have to ask a question ???????????

[leechurch]

got to ask a question why do the admin keep locking topics on this site its very anoying when you want to post some advice just to find its been locked i was under the impression thats what a site like this was set up for to help people with everyones advice on topics

[Luke]

which topics are you referring to? If a topic is locked its usually done for a good reason( usually to keep it clean and presentable) but if you wish to add to it you can simply PM an admin with what you wish to add and it will be looked at and added if its worthy of the topic

[callen]

which topics are you referring to? If a topic is locked its usually done for a good reason( usually to keep it clean and presentable) but if you wish to add to it you can simply PM an admin with what you wish to add and it will be looked at and added if its worthy of the topic

Ditto...Please let us know which topics.

[JohnL]

By all means please let us know what topic your referring to.

[Katt]

If the topics are old, it could be there locked.
But yes do tell which one`s you are referring to.

[leechurch]

By all means please let us know what topic your referring to.

be honest cant remember which topics i refer to but that isnt the issue i have by all meens
censer any anwers to keep it clean by why lock a topic so you have to go through admin thats
if they think its any good then they mite ad it thats not really a fair way of doing things

[Ezekial]

Generally a topic is locked for only a couple of reasons.

1. It's old and no longer pertinent.

2. It has either the potential or actually has resulted in members attacking one another or has a highly antagonistic attitude.

If a topic was locked for those reasons you would need to go through admin to add something to it because it's the moderators job to keep the site respectful, helpful, and PG13 for the members. It has nothing to do with being fair nor does it have anything to do with moderators determining if your post is any good. It has more to do with keeping threads that are disrespectul, demeaning, rude, etc. from littering the site and making everyone elses enjoyment of the site diminished.

[callen]

Generally a topic is locked for only a couple of reasons.

1. It's old and no longer pertinent.

2. It has either the potential or actually has resulted in members attacking one another or has a highly antagonistic attitude.

If a topic was locked for those reasons you would need to go through admin to add something to it because it's the moderators job to keep the site respectful, helpful, and PG13 for the members. It has nothing to do with being fair nor does it have anything to do with moderators determining if your post is any good. It has more to do with keeping threads that are disrespectul, demeaning, rude, etc. from littering the site and making everyone elses enjoyment of the site diminished.

Exactly...Thank you Joe

[leechurch]

Generally a topic is locked for only a couple of reasons.

1. It's old and no longer pertinent.

2. It has either the potential or actually has resulted in members attacking one another or has a highly antagonistic attitude.

If a topic was locked for those reasons you would need to go through admin to add something to it because it's the moderators job to keep the site respectful, helpful, and PG13 for the members. It has nothing to do with being fair nor does it have anything to do with moderators determining if your post is any good. It has more to do with keeping threads that are disrespectul, demeaning, rude, etc. from littering the site and making everyone elses enjoyment of the site diminished.

and i agree with you 100% wish i could rem the topic i was reading about sure it was about which plants to have in a tank with oscars and i went to make a
coment and found it locked

[Ezekial]

Was it this one?

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=15640

If so, many of the articles are locked so that they are easy to read without a lot of extra posts to clutter them.
In that case you could certainly start a new thread related to that article or if you think something needs to be added or changed in the article then PM one of the mods about it or start a new thread about it. This ensures that any thread or question relating to that article remains current.

[JohnL]

Generally a topic is locked for only a couple of reasons.

1. It's old and no longer pertinent.

2. It has either the potential or actually has resulted in members attacking one another or has a highly antagonistic attitude.

If a topic was locked for those reasons you would need to go through admin to add something to it because it's the moderators job to keep the site respectful, helpful, and PG13 for the members. It has nothing to do with being fair nor does it have anything to do with moderators determining if your post is any good. It has more to do with keeping threads that are disrespectul, demeaning, rude, etc. from littering the site and making everyone elses enjoyment of the site diminished.

and i agree with you 100% wish i could rem the topic i was reading about sure it was about which plants to have in a tank with oscars and i went to make a
coment and found it locked

That topic I believe is listed under articles we usually lock the articles to keep them from getting loaded with all kinds of unnecessary comments. If you would like to add something to an existing article just send it to one of the mods and we will add it if it has merit.

[leechurch]

Was it this one?

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=15640

If so, many of the articles are locked so that they are easy to read without a lot of extra posts to clutter them.
In that case you could certainly start a new thread related to that article or if you think something needs to be added or changed in the article then PM one of the mods about it or start a new thread about it. This ensures that any thread or question relating to that article remains current.

thank you yes it was that topic not that the coment i was going to make was of any importance it would just have been nice to add my two pence worth two the
topic just very strange with all the sites out there nun that i can think of lock topics when the admin desides that they dont want anymore coments on the subject its really helpfull reading all the different posts and i think any coment no matter how big ore small is a big help and sometime amuzing

[leechurch]

Generally a topic is locked for only a couple of reasons.

1. It's old and no longer pertinent.

2. It has either the potential or actually has resulted in members attacking one another or has a highly antagonistic attitude.

If a topic was locked for those reasons you would need to go through admin to add something to it because it's the moderators job to keep the site respectful, helpful, and PG13 for the members. It has nothing to do with being fair nor does it have anything to do with moderators determining if your post is any good. It has more to do with keeping threads that are disrespectul, demeaning, rude, etc. from littering the site and making everyone elses enjoyment of the site diminished.

Exactly...Thank you Joe

the topic was about plants you can have in with oscars nothing disrespectfull or demeaning or rude you can check it out for yourself theres a link in one of
the answers above

[Ezekial]

the topic was about plants you can have in with oscars nothing disrespectfull or demeaning or rude you can check it out for yourself theres a link in one of
the answers above

No that one does not fit that description obviously. We lock articles so that there aren't a lot of comments like "nice article" cluttering it up. The article is there for folks to read and not have to wade through 10 pages of posts to determine if there was anything else there that might be useful.

In this way if you have something to say about the article you can start a new thread. If there is important, pertinent info gained from that thread we will update the article so that it always has the most up to date material in one easy to read post. If all you wanted to say was "nice article" then start a new thread for that and the author can say thank you and no one else 2 years from now will have to wade through that. It also keeps all comments timely and pertinent. If for instance that article was written 5 years ago and there are comments regarding it in all that time you might see a comment that you take exception to and want to post about it. The problem is that comment might be 3 years old and the person is no longer visiting the site. This kind of thing is confusing and not timely or pertinent so we tend to try to keep it to a minimum.

That was a lot of words to say......if you want to make a comment about the plants article, go ahead. Just start a new thread for it. Or make it in this thread. We'd all like to hear it. This has more to do with keeping the boards clean and organized and nothing to do with censoring someone's opinion. Hope that clears it up.