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BillyGoat
 Post subject: Old posts.....
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Howdy!

Went back to some old posts to add some progress updates, pictures, etc but realised they were all locked. I'm such a slow worker, this might happen alot. Whats the best practise here....save a project until it's done then post or can they be unlocked?

Work means I'm all over and I work on different things at the same time, so no steady stream of updates....what to do, what to do!

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I have had similar problems where have asked a question, nobody replies or knows the answer. Eventually find out or work something out myself, go back to update the post and find also locked out.
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Contact a mod and they will unlock it for you. :mrgreen:

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another option is to say an update to this post
old-posts-t48527.html
then explain the additional information
but yes just ask and we can unlock as scruff says :thumbright:

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Sound as a pound - will get my faculties in order so I can do a big-ish update. I've been plodding on with my bathroom you see.... :)

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We have to lock the posts or else you get newbies replying to threads that are 5 years old instead of starting a new post lol

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As said above, just PM Admin or one of the Mods and they will unlock an individual thread and leave it unlocked for you to answer in you own time over a period of weeks.
Just one unlocked thread is usually not found by a spammer or a new member who is looking for old threads to post replies to.
They are locked normally on the basis of being over one month since the last post in them.

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Sound as a pound, ta :thumbleft:

When it's plastered on Thursday, I'll knock some pics together and then ask for an unlock.

I thought about this "this is an update to XXXX" but it's only a one way link.....the old post doesn't have a "updated here" bit.

Right...expenses to sort, REALLY can't put it off anymore.....

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