I have to say that I do agree. Repeatedly locking threads for going off topic or similar reasons only gets fans upset with this forum and makes them leave. Moderators are meant to help the fan base, not hurt it, and if the topic goes off topic I usually give everyone a warning and let them try again. Or if there is mild (mild) flaming then I will delete or edit the bad posts, PM the user, and then let them be warned. When you simply close a forum without telling anyone or give anyone a real explaination, then it looks bad on the moderators/administrators of the forum. Not to mention if you close it for flaming, and simply say closed for flaming, the user who flamed did not learn his/her lesson. We need to chill with the locking and actually warn users of what they are doing. If one person flames/spams/whatever the community shouldnt suffer. Espicially if the topic was a popular debate, that suddenly is closed for a couple wrong doings. I agree entirely, and this may sound like im ranting, but I do need to say something because I do think it is going a tad bit out of hand.