# This ATMB thread should not have been locked! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 2, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570 "2006-12-02T04:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/1 "2006-12-02T04:18:51Z")
[Kind of a long wait to bring this up,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357788) but a completely unrelated post search brought it to my attention once again. Any dissension? I just hope no insolent Mod locks **this** thread! (Assuming it draws any attention at all . . .) ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/2 "2006-12-02T04:24:17Z")
good god. the answers given didn’t 'splain it to you, but it took, what 10 months to filter through? I don’t even want to think about what that says about you. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/3 "2006-12-02T04:28:12Z")
By Og its been 9½ months. So is this thread the son or the daughter of the ATMB thread? 😉 I am curious, why do you feel that thread should not have been locked and as you had the second to last post in it, why did it take you so long to start this protest thread? I know \*\*TubaDiva \*\* likes to keep ATMB tidy and after your joke post with the server is on fire, probably felt the thread was done. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/4 "2006-12-02T04:48:46Z")
Tell me this is a joke pitting…please. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/5 "2006-12-02T04:57:02Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] Tell me this is a joke pitting…please. [/QUOTE] It is not necessarily a pitting per se, the full pit description is: > [@](#): > > If you gotta flame, do it here. **This is the place for all complaints and other discussion regarding administration of the SDMB** The portion I bolded would cover the Op. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/6 "2006-12-02T04:59:06Z")
That’s not my point. My point is that it’s a bullshit complaint over something that happened months ago. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/7 "2006-12-02T05:04:02Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] That’s not my point. My point is that it’s a bullshit complaint over something that happened months ago. [/QUOTE] Ah, well I was wondering that myself. Perhaps some good mushrooms were found by the Op and then he wandered off after posting this. I cannot figure this one out. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/8 "2006-12-02T05:12:50Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] That’s not my point. My point is that it’s a bullshit complaint over something that happened months ago. [/QUOTE] So what? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/9 "2006-12-02T05:13:58Z")
[QUOTE=wring] good god. the answers given didn’t 'splain it to you, but it took, what 10 months to filter through? [/QUOTE] The answers given were insufficient, at least to justify a thread-locking. As for the time-delay, I think I covered that in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/10 "2006-12-02T05:15:26Z")
Although, come to think of it, maybe I should’ve posted the original thread in the BBQ Pit in the first place . . . that’s the kind of thing one is never quite sure about, when it comes to discussing Board policy. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/11 "2006-12-02T05:16:39Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] So what? [/QUOTE] so, it’s a bullshit complaint over something minor that happenedmonths ago. any one item of which would cause the ‘point & laugh’ response you’re getting. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/12 "2006-12-02T05:19:20Z")
**BG** , you’re a reasonable guy most of the time. The question was answered in clear and concise terms. No further discussion was needed. Even if you truly feel agrieved by the locking, the statute of limitations on that oughta be about a week. C’mon. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/13 "2006-12-02T05:25:53Z")
I don’t understand the question here. Are you saying you don’t understand why the original thread was locked, or you don’t understand the answer to the question in the original thread? Answer to question in original ATMB thread: No, you can’t call for revolution in a thread on the SDMB, because fomenting revolution is illegal in the US. Why original ATMB thread was locked: Because it was answered. ATMB isn’t generally known for long, looping discussions on such topics; in fact, the original thread had several suggestions that you bring up related issues in GD. Besides, it says somewhere in the posting guidelines that you shouldn’t bump a thread after about three months; why is this an issue now, after three times that long? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/14 "2006-12-02T05:26:02Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] The question was answered in clear and concise terms. No further discussion was needed. [/quote] Not in the original thread, it wasn’t. [QUOTE=Oakminster] Even if you truly feel agrieved by the locking, the statute of limitations on that oughta be about a week. C’mon. [/QUOTE] In ATMB, arguably. In the Pit, no way. This is the place where grudges can live forever, bless the Cecil! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/15 "2006-12-02T05:34:04Z")
I just don’t get what you’re upset about…unless this is a joke, and you just whooshed me at warp speed… ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/16 "2006-12-02T11:33:59Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Not in the original thread, it wasn’t. [/QUOTE] Which bit were you unclear on: the bit where it was pointed out that your hypothetical campaign would be illegal, or the bit where it would be against the terms of service of the board? Your question was answered in full by the first two responses. By the end of the thread you were just making OG jokes. What on earth more do you want, a cookie? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/17 "2006-12-02T12:49:17Z")
What brought this on, **BrainGlutton**? Did you get a parking ticket? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/18 "2006-12-02T13:44:37Z")
[QUOTE=Frank] What brought this on, **BrainGlutton**? Did you get a parking ticket? [/QUOTE] Dude, like…viva la revlution. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/19 "2006-12-02T14:29:03Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Badger] Which bit were you unclear on: the bit where it was pointed out that your hypothetical campaign would be illegal, or the bit where it would be against the terms of service of the board? Your question was answered in full by the first two responses. By the end of the thread you were just making OG jokes. What on earth more do you want, a cookie? [/QUOTE] He even got the cookie. SDMB is nice enough to provide one. You know \*@boards.straightdope.txt ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570/20 "2006-12-02T17:02:45Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] He even got the cookie. SDMB is nice enough to provide one. You know \*@boards.straightdope.txt [/QUOTE] Is that a cookie? I hate that file. If I delete it after downloading then it either makes me do it again, or it displays the front page in code gibberish. Sometimes I go months without it asking again, and then sometimes I have to do it 3 or 4 times a day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-atmb-thread-should-not-have-been-locked/382570.md?page=2)