Topic locked by admin?

[DYING_S0UL]

I was wondering, when a topic gets locked by a moderator, is it not possible for the original author to unlock it again? I mean does OP have no power to override it, or the lock is absoulote until the moderators unlocked it again?

Maybe I never had encountered such events where my topic got locked by a moderator, so I'm not entirely sure how this works practically...anyone knows what happens?

[Ultegra134]

I was wondering, when a topic gets locked by a moderator, is it not possible for the original author to unlock it again? I mean does OP have no power to override it, or the lock is absoulote until the moderators unlocked it again?

Maybe I never had encountered such events where my topic got locked by a moderator, so I'm not entirely sure how this works practically...anyone knows what happens?

Another member mentioned that after the boxing fight took place, 7 more pages (of 20 replies each page) were created. What was there left to say that took over 140 replies? I'm not calling out the OP here nor the topic itself, but sometimes there isn't anything else to say and everyone is reiterating what has been mentioned multiple times already. The topic was discussing an event that had already happened a while ago, it wasn't one that was still active, otherwise it wouldn't have been locked. If moderators locked it, hence, supported the report, why would it make sense to by the OP to be able to unlock what has been deemed as a spammy topic?

[DYING_S0UL]

Another member mentioned that after the boxing fight took place, 7 more pages (of 20 replies each page) were created. What was there left to say that took over 140 replies? I'm not calling out the OP here nor the topic itself, but sometimes there isn't anything else to say and everyone is reiterating what has been mentioned multiple times already. The topic was discussing an event that had already happened a while ago, it wasn't one that was still active, otherwise it wouldn't have been locked. If moderators locked it, hence, supported the report, why would it make sense to by the OP to be able to unlock what has been deemed as a spammy topic?

I'm not questioning you nor the OP nor the mod who locked that topic. And I'm not even awaree of the context of this topic mentioned by the OP, I don't believe I have ever made any interactions on that specific thread.

I am only making a simple curious minded question (theoretically speaking), whether it was possible or not, whether OP had that ability/permission, to unlock it?! Hope you understood what I meant.

Btw, if the moderator deemed it worthy to be being locked, then there's no argument here! I completely agree with the mods decision.

[Ultegra134]

I'm not questioning you nor the OP nor the mod who locked that topic. And I'm not even awaree of the context of this topic mentioned by the OP, I don't believe I have ever made any interactions on that specific thread.

I am only making a simple curious minded question (theoretically speaking), whether it was possible or not, whether OP had that ability/permission, to unlock it?! Hope you understood what I meant.

Btw, if the moderator deemed it worthy to be being locked, then there's no argument here! I completely agree with the mods decision.

I see. Sorry for misinterpreting; I thought you were discussing about the topic in question. Perhaps it could only happen in the theoretical scenario to contest the moderator's decision to reconsider, which would also depend on why it got locked in the first place. There's no automated process or option to "unlock" it yourself. In the worst case scenario, you create a new thread and try to keep it in a neater state.

[pawel7777]

I think this is also the reason, because I’ve done the same thing before. I reported a thread where I knew the event was already finished, similar to the OP’s case. I reported it as an ended event after several days, since there was no longer any need for discussion and most of the replies were just repetitive. My report was considered good report..

It's pretty self-explanatory. The thread served its purpose, (...)

Sorry, but that level of explanation is pretty dumb. How do you determine whether the thread has served its purpose? This was not a purely advertisement topic, which would serve its purpose after the event took place, but it was created for a discussion around the event. Often times the most interesting things happen after the event (reports of injuries, money made, excuses for losing, potential rematches, disqualifications after drug testing, follow-up stories etc).
If there's a problem with spammy posts, I believe mods can impose penalties on notorious spammers and/or delete pure spam posts. Locking a thread on the assumption that there will definitely be nothing interesting to discuss is mind-boggling as no one can know that. And what if mod was wrong and there is something worthy of further discussion? Are we supposed to start a separate post-event discussion thread?

Anyhow, if this is some sort of new rule, it's not too much to ask for mods to state it somewhere in a pinned post.

I was wondering, when a topic gets locked by a moderator, is it not possible for the original author to unlock it again? I mean does OP have no power to override it, or the lock is absoulote until the moderators unlocked it again?

Nope, I can't unlock it. This is what I'm getting:

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Sorry, but that level of explanation is pretty dumb. How do you determine whether the thread has served its purpose? This was not a purely advertisement topic, which would serve its purpose after the event took place, but it was created for a discussion around the event. Often times the most interesting things happen after the event (reports of injuries, money made, excuses for losing, potential rematches, disqualifications after drug testing, follow-up stories etc).
If there's a problem with spammy posts, I believe mods can impose penalties on notorious spammers and/or delete pure spam posts. Locking a thread on the assumption that there will definitely be nothing interesting to discuss is mind-boggling as no one can know that. And what if mod was wrong and there is something worthy of further discussion? Are we supposed to start a separate post-event discussion thread?

What is pretty dumb is not even being able to decipher as to why the thread was closed, yet you have the clues right in front of you. Do the admins need to explain to you every other time why a thread is closed, yet you can use your common sense?
Quit whining and move on. The event ended so no point of beating a dead horse over and over again.

[OgNasty]

This is currently one of the most talked about things in sports so I am also confused why the thread would be locked.  I just watched Jake's quick podcast appearance on Impaulsive and can't even comment about it.  Literally every sports show is still talking about this and how Jake is handling it, the pay, tax differences in the fighters, and if he will fight again... 

[SatoPrincess]

I was wondering, when a topic gets locked by a moderator, is it not possible for the original author to unlock it again? I mean does OP have no power to override it, or the lock is absoulote until the moderators unlocked it again?

You can’t unlock a topic that was locked by a moderator, and even if it were, that would be chaotic. In my opinion, it’s like a moderator moving your topic to a different board and the OP moving it back.