Lock them

[Shiza]

It is not good to lock constructive topics. Why? Because when you lock it you reward trollers' behavior, you actually feed them. Soon or later, trolling will become an instrument, easiest way to get a topic locked - so some good ideas will be closed (because someone doesn't like op or topic's content is not of his benefit) and there might be persons who would like something constructive to say but they won't be able to do it cause they are late and topic can't be reopened.

My suggestion is not to lock constructive topic, just make all offtopic and trolled replies invisible, and if trollers are persistent than warn them or sanction. I know there are many topics and replies every day so moderators can't read all that, op can just pm some of them.

Of course, this doesn't apply on topics that were made in order to troll and spread hate.

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