[2006alum]

Sorry if I gave the impression that I feel punished, and by no means was I suggesting public warnings. My impression from BC's post was that threads would be locked for good if they went political, and my point was that the individuals who make political posts should be held accountable rather than preventing those of us who refrain from politicizing from continuing to discuss/comment. Locking threads temporarily does make sense.

Got it, thanks! Our dividing line, always evolving, has been to lock for good threads that seem inherently political beyond salvaging, and/or have little intrinsic relationship to Stanford/Stanford sports. For the rest, we try to temporarily lock before folks feel tempted to double down with their posts. But we do try to leave thread lock as a last resort, and usually only when it's been several posters in a role taking us down that rabbit hole. Thanks!

[2006alum]

Sorry if I gave the impression that I feel punished, and by no means was I suggesting public warnings. My impression from BC's post was that threads would be locked for good if they went political, and my point was that the individuals who make political posts should be held accountable rather than preventing those of us who refrain from politicizing from continuing to discuss/comment. Locking threads temporarily does make sense.

Got it, thanks! Our dividing line, always evolving, has been to lock for good threads that seem inherently political beyond salvaging, and/or have little intrinsic relationship to Stanford/Stanford sports. For the rest, we try to temporarily lock before folks feel tempted to double down with their posts. But we do try to leave thread lock as a last resort, and usually only when it's been several posters in a role taking us down that rabbit hole. Thanks!