[astroglide]

i delete things if they're totally worthless because it's a waste of a click for lots of people. they'll open the thread, look at it, realize they can't reply, etc. i can see locking certain things to 'make an example of them', but i wouldn't do such things if i moderated higher stakes because it's not an ultra trafficked forum and i doubt there would be any learning potential for other would-be bad posters.