Unbelievable

[Renegade]

A person can subscribe to a 10 page thread for the sole purpose of demanding it be locked because they is tired of the subject and then it gets locked.

 

[no2gates]

Which one is that?

 

[msharley]

 

[oldag]

?

 

[Moonpie]

 

[RickLovesBacon]

That sounds terrible

 

[ZX9RCAM]

A person can subscribe to a 10 page thread for the sole purpose of demanding it be locked because they is tired of the subject and then it gets locked.

While I understand what you are saying, I don't think that's what actually happened in this instance.

 

[smittyb]

He wasn’t subscribed until 3 minutes ago.

 

[Eastexasrick]

The " Selling Pistols to Individuals" Thread. Not for exactly for the poster being tired of the thread, but because it had served its purpose some time ago and was nothing but contentious drivel,

 

[robertc1024]

The " Selling Pistols to Individuals" Thread. Not for exactly for the poster being tired of the thread, but because it had served its purpose some time ago and was nothing but contentious drivel,

Exactly. I hadn't read it in a couple of days and was in that process when Ben beat me to locking it.

 

[Renegade]

While I understand what you are saying, I don't think that's what actually happened in this instance.

Well lets have a look

Admits he has only been subscribed 3 minutes, though time stamp suggests 6 minutes.

15 minutes later thread is locked, referencing his request.

 

[Coiled]

Well lets have a look
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Admits he has only been subscribed 3 minutes, though time stamp suggests 6 minutes.

View attachment 430347

I lost 3 min cuz I was at Twin Peaks, sue me. Lmao

C'mon Renegade, you're bigger than this.

 

[smittyb]

And here we go!

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Well lets have a look
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Admits he has only been subscribed 3 minutes, though time stamp suggests 6 minutes.

View attachment 430347

15 minutes thread is locked, referencing his request.

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Well, if Ben comes in and states that he closed the thread due to Coiled demanding it, I'll be the first to admit I'm wrong.

 

[benenglish]

15 minutes thread is locked, referencing his request.

Yeah. That did catch my notice and I felt that referencing his request was just a nice thing to do. I appreciate folks who try to steer me toward recognizing problems that I may not have previously seen.

I appreciate it when people point out "situations" to me via posting in a thread, dropping me a PM, or hitting the report button. In this case, any of those methods would have produced the same result.

Also, at the time I began composing my post locking the thread half of the previous 8 posts had been folks munching popcorn or taking a seat to watch the fireworks. That's a pretty obvious and long-recognized tip-off that a thread is devolving into nothing but divisive spectacle. Threads like that need to stop. (Exceptions are made when weighty issues are at hand but for well-trodden ground like doing a BOS for a private sale, that doesn't come into play.)

Let me be clear. The thread wasn't locked because Coiled suggested it. It was locked because it needed to be.

Coiled just brought it to my attention.

 

[Renegade]

C'mon Renegade, you're bigger than this.

Free speech advocate here - I dont think threads should be closed.

But folks coming in to a thread they are not even a part of and demanding it be locked and then it is ...wtf.

 

[Sam Colt]

Still, I think he should get a receipt for that lock.

 

[zackmars]

Agreed. I still had more advice to give

 

[Sam Colt]

 

[Vaquero]

Exactly. I hadn't read it in a couple of days and was in that process when Ben beat me to locking it.

Pretty much the same here.