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Baraka_is_the_best  4657 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16/07 9:25pm Subject: Mandatory Locks
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After the little fiasco with Kahn_Kahn on the MK Games board, should all threads that have been dead for more than one week be immediately locked?

I say yes. It keeps jerks like Kahn_Kahn from bumping these insanely old threads.

 

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Sandman555  7854 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16/07 9:27pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
Locked but not deleted.

 

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Baraka_is_the_best  4657 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16/07 9:31pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
Sandman555 posted:
Locked but not deleted.
Exactly

 

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Sandman555  7854 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16/07 9:37pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
Not deleted because the original topis starter for that locked topic might want to revive it by creating a new one.

 

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leafsfan2k6  1680 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16/07 11:35pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
I think the board software could use a feature where a newly signed up user can only post so many post per day until their online record says they are a member for at least "x" amount of weeks. After this, then they could post as normal.

 

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blackwinter11  7692 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16/07 11:49pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
Sandman555 posted:
Locked but not deleted.


i agree


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My_name_is_John  3420 posts
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Date Posted: 7/17/07 7:16am Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
I think a good two weeks would be a more reasonable time because things might happen and people won't be able to get on. However, the idea itself is good.

 

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Baraka_is_the_best  4657 posts
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Date Posted: 7/17/07 7:53am Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
My_name_is_John posted:
I think a good two weeks would be a more reasonable time because things might happen and people won't be able to get on. However, the idea itself is good.
I mean if the last post on something is today, then the thread is locked on July 24th. I think that's more than enough time.

 

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Reptile  2316 posts
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Date Posted: 7/17/07 8:50pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
I say yes, if the limit was 2 weeks

 

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Scorpkahn  7335 posts
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Date Posted: 7/18/07 8:32am Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
Reptile posted:
I say yes, if the limit was 2 weeks


Exactly my thoughts too.

 

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Date Posted: 7/18/07 11:27am Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks
How long a thread will go without being locked depends on how active the thread was. I have no power to change those settings - I believe they're hard-coded into the software.

 

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phenomenal_waffles  10121 posts
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Date Posted: 7/18/07 1:26pm Subject: RE: Mandatory Locks - Date Edited: 7/18/07 1:27pm (1 edits total) Edited By: phenomenal_waffles
Sheyla posted:
How long a thread will go without being locked depends on how active the thread was. I have no power to change those settings - I believe they're hard-coded into the software.


I didn't know that. But I agree with Sandman555, locked but not deleted.

 

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