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Quote from: Lucius on Today at 06:58:14 AM

mods are also people who can make mistakes, so the possibility of a change in decision should not be ruled out.

To quote you, "some things sound good on paper, but how they are implemented in practice is a completely different matter", as seen for example in that recently deleted thread in Croatian local board. Cheesy

@memehunter as to why your thread was locked, we will probably never find out. Tongue

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Quote from: Lucius on Today at 06:58:14 AM

Some things sound good on paper, but how they are implemented in practice is a completely different matter.

I understand pragmatic concerns but some ideo-typical creations are worth striving for and 'judgment based on merit' is one of those values. This forum represents an embodiment of free speech and creativity, sharing genuine concerns and starting new uncomfortable discussions. I have no idea why my topic was locked and I am sure mods understand the true spirit of this forum a million times better than me, I am just a noob who is willing to learn.
I have nothing against anybody (as if it matters) all I want is to understand what was the nature of my mistake in a clear manner so that I can do better and IMHO I think I am entitled to this.

Quote from: DiMarxist on Today at 07:48:53 AM

Op you don't have to worry over it but move on. The first commenter pointed out some of the reasons which the thread might have been locked but I don't think the Op content or the thread is pointless or worthless. Op just move on and create good content for more discussions.

I am not losing sleep over it (though I should be, it shows how pathetic I am). I am already moving (probably in the right direction Cheesy

). Thanks for not finding my topic worthless.

Quote from: Apocollapse on Today at 08:58:12 AM

I agree with other users, these could be the reason why @OP thread got locked, however there's still one more reason which is "the user" itself.

If it was posted by highly reputable user (legendary, many positive feedback, joined in limited campaign etc), I really doubt the thread would be locked. So @OP, this might hurt you, but it's what it's.

When the rules are subjective, low ranked users are likely to get punishment.

Thanks for bringing a new perspective to this but honestly I am not in agreement with you on this. I have spent few months here (I know quite less) and never felt for a second that some sort of discrimination is happening towards low-ranking members. It is either something technical that I am failing to understand or the point put forward by @Lucious.

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I agree with other users, these could be the reason why @OP thread got locked, however there's still one more reason which is "the user" itself.

If it was posted by highly reputable user (legendary, many positive feedback, joined in limited campaign etc), I really doubt the thread would be locked. So @OP, this might hurt you, but it's what it's.

When the rules are subjective, low ranked users are likely to get punishment.

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I went there to check the thread on the gambling and from my observation, I didn't see anything that is bad about the content in the thread and as Lucius said, someone might have have reported the thread for a personal reason. When I saw this complain thread, I thought the said thread is a mega thread that has many pages but it is only 3 pages which is not a bad.
Well the reason is best known to the reporter and the moderator who locked the thread. Op you don't have to worry over it but move on. The first commenter pointed out some of the reasons which the thread might have been locked but I don't think the Op content or the thread is pointless or worthless. Op just move on and create good content for more discussions.

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Quote from: memehunter on December 23, 2024, 11:49:59 AM

Quote from: Lucius on December 23, 2024, 11:24:09 AM

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My opinion is that the person who is the report topic does not agree with the idea you presented, and since most sig campaigns on the forum are directly related to gambling, let's say that such things are bad for business, if you understand what I mean.

I suspect the same.
If that is the case (bad for business) then this goes straight opposite to the very spirit of this forum.

Some things sound good on paper, but how they are implemented in practice is a completely different matter. For now, we can only speculate why a mod decided to lock a topic even though he could have left it unhandled, but mods are also people who can make mistakes, so the possibility of a change in decision should not be ruled out.

I won't say that you need to send a PM to someone else regarding this case, but if our most active Global Mod doesn't respond in this topic, maybe he is the right person to answer the question.

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Quote from: Cityhunter34 on Today at 02:16:34 AM

Quote from: Lida93 on December 23, 2024, 11:32:37 AM

In addition to what memehunter had emphasized, topics are locked by moderators if it's a thread that has been repeatedly discussed before. And count it lenient that the moderator had to lock the topic and didn't delete it.

Next time, always use the search engine feature for topics that have been discussed often before creating yours if such hasn't been discussed. Other reasons I know that could lead to moderator locking a thread is when replies tend to be repetitive and likely leading to spam.

You are absolutely correct I think that could be the reason why moderator lock the thread so that people wouldn't spam the thread. However, I think is always good for us to do some research before creating a thread so that wouldn't end up creating a thread that have already been discussed before.

Though sometimes if moderator found out that the thread is not helpful to the forum or have been discussed before he might even decide to delete it. However, I think is always necessary for us to make a proper research first before creating a thread to avoid duplicating a existing discussions.

Stop mindlessly lengthening your post by typing the same lines multiple times.
Stop supporting mindlessly without reading.

Quote from: Odohu on Today at 03:35:47 AM

In this case, the topic does not go contrary to anything but to maintain the flow of the discussion, it has to be locked.

I find merit in your argument. It could be the reason if we force ourselves to find a reason somehow. I mean common how could it be deviating from the original discussion when the OP did not even get the chance to reply twice within 24 hours? Firstly any honest OP will timely engage in discussion to keep it in line and then perhaps mods can delete particular posts instead of going after a genuine discussion.
Nice point though; 'flow of discussion' Grin

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I guess every other topic is perfectly in line with the intended flow (I hate to make this type of argument that two wrongs can not make one right).

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Quote from: AVE5 on December 23, 2024, 11:25:00 AM

The contents of that your thread on the gambling board must had gone Contrarily to the forum policies regarding the opinion of over hyping a particular casino site just as mentioned there in your thread. Moreover the thread must had been locked due to sensitive incites.
I assumed this of actually such thread hasn't been existed in the gambling section.

It is not only when a topic goes contrary to the board that it is locked by the mod as there can be many other reasons. For instance, if a topic is similar to a previous topic, then it will most likely be locked and people referenced to the previous topic. In this case, the topic does not go contrary to anything but to maintain the flow of the discussion, it has to be locked. As a matter of fact, this is the major reason topics are locked, in some other cases, the topics are deleted outrightly or moved to off-topic.

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Quote from: Lida93 on December 23, 2024, 11:32:37 AM

In addition to what memehunter had emphasized, topics are locked by moderators if it's a thread that has been repeatedly discussed before. And count it lenient that the moderator had to lock the topic and didn't delete it.

Next time, always use the search engine feature for topics that have been discussed often before creating yours if such hasn't been discussed. Other reasons I know that could lead to moderator locking a thread is when replies tend to be repetitive and likely leading to spam.

You are absolutely correct I think that could be the reason why moderator lock the thread so that people wouldn't spam the thread. However, I think is always good for us to do some research before creating a thread so that wouldn't end up creating a thread that have already been discussed before.

Though sometimes if moderator found out that the thread is not helpful to the forum or have been discussed before he might even decide to delete it. However, I think is always necessary for us to make a proper research first before creating a thread to avoid duplicating a existing discussions.

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Quote from: Aanuoluwatofunmi on December 23, 2024, 06:18:27 PM

You're the one that is seeing the topic as being relevant, possibly because you're new to the forum or because you never understand the expectations from us towards rendering a quality post, also, maybe you will have to be informed that you are not permitted to be the judge to the content of the post you made, others will do, support and suggest you with all manner of ideas regarding that, but not for your own decision to be made at first neither at your discretion to determine for a quality post, you're being lucky it was locked and not deleted.

Yes, you are right that I am new to this forum and you seem to be more experienced than me, can you tell me specifically which forum rule/ethics I have not kept in mind?
I am asking what do you think (your personal opinion)? not some generalized stuff which basically helps no one ever.
Do you think the topic was not relevant?
Do you think the topic was asking some repeated stuff that has been discussed before? If yes please give me the link to the relevant topic.
Do you think the topic was derogatory to anyone in any sense?

And again I am asking you for your opinion not what you think might be the opinion of mods.

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Quote from: memehunter on December 23, 2024, 10:51:46 AM

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You're the one that is seeing the topic as being relevant, possibly because you're new to the forum or because you never understand the expectations from us towards rendering a quality post, also, maybe you will have to be informed that you are not permitted to be the judge to the content of the post you made, others will do, support and suggest you with all manner of ideas regarding that, but not for your own decision to be made at first neither at your discretion to determine for a quality post, you're being lucky it was locked and not deleted.

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Quote from: Lida93 on December 23, 2024, 12:20:38 PM

I made deliberate commitment to reading your thread to a clear understanding before commenting so don't sweat it. I intended on mentioning @SquirrelJulietGarden in an attempt to buttress on his comment and definitely not the op username but shits happens with my keyboard. You should probably take the message and it key importance than jumping to conclusion about me not reading your short thread before replying. Grin

Any sincere member would have pointed this out, which I did. You admitted that you had mistakenly typed 'memehunter' instead of 'SquirrelJulietGarden', which was a good gesture (though it could have been more polite).
Maybe you should read your own posts before posting as well.

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Quote from: Lida93 on December 23, 2024, 11:32:37 AM

In addition to what memehunter had emphasized, topics are locked by moderators if it's a thread that has been repeatedly discussed before. And count it lenient that the moderator had to lock the topic and didn't delete it.

Next time, always use the search engine feature for topics that have been discussed often before creating yours if such hasn't been discussed. Other reasons I know that could lead to moderator locking a thread is when replies tend to be repetitive and likely leading to spam.

Please read before doing any addition and subtraction;

Quote from: memehunter on December 23, 2024, 10:51:46 AM

I also looked for a similar topic (thought I might asking that has been repeated many times here) but could not find a similar topic.

I made deliberate commitment to reading your thread to a clear understanding before commenting so don't sweat it. I intended on mentioning @SquirrelJulietGarden in an attempt to buttress on his comment and definitely not the op username but shits happens with my keyboard. You should probably take the message and it key importance than jumping to conclusion about me not reading your short thread before replying. Grin

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Quote from: Lucius on December 23, 2024, 11:24:09 AM

Someone apparently reported that topic for some reason, and the moderator agreed that it should be locked. I personally do not see that this topic of only three pages is in any way worse than some others that are on the first and second page of that board, and they still have 10+ pages and have already turned into spam megathreads.

My opinion is that the person who is the report topic does not agree with the idea you presented, and since most sig campaigns on the forum are directly related to gambling, let's say that such things are bad for business, if you understand what I mean.

I suspect the same.
If that is the case (bad for business) then this goes straight opposite to the very spirit of this forum.

Quote from: AVE5 on December 23, 2024, 11:25:00 AM

The contents of that your thread on the gambling board must had gone Contrarily to the forum policies regarding the opinion of over hyping a particular casino site just as mentioned there in your thread. Moreover the thread must had been locked due to sensitive incites.
I assumed this of actually such thread hasn't been existed in the gambling section.

I just stated the facts which can be objectively verified by anyone.
If the placement was not right mods could have simply moved it (as usually happens) but locking the topic is beyond my comprehension (my comprehension is quite low).

Quote from: Lida93 on December 23, 2024, 11:32:37 AM

In addition to what memehunter had emphasized, topics are locked by moderators if it's a thread that has been repeatedly discussed before. And count it lenient that the moderator had to lock the topic and didn't delete it.

Next time, always use the search engine feature for topics that have been discussed often before creating yours if such hasn't been discussed. Other reasons I know that could lead to moderator locking a thread is when replies tend to be repetitive and likely leading to spam.

Please read before doing any addition and subtraction;

Quote from: memehunter on December 23, 2024, 10:51:46 AM

I also looked for a similar topic (thought I might asking that has been repeated many times here) but could not find a similar topic.

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In addition to what memehunter had emphasized, topics are locked by moderators if it's a thread that has been repeatedly discussed before. And count it lenient that the moderator had to lock the topic and didn't delete it.

Next time, always use the search engine feature for topics that have been discussed often before creating yours if such hasn't been discussed. Other reasons I know that could lead to moderator locking a thread is when replies tend to be repetitive and likely leading to spam.

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The contents of that your thread on the gambling board must had gone Contrarily to the forum policies regarding the opinion of over hyping a particular casino site just as mentioned there in your thread. Moreover the thread must had been locked due to sensitive incites.
I assumed this of actually such thread hasn't been existed in the gambling section.

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Someone apparently reported that topic for some reason, and the moderator agreed that it should be locked. I personally do not see that this topic of only three pages is in any way worse than some others that are on the first and second page of that board, and they still have 10+ pages and have already turned into spam megathreads.

My opinion is that the person who is the report topic does not agree with the idea you presented, and since most sig campaigns on the forum are directly related to gambling, let's say that such things are bad for business, if you understand what I mean.

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Quote from: memehunter on December 23, 2024, 10:51:46 AM

On 24 September 2024, I created a topic titled Why Online Slots Are Not Provably Fair?. The topic was locked on 25 September by the administrator.

A topic can be locked by admin or moderator if it is useless or vey little value for community, off-interests of the community, or it it is an unnecesary spam thread.

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 12:27:51 PM

1. No zero or low value, pointless or uninteresting posts or threads. [1][e]

If your thread was locked, it is somewhat not too bad, because if it is zero value, it would be deleted and moved to forum trash bin.

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On 24 September 2024, I created a topic titled Why Online Slots Are Not Provably Fair?. The topic was locked on 25 September by the administrator. I immediately messaged @Cyrus regarding this and asked for the reason/s which led to the decision to lock the topic but never heard back from him till now.
First I thought it might be usual practice here as I was quite new to forum ethics but as I started devoting more time to this wonderful forum(still a slow learner though) I think this decision is not fair.
The topic is a genuine effort to look for a technical discussion around a genuine query that has not been solved to this date. I also looked for a similar topic (thought I might asking that has been repeated many times here) but could not find a similar topic.
Now I have decided to bring this matter here (please correct me if I am not in the right section) to get this resolved.
Honestly, I want to know the reason/s for locking the topic so that I can learn from my mistakes.

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