :cool:

---

spit hot fira!

We are 'The Management' and thus quite rightly hated by the 'normal' members.

Its the way it is....we will always be seen as 'the enemy' by some.

So be it...



Tomorrow we invade Milton Keynes..... :devil:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sara

We are 'The Management' and thus quite rightly hated by the 'normal' members.

Its the way it is....we will always be seen as 'the enemy' by some.

So be it...



Tomorrow we invade Milton Keynes..... :devil:

---

Surely invading Milton Keynes can only be a good thing and increase your standing amongst the proles. :shifty:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sara

We are 'The Management' and thus quite rightly hated by the 'normal' members.

Its the way it is....we will always be seen as 'the enemy' by some.

So be it...



Tomorrow we invade Milton Keynes..... :devil:

---

Quote:

---

We are de Management..

---

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Biggles

Surely invading Milton Keynes can only be a good thing and increase your standing amongst the proles. :shifty:

---

We will not halt until all proles are subverted to the will of the Mod.... :devil:

Nobody has explained the logic?

Sorry Mods, I should have said Admin. I am just a crude caveman who thinks of anyone who locks a thread as a MOD, because that is the job he is doing.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sara

Tomorrow we invade Milton Keynes..... :devil:

---

:huh: Why?

@Hobbes...... (In true 7th style) If an old thread is bumped it will cause big db errors which will crash the board systematically erasing all members, our flesh will tighten as we shrink and "Un-Grow" until there is no evidence of this board or anyone who ever visited it :ph34r:

Jonno :cool:

until there is no evidence of this board or anyone who ever visited it :ph34r:



That's happening anyway, Jonno.

Our posterity is on it's posterior.

Sorry could you please use english words :)

Jonno :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

Sorry could you please use english words :)

Jonno :cool:

---

Loads of threads that we wasted our lives creating, that often meandered into things worth preserving, have been erased unnecessarily.

It's not book burning. But it's certainly page burning.

Yes.......The ne they call Chalice is correct :huh:

:lol: Nah, I agree man, totally, this place I've said it before is alive, more alive than some public places, things are said and asked in here that we would'nt elsewhere, it's our diary :01:

Jonno :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

it's our dairy :01:

Jonno :cool:

---

What's milk got to do with it?

Old threads are locked because of milk?

This thread is too old

*closed*

Jonno :cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by hobbes

I noticed a thread was locked because it was "old".

Can somebody explain that logic.

If people have enough interest to bump it, then it is still active. If people don't like the topic, it will soon disappear.

I'm just unclear how it "helps" the forum. Who thinks "great, that topic is locked, that's why I love this board".

Or are people more likely to say, "WTF, that was unnecessary Mod intervention".

A nice example of how Mods can screw the board by micromanagement.

When a Mod does something, he needs to ask himself, "Why is this necessary and how will this improve the board".

---

You almost exactly like me when I pm'ed IKE about this awhile ago.

I think it is time that all actions by an Admin/Mod are recorded 'where they occur'. i.e. If a post is moved, deleted, edited, merged then the Official concerned should leave his/her calling card at the thread concerned.

There are/were far too many posts disappearing and could not be traced. If an Admin/Mod 'jokingly' edits a post then he/she should PM the member concerned and explain their actions.:cool:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by bigboab

I think it is time that all actions by an Admin/Mod are recorded 'where they occur'. i.e. If a post is moved, deleted, edited, merged then the Official concerned should leave his/her calling card at the thread concerned.

There are/were far too many posts disappearing and could not be traced. If an Admin/Mod 'jokingly' edits a post then he/she should PM the member concerned and explain their actions.:cool:

---

Hear, hear!!:01:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by bigboab

If an Admin/Mod 'jokingly' edits a post then he/she should PM the member concerned and explain their actions.:cool:

---

If they edit posts, then it leaves their mark.. they have no option on this with this software.

When i edited Jonno's titles (as an example)... he knew it was me, i did PM him too..

:P

Paul

We know you are sweet, Paul!!!! :wub:

The bumbing old threads use to be somewhat annoying when there was more members,
some new threads got lost on second or other pages if old ones wass bumbed up.

You know, one asks a question, it drops to second page because of old threads arising,
and the question dont get enough time to ppl to see and answer.
Not many ppl checks out the second page and beyond.

Thats my view on it.
Im sure i'll be raped about it.

:D

AfroNut:

Quote:

---

Thats my view on it.
Im sure i'll be raped about it.

---

Does this happen often???:blink:

Your smilly says you don't seem to mind.........:ph34r:


YoNut