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BuzzerBee

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How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

1. Don't reply to the topic saying "mods you can lock this".
2. Report the OP requesting a lock.
3. dOn'T jUST REPLY

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Abelysk

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Re: How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

I still don't get why people don't delete the whole topic. It's a waste of space.

Onjit

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Re: How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

They want it to still be availabe to read.

Eg. If it's a question they asked, someone else might want to ask the same question. If the thread is deleted, they have to ask it again. If the thread is just locked, then they can see the answer.

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Abelysk

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Re: How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

They want it to still be availabe to read.

Eg. If it's a question they asked, someone else might want to ask the same question. If the thread is deleted, they have to ask it again. If the thread is just locked, then they can see the answer.

But why leave the thread to be left there? Typically threads are something that someone asks. But I get your point.

gkaby

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Re: How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

maybe allow people to lock their own topics

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Onjit

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Posts: 9,710

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Re: How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

They want it to still be availabe to read.

Eg. If it's a question they asked, someone else might want to ask the same question. If the thread is deleted, they have to ask it again. If the thread is just locked, then they can see the answer.

But why leave the thread to be left there? Typically threads are something that someone asks. But I get your point.

2 options:

Lock
Noob 1: How do i XXXX? I'll ask on forums. *makes thread*
Helpful forumers: Here is how you XXXX.
Noob 1: Thanks! Lock thread.
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Noob 2: How do I XXXX?
*checks relevant subforum*
*sees previous thread*
*gets answer*
Noob 2: That was useful!

Delete
Noob 1: How do i XXXX? I'll ask on forums. *makes thread*
Helpful forumers: Here is how you XXXX.
Noob 1: Thanks! I'll just delete the thread now.
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Noob 2: How do I XXXX?
*checks relevant subforum*
*no thread*
Noob 2: How do i XXXX? I'll ask on forums. *makes thread*
Forumers: OMG U NOOB THERE WAS A THREAD ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY UUUUGH***
Noob 2: i cri evertiem

***Dramatisation

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Also, after contests, etc sometimes people want to close it to prevent people from thinking it's still open, while still letting people read it.

The only reason you should delete a thread is if you screwed up and want to save yourself from embarrassment.

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Pingohits

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Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 7,591

Re: How To Request Your Topic To Be Locked

maybe allow people to lock their own topics

PERFECT

ABSOLUTELY ALBERT EINSTEIN

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