Topics on reputation board should not have lock feature

[Mr.right85]

I am referring to this topic: Do not trust @LittleMouse as he is a Liar, a signature spammer and false accuser

• Lock feature helps to moderate spam and not to fight scam or lies.
• Imagine you raised an allegation against a user and within the first few replies, you understood that your allegations are false, you apologized, but due to your inability to lock the thread, people keep bumping and discussing there.
• In the case of the instance you gave above, someone concerned (Little mouse) or some other persons could raise a parallel topic.
• I can also create a post to warn people but I don't want discussion there, I'll simply lock it.
• So, the importance of locking of thread in this forum is enormous and we can't afford to lose the lock function in any board.

I think what would have been the most probable would be self moderation on that board as it could lead to censorship. This is given the fact that, people could set trackers on there threads and have notifications for new replies, be the first to read and delete if seen to be contrary.

Still, the solution always remains,

• In the case of the instance you gave above, someone concerned (Little mouse) or some other persons could raise a parallel topic.

At this point, the case is been laid to rest!

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Lock feature is not the problem, problem is the people who are not using the feature properly, in fact misusing it. The other person always can create a shadow of the topic when they want. I think it's absolutely fine to do that.

[KingsDen]

Lock feature is not the problem, problem is the people who are not using the feature properly, in fact misusing it. The other person always can create a shadow of the topic when they want. I think it's absolutely fine to do that.

Almost all the features in the forum have ways in which they can be misused by forum members. Take for example;

• Self moderation - Could be misused by scammers.
• Merit - Could be abused
• Bumping - By project owners to find a way to push their threads to the first page.
• Lock thread etc

In the end, every feature is vulnerable, it's just for we to learn how to deal and live with the loopholes.