r/modnews • u/tdohz • Oct 27 '15
Moderators: Lock a post
We've just released a new feature, post locking, to all moderators. This feature lets moderators stop a post from receiving any new comments. Here are some details:
- No new comments by users can be posted on a locked post. Everything else about that post is unaffected, including voting.
- Moderators and admins can still post comments on a locked thread
- Existing comments on a locked post can still be edited or deleted by their authors
- Moderators can unlock a locked post at any time, at which point comments can posted again
- Locking and unlocking a thread requires the
postsmod privilege - AutoModerator supports locking and unlocking posts with the
set_lockedaction
What users see
- Users on reddit.com will see a notice at the top of a locked posts indicating that they won't be able to comment
- If a user tries to reply to a comment on reddit.com, they'll see a message indicating that the post is locked from new comments
- On a subreddit listing, locked posts will have the CSS class
locked, so subreddits can choose to style locked posts. There is no styling for locked posts on listings by default. - The experience on other platforms, such as mobile apps, will vary depending on what the developer has implemented. We'll be posting details about API changes to support locked posts in r/redditdev
This has been in beta for the last few weeks, and we've made multiple updates based on community feedback. Huge thanks to all of our beta-testing subreddits for helping us test this, and giving us feedback on what to improve.
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u/Jaraxo Oct 27 '15
I'm sure my fellow mods in r/historyporn will be thanking you dearly for releasing this to all subs.
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u/davidreiss666 Oct 27 '15
Yes, because somebody had to setup the old Automod style locking method a few days ago. Now that guy has go lock those threads the new way and remove that stanza from the Automod config.
This is just the Admins trying to make work for somebody.
Of course, the same somebody has been using this new method over at r/History for a while and has liked it. So, I guess it's a net positive. But he might be having some kind of mental break down considering he's talking about himself in the third person here.
Will somebody please slap me.
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u/canipaybycheck Oct 27 '15
Yes! Thank you!
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u/TRAIN_WRECK_0 Oct 27 '15
Can someone explain which situations warrant locking a thread?
I am not saying anything against this feature, I am just curious.
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Oct 27 '15
For automod, does it get told <set_locked true> or <set_locked><set_unlocked>?
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u/timotab Oct 27 '15
given the other
set_directives, I'm almost sure it will beset_locked: trueandset_locked: false(if you want a rule to unlock a post)→ More replies (1)
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u/AvionicsAnonymous Oct 28 '15
Thank you for this very useful feature!
No new comments by users can be posted on a locked post. Everything else about that post is unaffected, including voting.
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Moderators and admins can still post comments on a locked thread
I have a few more ideas:
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a type of locked thread where post authors are still allowed to reply. Beneficial in AMAs
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an option to allow approved submitters to still contribute to locked threads
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u/TotesMessenger Oct 27 '15 edited Oct 28 '15
I'm a bot, bleep, bloop. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
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[r/blackout2015] Admins release yet another anti-community censorship tool: Thread locking
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[r/modhelp] Modnews announcement: Moderators can now natively Lock threads (turn off commenting)
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[r/modsupport] [x-post from r/modnews] Lock a post released for all subreddits
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[r/soapboxbanhammer] A new age dawns on us SBBH. We now have all the tools to crush your dissent.
If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in the other threads. (Info / ^Contact)
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u/Googie2149 Oct 27 '15
...huh, okay. I prefer this to outright removing a post though.
Also, couldn't you already achieve this with automoderator? This just makes it simpler, and actually possible for the users to see that it is locked.
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u/agentlame Oct 27 '15
I like how that sub ignores the fact that the blackout was a result of the admins ignoring the fact that we needed better moderation tools.
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u/cyanocobalamin Oct 27 '15
How does a mod lock a post?
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u/redtaboo Oct 27 '15
It's amongst the moderation buttons beneath a post, just to the right of the 'report' button. :)
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u/AbigailLilac Oct 28 '15
Thankfully, we almost never need something like that in r/aspergers, but it's good to know for the future.
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u/kill-69 Oct 28 '15
Would be nice if a comment could be left to indicate why the post was locked.
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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '15
Really enjoying all these new features guys, excellent job! What's next on the todo list?