Locking by request

[Radix]

These things are just irritating. It's generally accepted that the originator of a thread does not 'own' it, and they usually get slapped around if they try to tell people what they can and can't post in 'their' thread.

In a discussion forum, poeple generally discuss things. And discussion is always going to go off on a tangent. Usually a more interesting tangent then the original topic. The intelligent thread starters change the title to something reflective of what we actually want to talk about. Occasionally somebody resents that we're not paying complete attention to what they want to talk about, and so messages Spike to get it locked.

I realize that there are sometimes good reasons for someone to request a lock, I just ask that mods use a little more discretion rather than locking simply because the originator asked for it, especially in Random.

The good:
Some guy wants help naming his dog. He picks a name, and askes for a lock because people are still suggesting names. Fine.

The bad:
Ecko (I think it was Ecko) asks what some german phrase means. It eventually degenerates into a discussion about german music. The thread gets locked just when it was getting interesting.

[slkmmm]

That's actually a really good point. I think that if a person has a good reason for a mod to lock his/her thread, then it should be locked. If it's just because someone's original topic isn't getting payed complete attention to, the mod should use their better judgement on whether to lock the thread.
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hi.

[Spike]

There aren't that many locked by request threads that I deal with.

...and why not create a new thread discussing the topic you enjoyed?
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[Edible Bondage Tape]

Because there are a lot of good points that wont get reposted by the original author, and it's aganst the rules to link to a locked thread.
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[MeltyKiss]

[Spike]

[Radix]