Operation Stealth Lock: The New SL Forum Mod 3000

That's a dangerous word.

Someone could sprain a lip.

Uh uh.. not me. I do have an evil twin that posts under my name sometimes though.

In before the lock....2 or 3 weeks from now.

And it just happened again, Boys and Girls. The Beggar thread has been locked.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

aha! Stealth Lock 3000 is not a myth! Next time chicken little yells the sky is falling it is best to glance up.

I kinda pictured you more in a Little Red Riding Hood outfit.

Oh, crap.. was that out loud?

What you can't see can't hurt you
It was probably "The War in Bear"

errrr... it it THEIR forum. they CAN do as they please. drama queen.

No one said it was a Myth. We just don't think it's a big deal.

@3Ring. Thank You. You win the thread.

See? Now I am wondering - What is a Beggar Thread? And what Guns got locked? I was safe in my ignorance..

Amara honey:

Gun Thread:

/327/b1/265828/1.html

What is called the "Begger Thread":

/327/96/265752/1.html

You know what? Stealth locking is a good thing. If it means that people will be more conscious about what they post, then I'm all for it. Don't want moderation? Moderate yourself.

How can you be more conscious about what you post if the mod does not share information about what rule was broken? That is the point of the thread. 'Lock because I have to power to do so' is not going to go over in the long run and will cause constant DRAMA. I do not think that is the effect that they want stealth locking to achieve. Back to the drawing boards on this one Lindens.

If all the flames and mocking in that thread aren't a clue I don't know what is. I agree that an explanation should generally be posted but let's get real, when it gets out of hand and becomes forum-wide joke, it should be closed.

This seems like a sensible approach to me. Despite giving Lias a bit of a hard time here, I can see her point. We ought to know when a thread is locked why it was locked. Otherwise, the same problem is going to keep recurring. On the other hand, it was pretty obvious why that one was locked and I can see why the moderator would not want to bump it to the top and just cause more drama. That one needed a covert death - which it is now not getting.

In the guns thread, we got an explanation from Millie. Like it or not, the moderator felt like the OP was just a chance for some guy to spam advertise his store. A agree with the decision there, incidentally, but that's irrelevant. The point is that she told us why she was locking it, maybe because it the reason wasn't as clear as it was in Lias' thread.

Did I tell you yet I love you, Mac? Thanks

Ah! The Beggar Thread where I had my brief flirtation with political rantings...

@ Czari since I can't answer there: /me waves back and thank you I like you too!

@ Snowflake - sadly many people have no idea where the off switch- fortunately- we found SL

I have spent some time re-reading the forum guidelines, Torley's sticky and Strife's interpretation to the guidelines posted in Torley's Sticky.

The thread qualified in spades for the lock. It fell under having more trolling, flaming and personal discussion of a negative nature that the guidelines say goes to PM or other means.

It has been eye opening for me re-reading everything though. Resident Answers was never intended to become so locked down as it was. I really think Katt's coming in and knowing the rules has helped loosen things up some. There is no rule for example that all posts must contain a question, no rule that locked threads cannot be referenced, no rule archived messages cannot be referenced and many other assumed rules that RA has been under for some time now.

I do agree that threads locked should cite the reason. I believe this because as was stated by the Lindens it is about transparency. This prevents someone from just locking stuff due to their personal feelings as opposed to what are really the guidelines and rules.

There is a link in a post I made here earlier for us to challenge locks if they are not deserved and Lias should use that email address to ask about the stealth locks if she is so inclined.

The stealth locks don't bother me so much, but I do think for the benefit of the locker they should cite clear reasons so they are not challenged often as that would keep Katt hoping. hehe

Anyway.. just some thoughts milling around in my head. .02 cents is not worth much so take it as you like it.

Right back atcha. And you are welcome.

So when you want a thread you disagree with closed just cut and paste a knock-knock joke at the bottom of it and wait for lock. Excellent policy.

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That cesspool of flames, trolling, private insults deserved its death and you should be grateful for it since the vast majority of it makes you the butt of it. But even better? Moderate yourself and post questions that residents here can actually help with.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is primarily a help forum. If the "help" you seek is people backing you up on a controversial position, you shouldn't expect to find much help here.

I see Brenda helped by posting about another thread that was stealthly locked. Macphisto stayed on topic. And trout discussed the subject . The rest was what it usually is in a public forum.

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