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This has been eating at me for a while. One of the reasons I didn't come on this board for a few months was because I was fed up with so many topics being locked. I know some shouldn't have been made in the first place, but many are innocent mistakes. one time I made a post about fursuiting, and it was locked because in a different section and several pages back there was one about someone in a balto fursuit. its not necessary to lock every singe similar topic. I think a moderator from the furtopia forum summed it up best.
once again, please ease up on the locking of topics

Well, this is annoying to see several topics on the same subject, especially if people post in all of them at the same time. It's always better to regroup the similar ideas into the same topic.
But, if there is a similar topic which is old, we won't close the new one.
If the similar topic was in a different section, it's probably because it was misplaced, so if you had put it in the right section, you would have seen the topic similar to yours.
Of course, there isn't a search function, so we will not be mad at you because you make topics that already exists...

Wow..you've attracted the attention of two moderators and the webmaster. I dunno whether I should cangratulate you or shake my finger at you...

Ok just out of nowhere what on earth are you talking about?

First off, I am not mad, jut mildly annoyed.

mine was in the “other” section, about anyone being a fursuiter, nothing whatsoever relating to balto, the one that pre existed was called “Balto fursuiting” in the “fanart and more” section.

I think there is some discord in the rules of locking topics though


make up your minds

Overlocking topics?,no!,the Staff Members are just doing what's right for the Forum.

In the forums rules, there is only this :



By writing that, I meant : another similar topic in the current page. Of course, nobody will go through all the topic pages to see if there is a similar topic (in some sections, there are 8 or more pages...)

Yes there are so I don't see the harm in posting something similar if a certain topic has been practicly forgotten.

Yes but they should at least check the first page and the other boards.

Yes, Togo's right : we don't blame anyone for doing that, unlike other things such as bad language etc..., but we still have to do our job.

I think its more streesful on you guys to have to find and lock topics. Anyway, I think you are doing a good job