Why do some threads get locked?

[vostok]

lol...now we fight with each other ..before the 'big update' we were fighting the spammers ..lol​

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

Look at politics, nothing but a shit flinging fest.

Admin as decided to be somewhat liberal when it comes to politics and we keep a mostly "hands off" policy there unless someone reports a post.

Also RIU needs a feature where posts can be upvoted or downvoted, and if they receive enough downvotes then the post is automatically "minimized" but can still be "maximized" and viewed if a user so chooses.

RIU in the early years had a + rep and a - rep system, if you agreed/disagreed with a post you could do either.
Abuse was rampant and it was shit-canned quickly because of troll abuse.

 

[skunkd0c]

RIU in the early years had a + rep and a - rep system, if you agreed/disagreed with a post you could do either.
Abuse was rampant and it was shit-canned quickly because of troll abuse.

this could still be implemented, its could function the same way as the like system
where restrictions are in place still
it would be no more open to abuse than the like system is currently

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

this could still be implemented, its could function the same way as the like system
where restrictions are in place still
it would be no more open to abuse than the like system is currently

Except for the - rep part, the trolls and ner-do-wells ganged up and created chaos with it.

 

[skunkd0c]

little cliques of users can go around disliking a particular users posts to make them look bad,like some personal vendetta
if someone warrants/attracts that much negative attention that folk have to band together and conspire
they most likely deserve it (mob rule) that is what RIU is all about anyway ?

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

little cliques of users can go around disliking a particular users posts to make them look bad,like some personal vendetta
if someone warrants/attracts that much negative attention that folk have to band together and conspire
they most likely deserve it (mob rule) that is what RIU is all about anyway ?

It does happen on occasion particularly in the UK grower and politics section.
Both are kinda "hands off" for me unless reports are generated.