"In before the thread lock"

[gfh77665]

Why do people post "In before the thread lock...

" ?

when it adds nothing and is so unnecessary? Topic was not overtly political or anything. Just a good discussion of a current event.

 

[Ws6]

*In before the thread lock

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted by Ws6
*In before the thread lock

Lol you beat me to it.

 

[grampi]

Probably because they know the thread will get locked even if there is nothing political about it...

 

[WyrTwister]

I though you were talking about LockTite thread lock .

 

[atikovi]

To raise their post count. Same reason they make useless posts like,

^
^1+
or ^THIS

that adds nothing to the thread.

 

[CT8]

Originally Posted by atikovi
To raise their post count. Same reason they make useless posts like,

^
^1+
or ^THIS

that adds nothing to the thread.

Yes indeed,,, But what exactly adds to a post? Regurgitating claims? Hearsay? Selling a vehicle? Pictures of a meal?

 

[supton]

Originally Posted by atikovi
To raise their post count. Same reason they make useless posts like,

^
^1+
or ^THIS

that adds nothing to the thread.

I'll disagree, it does add weight to someone's opinion. It means "I agree with, and thus there are now two (or more) people who hold this position."

 

[SevenBizzos]

It means I'd love to get

in here, but my guess is this thread is about to die.

Much like this one.

 

[CT8]

Originally Posted by gfh77665
Why do people post "In before the thread lock...

" ?

when it adds nothing and is so unnecessary? Topic was not overtly political or anything. Just a good discussion of a current event.

Like your post?

 

[atikovi]

^THIS

 

[Donald]

Originally Posted by gfh77665
Why do people post "In before the thread lock...

" ?

when it adds nothing and is so unnecessary? Topic was not overtly political or anything. Just a good discussion of a current event.


Similar to some answers I see on Amazon to customer questions.

Q:"will this product fit the new version of ABC or only the old version"?
A:"I have the old version of ABC and the product fits fine, not sure about the new version".

So why did the person bother to answer when they provided no useful information in response to the question?

(above about a case for a Noco jumppack).

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by supton
Originally Posted by atikovi
To raise their post count. Same reason they make useless posts like,

^
^1+
or ^THIS

that adds nothing to the thread.

I'll disagree, it does add weight to someone's opinion. It means "I agree with, and thus there are now two (or more) people who hold this position."



+1

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by gfh77665
Why do people post "In before the thread lock...

" ?

when it adds nothing and is so unnecessary? Topic was not overtly political or anything. Just a good discussion of a current event.



Because mods lock rather than delete?

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted by supton
Originally Posted by atikovi
To raise their post count. Same reason they make useless posts like,

^
^1+
or ^THIS

that adds nothing to the thread.

I'll disagree, it does add weight to someone's opinion. It means "I agree with, and thus there are now two (or more) people who hold this position."


THIS +1

 

[OilStasher]

You all are terrible, these replies are just... gold

Originally Posted by grampi
Probably because they know the thread will get locked even if there is nothing political about it...
............^This

In before the thread lock...

 

[JLTD]

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Why do people post "In before the thread lock...

" ?

when it adds nothing and is so unnecessary? Topic was not overtly political or anything. Just a good discussion of a current event.

Because mods lock rather than delete?

I for one am glad the mods are moving more towards locking as opposed to deleting. Sometimes there is valuable information in a thread that has gone astray.

 

[Hall]

Originally Posted by CT8
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Why do people post "In before the thread lock...

" ?

when it adds nothing and is so unnecessary? Topic was not overtly political or anything. Just a good discussion of a current event.

Like your post?

"Like"

 

[redhat]

I think to receive updates about a thread when another member posts.

 

[Snagglefoot]

IBTL