Apparently Nobody is Behind the Forum Locks; the Forums Just Broke. All Locked Threads are Being Unlocked

[Arron-wyrmrest-accord (Arron)]

Someone is exploiting the flag system

Hello. So there’s many topics in both the General Discussion and Story Forum that are, from what I can tell, not offensive or rule breaking getting flagged into being closed. Someone may want to take a look into this. Maybe ban the account doing it. Its clearly trolling

(Scroll down for confirmation from Vrakthris)

It’s being fixed. Just come back later.

EDIT: Confirmation that all locked threads are being unlocked.

Continuing the discussion from Why are threads being locked?:

@Ythisens

Should be fixed momentarily! We negotiated new terms with the rogue on the web team surrounding our lock picking deal and are working on getting all of the threads unlocked.

[Galenar-khazgoroth (Galenar)]

Lol that post got locked too.

[Sinfel-illidan (Sinfel)]

Just a small indie company give em a break.

[Meadamemnon-tichondrius (Meadamemnon)]

Lock her up!

[Carissaria-aggramar]

It’s being fixed. Just come back later.

Ikr. All of the posts are closed and will be opened in 24 hrs

[Arron-wyrmrest-accord (Arron)]

I’m sure they’ll reopen all the posts once they fix the bug.

[Carissaria-aggramar]

I’m sure they’ll reopen all the posts once they fix the bug.

What about the ones that deserve to be closed?

[Kattrika-zuljin (Kattrika)]

maybe they should remove the lock feature just like they do class skills

[Arron-wyrmrest-accord (Arron)]

Then I’ll re-flag those bad boys!

Maybe. I seldom believe a post actually needs to be flagged and closed.

[Carissaria-aggramar]

Then I’ll re-flag those bad boys!

Maybe. I seldom believe a post actually needs to be flagged and closed.

True
Unless it is an obvious post to rile people up

[Arron-wyrmrest-accord (Arron)]

Considering this post has yet to be locked it’s possible they already fixed it.

If so, thanks CS.

[Qubert-proudmoore]

Lock them all, then have all forum users unlock them through a series of achievements. Called: BSfinder.

[Disglain-wyrmrest-accord]

What?

How does a bug like this even happen?

I’m having a hard time believing this, but I don’t know enough about how this forum works to argue. It just doesn’t sound right.

[Arron-wyrmrest-accord (Arron)]

I don’t know anything about computers, but I’ll pretend I do.

My tinfoil theory is that the system had a burp and started logging views as flags.

[Crepe-drenden (Crepe)]

How does a bug like this even happen?

Someone suggested the forums got tired of our bickering and became sentient to shut us down.

[Arron-wyrmrest-accord (Arron)]

Confirmed by Ythisens that all locked threads are being unlocked.

Continuing the discussion from Why are threads being locked?:

@Ythisens

Should be fixed momentarily! We negotiated new terms with the rogue on the web team surrounding our lock picking deal and are working on getting all of the threads unlocked.

[Disglain-wyrmrest-accord]

Fair enough, forums.

[Kittredge-azjolnerub (Kittredge)]

Is it sad that it didn’t seem far fetched that a person or group of people could have been false flagging all of these threads?

[Vexander-moon-guard]

Seems like quite a few of the threads being locked are either quite lengthy already (the High Elf ones as well as LFR being bad for the game), or seem to be random or maybe even contain certain phrases? Hard to say. This is a weird bug.

[Crepe-drenden (Crepe)]

Is it sad that it didn’t seem far fetched that a person or group of people could have been false flagging all of these threads?

In this day and age, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that someone would spend inordinate amounts of time to do something stupid on the Internet.

It kind of happens daily.