In quiet moments here at DU, do you roam around and look at the locked threads?

OmahaBlueDog

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:26 PM
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In quiet moments here at DU, do you roam around and look at the locked threads?

Edited on Thu Jun-18-09 02:42 PM by OmahaBlueDog

I enjoy looking at that column on the left....scrolling down the page to find that little padlock icon.

I become fascinated to see what threads were locked, why threads were locked, and which threads become combined or moved. It is interesting that the threads are locked, but are allowed to remain in view, rather than simply being removed.

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eyepaddle

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:28 PM
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1. I usually do it in the "noisy" moments at DU

That's how I figure out what is going on, its like playing Rockford Files" or some such. Times were when GD had the best locksmithing in town.

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suninvited

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:29 PM
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2. I have done that from time to time

but, by then everything has been picked through and deleted and I miss half of what the locked thread was about to begin with !

Unless it turns out to be just a sex thread or something.

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OmahaBlueDog

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:30 PM
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3. It leaves a certain sense of mystery when one sees "Deleted Subthread"

One wonders what was said, or to try to frame context for any remaining replies.

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Wapsie B

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:31 PM
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4. I do a search for them.

Helps me to catch up on some of the goings on at times.

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LostinVA

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Thu Jun-18-09 02:33 PM
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5. Yes!

Edited on Thu Jun-18-09 02:33 PM by LostinVA

I like to see what my wife has been up to with Midlo.

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Phentex

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Thu Jun-18-09 04:35 PM
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6. When there aren't any locked threads on page 1

the loungers have been slacking!

:D

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OmahaBlueDog

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Thu Jun-18-09 04:37 PM
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7. Medical advice, callouts, continued argument from another thread

"Locked at the request of the OP" and my personal favorite "The original poster is no longer with us"

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flvegan

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Thu Jun-18-09 04:39 PM
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8. I go to the front discussion page, click "Search"

then click "Simple Search" and keyword "locking"

You have to skip LBN, but it's a veritable cornucopia of brilliance and idiocy. All the locks, all the time. No scrolling needed.

You're welcome.

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OmahaBlueDog

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Thu Jun-18-09 04:43 PM
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9. Interesting

Although there is something peaceful about finding the padlocks amid a list of unlocked threads.

Thanks!

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bigwillq

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Thu Jun-18-09 04:48 PM
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10. No.

If the locked ones are on the first page, I looked through them, but I don't go searching for locked threads beyond Page 1.

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