When a thread is locked...

[Skellingtonj]

The first thing I do, is scroll to the last page to see what the heck happened...

Post your weird post habits.

 

[soccerdad72]

I often don't read a long thread until the OP changes the thread title to something like 'Never Mind' or 'Please Delete'. Then I know it's good.

 

[jrmasm]

If it's locked, I open it.

 

[kimblebee]

I still like posts even after the thread is locked.

 

[powellrj]

A locked thread or please delete in the title are like a big flashing arrow that says please read me!

 

[DaddysPrincess]

Locked threads are a great way to learn what not to do. Aka forum etiquette

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I answer the question presented in the title without reading the entire thread and sometimes without reading the OP.

 

[tvguy]

I haven't seen a locked thread in a while. I never look at the symbol on the list of threads, I only discover a thread is locked when I try to respond to it.

 

[L&Lfan]

I consider it a personal victory when a post I've reported gets deleted.

 

[soccerdad72]

I haven't seen a locked thread in a while. I never look at the symbol on the list of threads, I only discover a thread is locked when I try to respond to it.

There were two in the past two days alone.

 

[tvguy]

There were two in the past two days alone.

Must not have been topics I was interested in from the Subject. Like I said, I just don't pay attention to the lock symbol.

EDITED: Okay, I just wasted a lot of time on this Forum and went back to August 1 and don't see a single locked thread. Must be blind. It still shows up on the left side of the index of threads, right?

 

[Hrhpd]

Must not have been topics I was interested in from the Subject. Like I said, I just don't pay attention to the lock symbol.

EDITED: Okay, I just wasted a lot of time on this Forum and went back to August 1 and don't see a single locked thread. Must be blind. It still shows up on the left side of the index of threads, right?

There is one on this page and one on page 2. The lock symbol is on the right of the thread title.

 

[Hrhpd]

I consider it a personal victory when a post I've reported gets deleted.

hmmm...I have never reported a post. Maybe I should start?

 

[mummabear]

I still like posts even after the thread is locked.

Me too it quietly annoyed when I have gone to bed for the night and wake up to quoted posts on a locked thread so I cant respond...

 

[tvguy]

There is one on this page and one on page 2. The lock symbol is on the right of the thread title.

Thanks. I was looking on the left side. Old timer here.

 

[galaxygirl76]

If it says locked or a thread that goes from nothing to 10 pages in a short time is like catnip for me. I'm a sideline train wreck reader

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

Me too it quietly annoyed when I have gone to bed for the night and wake up to quoted posts on a locked thread so I cant respond...

I try really really hard to stay away from posting on threads that are going in the locked direction. I don't have time to be arguing points of view with people. However, I do like to go back and read the locked threads to see how/why they got locked. That little lock symbol is like a magnet!

 

[tvguy]

If it says locked or a thread that goes from nothing to 10 pages in a short time is like catnip for me. I'm a sideline train wreck reader

LOL. 10 page threads in one day were the norm here 15 years ago.

 

[superme80]

I love locked threads. I always have to see what locked it.

 

[RedAngie]

The first thing I do, is scroll to the last page to see what the heck happened...
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I often have a general idea why a thread got locked, and my hunch is usually correct.

But my favorite is when a thread just poofs while I'm reading it or composing a reply to it.