Thread Locking by Poster

Is this a new trend? I was reading replies to a discussion on going about Ricardo's certificate and the OP asks for the thread to be closed! Ok so my head won't burst not knowing the outcome to this, but my immediate reaction was, how rude.

Envy is an evil emotion.

Marcel Flatley:

Geez who would have thought I would ever defend you Ricardo.




Now, doesn't that make you feel all fuzzy and warm inside?

Yes it does. Is there a cure?

IBTL

I figure the OP thought the question was answered and in view of recent food fights it was best it be shut down and let to lay in peace before it deteriorated further.

So we're "Thread Owners" now?

I would nurture my Threadie, and he shall be called Threadie and he will my Threadie.



Oh no, it's already getting out of hand.

Yeah.. Umm.. well, given that the thread had kind of wandered off topic into the realm of "What the heck did Richardo mean by 'cashing in," I could understand why the OP requested the thread locked.

At least we know exactly why the thread was locked.. unlike some threads.

We should be "Guardians":


Boulder, Colo, became the first city in the country to replace all references to "pet owner" with "pet guardian." A few months later, two California cities followed suit. West Hollywood approved the word change on Feb 20, as did another California city, Berkeley, a week later. Berkeley chose not to omit "owner" entirely, however, but substituted "pet owner/guardians" instead.

The distinction is meant to codify the special relationship people share with their animals, while also encouraging them to think of their pets not as property but as sentient beings.



IBTL

Some people/governments have waaaayy too much time on their hands- I read somewhere that in Cali Master/Slave when referring to computer stuff was no longer acceptable because it could offend.. get a grip people! (and I feel the beginnings of thread derailment even here )


http://www.languagemonitor.com/?page_id=27

It's nonsense like this that make me glad I am no longer a public employee....idiots.

I think the peeps that are in a Master/Slave relationship should sue cause they are being discriminated against and are no longer recognized.

*snerks* I'd rather be called an OP than a thread owner. Thread owner implies that I have some responsibility for what others have posted

QFT. Some jackass recently took offense at this one: A slow-responding government office was referred to as a "black hole" (i.e., things went in but never came out). The jackass decided this was a racist comment.

And they could add 'slander' to the charges also.


Boulder, Colo has always been a source of many good laughs for me.

A lot of these people aren't as stupid as it appears. They know that the parasites in the media will run with this, and most likely it will get the attention of a bottom feeding lawyer as well $$$$$$

Makes one wonder at the educational process...

Or lack thereof.

and here I thought we were always owned by them.

My doggie walks all over me - not a problem since he weighs less than 6 lbs... the Rottie though- that's another story...

I was planning to post something in this thread. But if I do, there's a big chance people ask for the thread to be closed, apparently.

So i better not.

But what do you MEAN by OP asking for a thread to be closed?

For what it's worth the person that asked for the thread lock did so before any discussion of Ricardo's post began. It just took some time for it to be done. She PMd me to ask if she did it right and that was way early in the thread. Her reason was because she got the answer and was afraid of it turning into a flame fest later.

So, it was not in response to discussion around Ricardo's spot on post about the arrogance and self-importance of some people who think they are gods because they own a shop or create things.

I just gave you an avenue to continue that discussion line if you like.


Anyway..just thought I would put what I knew about it out there.

For example, I start a thread that says Damani homes are awesome (and they are). Then the thread takes a course I don't like so I report it/PM someone and ask for it to be closed. Some people have made a habit of that when they don't like the way things are going.

I'm not in the habit of bashing anybody. In the thread I just asked for some clarity, to be able to judge the situation objectively.

For me the whole situation is water under the bridge, and i'm currently much more enthusiastically waiting for the moment the Gor sim is blown up by the ottoman shopping nuclear weapons specialists.