Don't Like Threads Locked on First Sight


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Due to real-life circumstances, I can spend quite a bit of time here on the forums but at some interval, once a week or so. It is discouraging to find a thread locked when I first see it, it really limits my ability to participate on these forums.


I had a hair appointment Thursday at 6:30PM. When I arrived, they told me they couldn't find the appointment, and my stylist was busy. I didn't like it.

I sympathize with you, but this thread must now be locked.


This belongs in website feedback.


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I for one, have actually started to appreciate them.

Assuming the signal to noise content of the thread > 0, it means that someone HAS seen the topic, taken the time to at least look it over, determine if the thread is still generating useful content, and then stated clearly, in an unmissable fashion, that they saw it.

Otherwise, you have valid threads, with a response on page say, 4, that goes 15~20 more pages, with the bulk of the back half of the thread NOT knowing that it was seen, and responded to.

At first, I was saddened, but, I thought about it, and appreciate them.


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The playtest subforum is a special case. It looks the same to us as all the rest (a place for us to hang out and chat) but it is specifically for the benefit of the PDT, benefit to us is really secondary. As such, moderation policy there isn’t the same as it is elsewhere on the site (how often have you seen Jason lock threads in other subforums?)

My advice to people who want to chat about PF2 in “not playtest useful data” ways would be to post in the Pathfinder general forum or perhaps the Gamer or Off Topic forums.

I’m thinking things like:

“What are you doing once PF2 hits?”
”What rules from PF2 would work well in PF1?”

But even threads about the playtest methodology itself would probably stay open in other forums - it’s not much use to Jason, Logan, Stephen and Mark to read through an argument over whether the survey design was good, or how often blogs should have happened, or what should have been previewed or even whether you are still playtesting. The horse has bolted - those things are interesting but irrelevant to what they’re doing between now and April (?).


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Starfox wrote:
it really limits my ability to participate on these forums.

That's deliberate. The point behind a locked thread is that the thread's content, style, and direction are not desired. That you - or anyone else - don't get to participate is the whole point behind locking it. You having more time to participate is not wanted.

This is not bitterness, to be clear. It's simply what the point of thread-locking is.


Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber
Anguish wrote:
Starfox wrote:
it really limits my ability to participate on these forums.

That's deliberate. The point behind a locked thread is that the thread's content, style, and direction are not desired. That you - or anyone else - don't get to participate is the whole point behind locking it. You having more time to participate is not wanted.

This is not bitterness, to be clear. It's simply what the point of thread-locking is.

I think the only locked threads that bother me are the ones where they not only locked the threads but removed all content from them, not even leaving a brief description of the offense that drove such drastic action. If you didn't see the thread while it was still active and open, it is impossible to learn what not to do from such threads.


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David knott 242 wrote:
Anguish wrote:
Starfox wrote:
it really limits my ability to participate on these forums.

That's deliberate. The point behind a locked thread is that the thread's content, style, and direction are not desired. That you - or anyone else - don't get to participate is the whole point behind locking it. You having more time to participate is not wanted.

This is not bitterness, to be clear. It's simply what the point of thread-locking is.

I think the only locked threads that bother me are the ones where they not only locked the threads but removed all content from them, not even leaving a brief description of the offense that drove such drastic action. If you didn't see the thread while it was still active and open, it is impossible to learn what not to do from such threads.

I thought similar things once upon a time.

Trust me when I say this - after seeing things go downhill in person - that you do not need to see in person examples of people screaming and throwing actual feces at each other - to know that you should not do the same thing yourself.

Without the witness you might think there was nuance - nay my dear friend, while a couple of posts may start that way - by page 2 the forums devolve into a mudbath that would make a trucker blush.

Paizo Employee Official Tech Team Response

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Relevant note from the tech team:

Please note that in Website Feedback, we are starting to lock posts that are obvious duplicates of a more active thread (so we can consolidate the information) or are super old/resolved/etc. This is so we can stay on top of the current/open requests more easily!

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Thanks for this update.

Hmm

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