In all the years that I have participated on FlyerTalk, I was always under the impression that threads would only (and should only) be locked if they developed into flame war.

Recently, however, it would appear that there are certain unknown rules governing the closing and locking of perfectly civil threads that are not published and very unclear. Is there someplace where guidelines covering thread closings are listed or are they totally capricious?

I have been trying very hard to understand and follow the new rules without much luck. Is it possible to list these new rules to help us understand this New Flyer Talk and the appropriate decorum thereon?

[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 04-15-2002).]