Improper Lock

I get a different interpretation from the lock down message.

1) It was locked down because it was off topic. (Standard policy for the site.)

And, the mod

2) Personally agreed with those who thought the reply was funny but did not say it was correct or that that was the reason for the lock down.

 

I agree wholly with the above post.

Nowhere does the mod say that the thread is being locked for editorial reasons, simply as a result of it being WAY off topic. I am of the belief that, had the thread stayed focused on the issue of copyright infringements/legal actions toward breweries, that it would have remained active.

In fact, the very reason it was locked was due to editorial posting. People had moved on from the issue at hand, and instead spent the latter part of the thread discussing the way in which it was addressed, other funny things that could have been said, and/or criticizing its delivery and construction; none of which have *anything* to do with beer or beer-related discussions.

Proper lock.

 

The way I look at it is that it's a flipping internet message board and people shouldn't get butthurt when the curators of the site lock something that they deem fitting to be locked. Life goes one and their reason for locking has no bearing on someone's personal life (if it does then it's time to reevaluate one's life) to the point that they should feel the need to soap box a thread about it.

 

A thread was started to discuss a brewery's response (alleged by OP to be humorous) to a C & D letter, which led to various responses arguing that it either: (a) was humorous, or (b) was immature and silly, and that's "way off topic" how? Good grief this site is heavy handed with the moderation. Whatever, I guess it always has been, but it's always seemed silly to me. Sometimes on the internet, as in real life, conversations take detours, who is it hurting?

 

I say lock 'em all - leave the OP "Beer News" story up but allow no replies and prevent these constant long, tedious trademark violation threads, which always quickly turn "non-beer" - full of the same bogus legal theories, quack political views, and ignorant opinions from the sh*thouse lawyers - beer geek division.

But, hey, ya know, that's just my opinion.

 

I really don't get the editorialized component from the mod's lockdown post. And I don't think there was anything wrong with locking that one down (per jesskidden and OP's sentiments), but I do agree that BA can occasionally be heavy-handed with the moderation.

However, the example you've provided isn't one of those instances, I don't think.

I'm more frustrated by the threads that seem to vanish into thin air for no apparent reason, deleting content that may have still been interesting. But hey, it's not my site, so I typically just shrug my shoulders and move on. As long as my reviews aren't being deleted, I can cope

 

99.9% of the threads that get deleted or locked out without an explination are one of the following - duplicate subject, ALL CAPS, abbreviations, this beer vs. that beer, threads that have veered off topic or have become too political/religious, and yes I will say it pointless threads. Many more examples but those are the most common.

The site is free to use and 99.95% of grow adults like the way the keep our forums clean from the trash that usually infests the rest of the interwebs.

The thread in discussion was becoming "off-topic" so it was locked. Simple as that.

http://beeradvocate.com/community/t...cks-no-more-f-word.140975/page-3#post-2022429

Locking this thread out now. ;-)