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Well, do you?

I find it rather laughable to see some silly person threadnomancing around or something along those lines

Any one experience super funny reasons for locks?

Nope not really.

I do.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/319627.page

I do. All the time.


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Also, now I finally know EXACTLY what got Gailbreathe banned.

It reminds me how never to act, as some such threads that start out okay turn to gak by the end.

I always do, mostly for amusement.

Eh, Id say 50/50 I do. Usually Ill see a title, and just know why it got locked (why jesus is fake would be a good example of a "known" lock) mainly its when I see a title that I cant figure why it got locked (DAKKADAKKA is so awesome, thanks for making it)

I do it pretty often. Especially when I see reds8n did the locking. It's usually a lot of nerd rage leading up to a very witty closing remark.

Blame the victim!

Yea Reds8n does usually go out on a fun note

All the time , mostly it's when i see a reasonably interesting thread get locked , so i can see why .

'claw

I do too.
Blame the Victim!

Sometimes, if it looks interesting.

Monster Rain wrote:Blame the victim!

I can't believe you guys are not over this...

Then again...that was probably the most epic banning ever of a Dakka member and the closure of a thread related to said Dakka member...

I don't know if its ever going away, warone.

Blame the Victim is pretty much a Dakka specific meme at this point.

Monster Rain wrote:I don't know if its ever going away, warone.

Blame the Victim is pretty much a Dakka specific meme at this point.

You forgot to capitalize the W and the O there monstarrayne.

I often do. Not that I've ever been indirectly responsible for a thread closing.

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:I often do. Not that I've ever been indirectly responsible for a thread closing.

I bet there are lies and slander somewhere in that statement...

Case in point:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/325917/2084637.page#2084637

Anybody remember the zombie-dong debate? Back then I was still a lurker, but I think I copy-pasted the text somewhere.

bigfood wrote:Anybody remember the zombie-dong debate? Back then I was still a lurker, but I think I copy-pasted the text somewhere.

Where did it go? Maybe moderator erasure also means loss of memor...

Where did it go? Maybe moderator erasure also means loss of memor...

Where did it go?...

I remember that thread. Anyway. I've gotten only two threads locked because I don't do anything bad.
Anyway there have been great threads. And not only that but they have a failure line.

I might find it on my PC, but this can take some hours. It had that brilliant dialogue about how to raise your children and how 28mm high plastic models of zombie-exhibitionists could cause traumata.

I usually do, if it's in here. I hadn't read the "blame the victim" thread before, wow.

Nope
life is too short for raking over the cold ashes of a flamefest.

Asherian Command wrote:I remember that thread. Anyway. I've gotten only two threads locked because I don't do anything bad.
Anyway there have been great threads. And not only that but they have a failure line.

Well that doesnt mean much though. I mostly dont do bad things yet Ive had scores of threads locked. I think its because Im a magnet to the scum and vile things that can lurk on DAKKA. I make a thread, then they swarm it and post all kinds of horrid things. That way when I come back a few hours later to read the progress.....its been locked

Frazzeled's legion of weiners gets me every time. I will read Frazzeled's post if he locked it. Or Reds8n. Or Manchu. They are funny in the ways they lock.

The only thread I have gotten locked involved pineapple bolters.

Ive got a heap of threads locked, some because they went to long, others for more communist reasons

such as my "What does it take to get perma banned" thread. A mod came along, looked left and right, pulled me behind a curtain and locked the thread, no questions answered :(

WarOne wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:Blame the victim!

I can't believe you guys are not over this...

Then again...that was probably the most epic banning ever of a Dakka member and the closure of a thread related to said Dakka member...

To tell the truth I missed it. I saw the thread at about page 2, went meh this will be a gakstorm soon enough and just left it.

Always thought the "BLAIMTHEVICTIM!BLAIMTHEVICTIM!BLAIMTHEVICTIM!" was an exaggeration.

I remember looking at the "Why do Liberals hate America?" thread, and I had to see why it was locked.

Yeah, I often look at Locked threads, particularly if it's a witty moderator that does the locking, interesting looking thread, one bound to provide some controversy or one by someone I don't really like, just so I can get some satisfaction!

I think it often depends on the forums too though, for example, something posted (and locked) in 40K General or Tactics is just likely to be boring (lock-wise) and therefore not worth looking at IMHO.

Back in my prime dakka time I got a kick out of derailing threads.

Mostly political non-sense.