What are the rules?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich

I won't pretend to know this board -- I don't post on it (except to prove once in a while how little I know about softball umpiring) and the moderator who locked the thread is a regular here.

That said, I would suggest that you PM him with a specific question. He can always unlock the thread if you ask and he reconsiders.

Yeah, that^^^

Seriously though, I did not (and do not) consider thread locking an "offense". No one was in trouble or anything. It just kept getting bumped once a day by increasingly tangential commentary. If it's important to you that it gets reopened, no big deal. It was never my intent to be heavy handed.

[Dakota]

It wasn't exactly earth-shattering commentary, so I don't really care enough to actually ask to have it re-opened. Maybe those who may have something still to say on the OT might, but for the word usage rabbit trail, no need. I was just goofing around with words.

I was just surprised it was locked, since my experience on other boards is much like what Steve said, locking the thread is the step taken for threads that are not just OT, but have become abusive in some way, or have degenerated into repetitive "did not... did too... did not... did too..." childishness.

I do appreciate the willingness of people to moderate boards, though, so thanks for that.