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Randy · 10-07-2005, 05:06 PM

I guess this would be a good time to discuss this, as locking policy hasn't been talked about in a while. But, in the future, instead of starting a topic asking why it was locked, PM a moderator of the forum of an admin instead.

Now, moderators and admins are free to use their own judgement to decide whether or not to lock a topic. If they decide that the topic is going astray, or people are becoming too offensive then the topic may be locked. Other reasons for locking topics: Posted in wrong forum, its a question that can be answered by checking the FAQ, searching the forums, etc, or is considered common knowledge. A good practice to start is to always search the forums before posting a thread to make sure that the question you are posting about has not already been answered and the topic you are starting is not a repeat.

I think it would be best to discuss this issue with the moderator that locked the topic. And remeber: A moderator's decision is final. Do not question the decision of a moderator or admin and do not repost a topic that has been locked. If you need further assistance regarding a particular topic PM somebody.

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Randy Google Guru Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I guess this would be a good time to discuss this, as locking policy hasn't been talked about in a while. But, in the future, instead of starting a topic asking why it was locked, PM a moderator of the forum of an admin instead. Now, moderators and admins are free to use their own judgement to decide whether or not to lock a topic. If they decide that the topic is going astray, or people are becoming too offensive then the topic may be locked. Other reasons for locking topics: Posted in wrong forum, its a question that can be answered by checking the FAQ, searching the forums, etc, or is considered common knowledge. A good practice to start is to always search the forums before posting a thread to make sure that the question you are posting about has not already been answered and the topic you are starting is not a repeat. I think it would be best to discuss this issue with the moderator that locked the topic. And remeber: A moderator's decision is final. Do not question the decision of a moderator or admin and do not repost a topic that has been locked. If you need further assistance regarding a particular topic PM somebody.