# Unlocking A Thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 2, 2001, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-a-thread/67310 "2001-06-02T06:24:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2001, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-a-thread/67310/1 "2001-06-02T06:24:22Z")
Has this ever happened: A mod reconsiders locking a thread and reopens it. Thanks Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2001, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-a-thread/67310/2 "2001-06-02T06:55:04Z")
Yep. In fact, not too long ago Euty locked a thread after a banned poster showed up in it under another name. I banned the new name (Euty’s a mod, and doesn’t have the tools to ban) and unlocked the thread to allow the discussion to continue. I think that Euty was perfectly correct in locking the thread at that time, it probably prevented a nasty situation. And, of course, I think that I was right to re-open the thread after I’d taken care of the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlocking-a-thread/67310/3 "2001-06-03T03:53:54Z")
Certainly, Quasi. See link. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=66622](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=66622)