' Wrote:The problem there is that it stops the discussion.
If I, for instance, didn't like the way the discussion was headed, I could break out the flamethrower in order to get the thread locked without a consensus being reached. This has happened before.
I missed the point of re-opening the discussion afterwards, the discussion would "recess" for a short while, but it would never stop. That's the glory of forum based discussion it can always pick up from exactly where it left off, provided that point is a calm and relevant point.
Plus I'd suggest heavy penalties for anyone doing it.
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