# Locking thread instead of warnings?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 26, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491 "2012-07-26T20:15:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/1 "2012-07-26T20:15:08Z")

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In a circumstance like [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15309548&postcount=217), wouldn’t it make more sense to issue warnings to the offenders rather than killing the thread for everyone? Now it’s not even easy to quote relevant, interesting comments in a new thread.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/2 "2012-07-26T20:21:01Z")

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If it helps, there is a thread about the topic in Great Debates (although it’s technically about the media coverage of these comments). You can quote posts from other threads using the multi-quote button, the one on the lower right that has a little plus sign.

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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/3 "2012-07-26T20:22:42Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> You can quote posts from other threads using the multi-quote button, the one on the lower right that has a little plus sign.

Nope. Not from a locked thread.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/4 "2012-07-26T20:26:10Z")

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Ah, sorry. I can do that, but I guess non-mods can’t.

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/5 "2012-07-26T20:34:20Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> Ah, sorry. I can do that, but I guess non-mods can’t.

Braggart. 😉

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/6 "2012-07-26T20:57:55Z")

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Ah, phooey, I didn’t know that either. Let me take another look at that thread and I’ll see if I can reopen it.

**twickster** , MPSIMS moderator

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-thread-instead-of-warnings/629491/7 "2012-07-26T21:10:02Z")

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Okey doke, I reopened the thread. I will, however, start issuing warnings if people get out of hand.