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[LadyAlice]

The topic was "I Just Don't Understand Something" regarding the Oregon shooting.  Last night I tried to post a short response and then got a nasty notice that I was not authorized to respond to a "read only" topic.  Why is this topic with the prior responses not closed if people are no longer able to respond?  I also resent these contributor labels, but you can change mine to "Compassionate Contributor" because I try to be that way.

[dooBdoo]

@LadyAlice, The thread is closed. 

If you look at the list of threads, when you see a "lock" icon to the immediate left of the topic line that means it's read-only, closed for comments.

hth!

[deepwaterdotter]

The labels are meaningless, they are just made up by the company that set up the site.  I'd like to think that all posters strive to be compassionate.

[dooBdoo]

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

The labels are meaningless, they are just made up by the company that set up the site.  I'd like to think that all posters strive to be compassionate.

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Hi, @deepwaterdotter!  I agree about the labels.  I wish they'd remove them since they mean nothing and they continue to be a source of consternation for some folks.

[onewhiteSparrow]

Last night everyone posting on that topic was placed on "Time Out."

[onewhiteSparrow]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

The labels are meaningless, they are just made up by the company that set up the site.  I'd like to think that all posters strive to be compassionate.

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Hi, @deepwaterdotter!  I agree about the labels.  I wish they'd remove them since they mean nothing and they continue to be a source of consternation for some folks.

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My label is called "Trusted Contributor."  

Ha....and I say Trust No One.   (smile)

[wildcat fan]

I'm surprised they locked rather than deleted that thread.

[Moonchilde]

What's interesting to me is that I don't see a lock symbol, or any of the "this thread is closed for commenting" notation. It looks like an open thread *except* for an "arrow beside it which I imagine is supposed to indicate "moved"?

I wonder if the moderator who closed the thread forgot to do the padlock/no more comments thing, or if this is the shiny new and vastly more cryptic way of dealing with closed/moved threads.

[Moonchilde]

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@wildcat fan wrote:

I'm surprised they locked rather than deleted that thread.

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There was quite a bit of worthwhile exchange of opinions before it predictably went off the rails, and it was stopped before it got truly abusive, so I guess the moderators felt that the genuine discussion outweighed the snarky bits.

[dooBdoo]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

What's interesting to me is that I don't see a lock symbol, or any of the "this thread is closed for commenting" notation. It looks like an open thread *except* for an "arrow beside it which I imagine is supposed to indicate "moved"?

I wonder if the moderator who closed the thread forgot to do the padlock/no more comments thing, or if this is the shiny new and vastly more crptic way of dealing with closed/moved threads.

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The one I'm looking at shows up on my 2nd page (might be different for others, depending on customized settings).  Title:  "I Don't Understand Something "  and the lock icon is there.  If I open the thread, the "Reply" box is faded out and isn't "clickable."