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~Precious~
08-15-2006, 11:52 AM
if for some reason a thread is locked, i cant open the thread and see any posts. Whts the reasoning behind locking them and not deleting???

why r not they deleted instead of being locked?

locked threads always tempt me to know whts inside :evillaf:

thanks for not saying :rtfm:

:D
McSlick
08-15-2006, 11:58 AM
if for some reason a thread is locked, i cant open the thread and see any posts. Whts the reasoning behind locking them and not deleting???

why r not they deleted instead of being locked?

locked threads always tempt me to know whts inside :evillaf:

thanks for not saying :rtfm:

:D
I think you may have confused some terms


Locked thread (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=70647&t=37707) -- You can see the posts, but not reply (the mod alert function still works)

Deleted thread (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?p=3521064#post3521064) -- you cannot see it at all

AFAIK deleted threads go to a "folder" where they are saved and only mods & admin may view them. I don't know the exact reason(s) why SD saves them, but I could think of some reasons legal why they would want to keep them.
~Precious~
08-15-2006, 12:04 PM
oh..k this makes sense..

thankyou!
rayzac
08-15-2006, 12:44 PM
AFAIK deleted threads go to a "folder" where they are saved and only mods & admin may view them. I don't know the exact reason(s) why SD saves them, but I could think of some reasons legal why they would want to keep them.
Blackmail? :dontknow:

The general rule of thumb is a post is deleted if it violates the rules of SD and locked if no rules are broken but further discussion is not needed based on moderator decision.
HUGE_M00bs
08-15-2006, 01:27 PM
Blackmail? :dontknow:

The general rule of thumb is a post is deleted if it violates the rules of SD and locked if no rules are broken but further discussion is not needed based on moderator decision.
But can a Mods decision be overturned if they’re blackmailed?
I bet you didn't think of that one. :nod:
arjunsr
08-15-2006, 01:28 PM
AFAIK deleted threads go to a "folder" where they are saved and only mods & admin may view them. I don't know the exact reason(s) why SD saves them, but I could think of some reasons legal why they would want to keep them.
its a forum, and we keep them for 3 main reasons
1) we can bring it back later after discussing whether it should or not.
2) a record
3) we need some fun too :P