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Offline Zardoz

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why lock a topic?
« on: June 21, 2008, 04:47:35 PM »
just a question: is it a server space issue?
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Offline bascule

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Re: why lock a topic?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2008, 04:51:19 PM »
No, it's because these are technical support forums, not social forums and topics get locked when they stray too far off-topic.
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Offline Zardoz

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Re: why lock a topic?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2008, 05:14:38 PM »
ok. but no harm done. maybe they should be renamed Technical Forums as opposed to just Forums. Forum suggests to me an open place
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Offline AlexP

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Re: why lock a topic?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2008, 05:17:47 PM »
They already say Technical Forums on all but the logo, and anyway the guidelines you agreed to read when you signed up (and even stated that you had read) clearly explain their function.
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Offline Zardoz

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Re: why lock a topic?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2008, 05:23:40 PM »
I don't think I'm breaking any rules I'm just asking a question. Sorry.
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Offline AlexP

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Re: why lock a topic?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2008, 05:27:09 PM »
Quote from: Zardoz on June 21, 2008, 05:23:40 PM
I don't think I'm breaking any rules I'm just asking a question. Sorry.

You aren't - I was trying to explain that the guidelines that you (as in everyone) agreed to explain the nature of the forums.  It was in response to this:

Quote from: Zardoz on June 21, 2008, 05:14:38 PM
ok. but no harm done. maybe they should be renamed Technical Forums as opposed to just Forums. Forum suggests to me an open place
« Last Edit: June 21, 2008, 05:28:43 PM by BigBambi »
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Offline Llorean

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Re: why lock a topic?
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2008, 07:09:20 PM »
Locking a thread prevents further activity, making it skew search results less, and helping people note that the topic itself is "done" (either solved, or simply closed off as irrelevant).
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