# Finally posted a thread that was not controvercial but still got locked.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-posted-a-thread-that-was-not-controvercial-but-still-got-locked/90415>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 30, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-posted-a-thread-that-was-not-controvercial-but-still-got-locked/90415 "2001-10-30T01:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-posted-a-thread-that-was-not-controvercial-but-still-got-locked/90415/1 "2001-10-30T01:47:04Z")

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hehe,  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=92824](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=92824)

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-posted-a-thread-that-was-not-controvercial-but-still-got-locked/90415/2 "2001-10-30T02:04:20Z")

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**bib** (from the previous thread)

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> Long threads cause bandwidth problems and six pages plus is quite long. I guess you can start another thread on the same subject, but only if you feel you really must.

**clayton** You just don’t get it. :mad:

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**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-posted-a-thread-that-was-not-controvercial-but-still-got-locked/90415/3 "2001-10-30T02:07:47Z")

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I know why they did it and my goal was to have them do exactly that. I do understand it entirely, and the thread was pointless so I’m not going to start another like it.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-posted-a-thread-that-was-not-controvercial-but-still-got-locked/90415/4 "2001-10-30T03:35:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by clayton\_e \*  
> I know why they did it and my goal was to have them do exactly that. I do understand it entirely, and the thread was pointless so I’m not going to start another like it.

Then what was the point in starting this thread?