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criteria for locking threads

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  • 04-04-2015 2:27am
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    Robsweezie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭


    a question for the mods, what is your own personal criteria for locking threads (keeping charters in mind) and what are the most common reasons you lock them? what do you take into consideration when deciding whether a thread is worth keeping open?

    (please don't lock this just to be ironic)
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    Darkglasses
    Registered Users Posts: 14,526 ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    a question for the mods, what is your own personal criteria for locking threads (keeping charters in mind) and what are the most common reasons you lock them? what do you take into consideration when deciding whether a thread is worth keeping open?

    (please don't lock this just to be ironic)

    Apart from obvious reasons laid out in the charter (like medical advice or off-topicness), I would lock them for:-

    An argument that's been done 1000x before on the forum
    A troll magnet thread that has little value
    The discussion has finished and descended into petty bickering
    The discussion is turning bitter, and likely to lead to infractions or bans

    No hard and fast rules, like a lot of things in moderating it's a case-by-case judgement call.


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    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,775 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Darkglasses wrote: »
    No hard and fast rules, like a lot of things in moderating it's a case-by-case judgement call.
    This.

    /thread


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    conorh91
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭conorh91


    Is there something up in AH today?

    Innocuous threads being deleted at random, or at least inconsistently.

    One thread about socialising without drinking... deleted
    Another thread about inheritance... deleted
    Thread about tastiest part of a human to eat/ eating a foetus, etc... no that's grand.

    At least if a thread is inappropriate, tell us why. Randomly disappearing threads is just an irritation otherwise.


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    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    conorh91 wrote: »
    Is there something up in AH today?

    Innocuous threads being deleted at random, or at least inconsistently.

    One thread about socialising without drinking... deleted
    Another thread about inheritance... deleted
    Thread about tastiest part of a human to eat/ eating a foetus, etc... no that's grand.

    At least if a thread is inappropriate, tell us why. Randomly disappearing threads is just an irritation otherwise.

    Covered here :)


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    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Covered here :)
    Bollocks. It's clearly some sort of mod conspiracy.

    Just look at who thanked Whoopsy's post.

    We're fucking on to ye fuckers.


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    Robsweezie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    El Weirdo wrote:
    Bollocks. It's clearly some sort of mod conspiracy.

    In fairness the mod conspiracy stuff has to be Bollocks, do people actually think a bunch of volunteers care so much about plotting against us? What conspiracy? Is this something thats actually believed?


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    Into The Blue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,358 ✭✭✭Into The Blue


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    In fairness the mod conspiracy stuff has to be Bollocks, do people actually think a bunch of volunteers care so much about plotting against us? What conspiracy? Is this something thats actually believed?
    Jasus... Turn up your sarcasm-o-meter.


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    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,775 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    In fairness the mod conspiracy stuff has to be Bollocks, do people actually think a bunch of volunteers care so much about plotting against us? What conspiracy? Is this something thats actually believed?
    Who are 'us'? What is this 'Mod conspiracy stuff'? What is a tracker mortgage?

    I thought that this stuff was sorted what we got rid of Ruu & replaced him with Ruubot. I don't have time for this malarkey today. I gotta shape-shift into the Easter Bunny to entertain my lizard-kids on their Fabergé egg hunt on the grassy knoll.


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    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    Thread locking can almost feel random and arbitrary at times tbh


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    TherapyBoy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 4,341 Mod ✭✭✭✭TherapyBoy


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    In fairness the mod conspiracy stuff has to be Bollocks, do people actually think a bunch of volunteers care so much about plotting against us? What conspiracy? Is this something thats actually believed?

    They got to Rob & somehow turned him to the dark side! We must amass the mindless mob & attack now comrades, viva la revolution!!

    Moderator: Non Drinkers Group & Grand Theft Auto



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    G_R
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭G_R


    oppenheimer1 wrote: »
    Thread locking can almost feel random and arbitrary at times tbh

    There's always a reason for it, it maybe that you can't see/don't know what it is (such as the OP being a re-reg, and us not wanting to give them the satisfaction of having any posts on the site) or a thread that's been dragged so far off topic there's no saving it. Some threads are just inappropriate.

    If you're ever wondering why, why not PM one of the forum mods, they'll happily tell you why.


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    #13
    Buona Fortuna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Buona Fortuna


    Meh.

    It happens periodically that a glut of threads disappear after a few contributions have been made. Some of them were worthwhile.

    This is something I've suggested before but why can't there be a limit on the ability of re-reg/newbies to start threads in forums like AH?

    There's no need for that restriction to apply across the board like in the tech forums where someone might just join because they want to ask ....


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    #14
    Cold War Kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Cold War Kid


    oppenheimer1 wrote: »
    Thread locking can almost feel random and arbitrary at times tbh
    Check the date the OP registered. If someone's very first post is a thread to After Hours and about a contentious issue, it's pretty obvious what they're up to. :)

    One thing I don't agree with is locking bumped threads if they're about a time-sensitive topic or if they're in reference to a case that is back in the news.


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    #15
    Robsweezie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    Cold War Kid wrote:
    Check the date the OP registered. If someone's very first post is a thread to After Hours and about a contentious issue, it's pretty obvious what they're up to.


    What am I "up to" exactly??


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    #16
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,892 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    What am I "up to" exactly??

    I don't think they meant you, but rather the date of OPs in After Hours.


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    #17
    Cold War Kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Cold War Kid


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    What am I "up to" exactly??
    What An File said. I meant the original posters on contentious After Hours thread. If it's someone who has registered on Boards that day, and their very first post is a thread on After Hours about children having tantrums in public, whether their should be a licence for having children, sex/gender related... it's likely it won't last long.


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    #18
    Robsweezie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    Cold War Kid wrote: »
    What An File said. I meant the original posters on contentious After Hours thread. If it's someone who has registered on Boards that day, and their very first post is a thread on After Hours about children having tantrums in public, whether their should be a licence for having children, sex/gender related... it's likely it won't last long.

    cheers for clearing that up, but why is that do you think??


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