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Rikkitic

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#198570 14-Jul-2016 13:10
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It's a little confusing when a thread suddenly gets locked with no notification. I am old and slow and it took me longer than it should have to work it out.

 

 





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  #1592481 14-Jul-2016 13:12
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Very few threads are manually locked. Usually the o es getting out of hand. I sometimes explain why, sometimes not. If there's no explanation post be sure there's a good reason.




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  #1592482 14-Jul-2016 13:13
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Many reasons but here are some....

Timed out
Duplicate thread
Melted down




Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.


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  #1592532 14-Jul-2016 14:18
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I've seen a few where Mauricio has told a few posters to take a deep breath and calm down. After another page or two and things have remained heated, suddenly a big padlock appears. Self evident usually.

 


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