Reply #39: I would have preferred that rather than locking the threads

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

that they gave posters an opportunity to comply rather than REPOST with a locked thread. I think it would have fostered more harmony to catch the threads and ask poster to modify them tofit the rules and would not have resulted in the animosity.

Last night Captain Midnight posted a great activism post and Iquickly responded and made him aware of the new rules so that his thread would not be locked.

I'm not against the rules. I don't really have a problem with them. I just think locking people's threads for a minor non-compliance when they can request to ADD TWO SENTENCES or edit a swear word or COMPLAY with the rules leaves people invalidated and less willing to repost, contribute and participate.

So...my take...it's not the rules but the manner in which they were enforced without a second chance to comply that has resulted in a bit of disharmony.