Another 'why was my thread locked' question?

[episodic]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1596902

My thread was locked despite the existence and my posting in at least three other Star Wars threads all at the same time as mine. Why is it persons in my thread can thread crap and use profanity, and I get locked, and no other threads do?

I understand there is this official thread thing - but that sucks as noone wants to read through that entire thread and add comments that persons don't read nearly as often as the forum in general? Why limit discussion on something that is actually interesting and a current topic? Threads are locked with potential for good discussion, yet I see these threads constantly that are not locked:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596792&enterthread=y

I never understood why forums do not like persons to talk? Why limit a popular thing to just one thread?

Again, I defer to the mods as I have to, but just am curious why my thread was singled out. If there is to be a rule such as 'no Star Wars' it should be uniformly enforced it seems.

 

[KLin]

USE THE OFFICIAL THREAD

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: KLin
USE THE OFFICIAL THREAD

That's why it was locked. One SW thread is enough.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: KLin
USE THE OFFICIAL THREAD

So why are you not crapping on the following threads?
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596951&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596628&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596916&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1596971

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596904&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596934&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596841&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596809&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596809&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1540447&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1592766&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1596499&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1595413&enterthread=y

 

[episodic]

Why is one thread enough? Imagine if everything only had one thread. Art - 1 thread is enough - Michael Jackson - 1 thread enough : Bush - 1 thread enough, War in Iraq - sheesh 1 thread should be enough. How about computers? 1 thread should do it? I just don't understand why there is an 'antitalk' mentality on a forum???

Why is it something popular can't be discussed?

 

[EagleKeeper]

When everyone generates threads, all the information/discussion is distributed and makes it a pain to either find pertinent information relating to the topic or to view other items when so many threads are related to the same topic.

It is no fun to see 10-30 threads on the same related topic sitting on a screen. Becomes distractive to find other things.

Learn to live by the rules/guidelines; makes life a lot easier for every-one involved. Posters interested in the topic, yourself, viewers of the topic; along with mods and those who have no interest in the topic.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
When everyone generates threads, all the information/discussion is distributed and makes it a pain to either find pertinent information relating to the topic or to view other items when so many threads are related to the same topic.

It is no fun to see 10-30 threads on the same related topic sitting on a screen. Becomes distractive to find other things.

Learn to live by the rules/guidelines; makes life a lot easier for every-one involved. Posters interested in the topic, yourself, viewers of the topic; along with mods and those who have no interest in the topic.

Again why am I singled - see my above post.

Also, if a person has no interest in a topic - why click on it?

There are tons of angelina jolie vs wookie topics right now that are not getting locked - why not make an official thread for that? Why not make an offical thread for Iraq? Why not make an offical thread for anything? Why - cause noone would stay at the forums long. It is about gab - not just simply replying to the same thread over and over again.

As to being a pain to find threads that I have been involved in, I just look at the daily summary, and I can see and track the progress of all the threads I've posted in. I can also search by user name and put in episodic, and find all threads I've been involved in. It isn't difficult at all, and restricting a particular conversation to one thread does not make this process any different.

Surely I can't be alone thinking this is ridiculous.