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I understand what IBTL means but why do people post it?
Is it so they can have posted something irrelevant (IBTL) to a thread that is seemingly on its way to being locked?
Why can't locked threads just be moved to the "basement?"
It's not just a Pinside thing. It happens all over the internet when people recognize that a discussion is going off the rails.
And yes, there is a Pinside achievement awared to the last person to post something right before a thread is locked.
More IBTL fun here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ibtl-ii-mods-please-lock-this-up-/
Quoted from gjm:Why can't locked threads just be moved to the "basement?"
Under certain circumstances, a thread is occasionally moved to the basement in lieu of locking it. But most of the time, it's just locked where it is since it's hard to recover a thread once it goes off a cliff.
Quoted from gjm:I understand what IBTL means but why do people post it?
Is it so they can have posted something irrelevant (IBTL) to a thread that is seemingly on its way to being locked?
Why can't locked threads just be moved to the "basement?"
It's speculation that a topic is headed for a lock.
IN BEFORE THE LOCK!
So should we post stuff that we know Pinside won't like just to get the reward? 
That question alone will probably be enough to lock this post.
Quoted from timab2000:So should we post stuff that we know Pinside won't like just to get the reward?
I would not advise it. Poking the bear is never good. And you have to be the last person to post in a locked thread.
Still have no idea of what happened. Went from Alcoholic to needing Mental Health. Go figure that one out since the project build of mine is moving ahead. But some guys like to have stuff locked. Trailer Trash Pinball is still on the tracks. I will not be posting a new thread in the future.
Quoted from greatwichjohn:Still have no idea of what happened
IBTL
Quoted from greatwichjohn:Went from Alcoholic to needing Mental Health.
Why not both?
Quoted from pinzrfun:IITYWYBMAB
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