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japan
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I was going to PM a mod with this question, but after reading the rules a few times I think that I'm probably not the only person who doesn't "get" this.
What, exactly, is an "in before the lock" post?
I noticed that redxranger got banned for literally posting that phrase in a thread which was obviously going to be locked. Is that what it is?
I think that this could be better explained in the rules.
What, exactly, is an "in before the lock" post?
I noticed that redxranger got banned for literally posting that phrase in a thread which was obviously going to be locked. Is that what it is?
I think that this could be better explained in the rules.
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Or at all.
The reason it exists is because there would be some stupid thread and people would spam "IN B4 DA LCOK!" for a page or two, and then it would turn out the thread didn't really deserve to be locked anyways. After putting up with that shit for a little while the rule preventing that phrase was put up.
In before the lock posts are exactly what you describe.
As for why people get banned for that
- it bumps threads that are going to be locked rather than just letting them die
- it's stupid, done by stupid people and stupid people should be punished for their stupidity.
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