Well I agree with you. In my opinion locking threads should only be done when completely necessary, rather than just when a thread seems to be dying. I've noticed this happening a few times. Why should that 1 person decide the thread is 'dying'? Someone else could come along the next day with a perfectly valid point to add but they can't bc the thread is locked
(happened to me a few times :c)
For example someone was asking for a link to a certain post on a thread from a few years ago. I thought I would be able to find it but I scroll down the thread has been locked for 'inactivity' (or something along those lines). This thread was only around
2 days old and there hadn't been a reply in around 24 hours.... I found the link he was looking for but had to send it in a pm instead(no point wasting more time trying to get it unlocked). I know this seems like nothing but there was really no need to lock the thread.
Other examples include, like you've mentioned, when threads are locked for 'flame' or 'locked because this will never be added'. Firstly usually the 'flame' they talk about is usually a good discussion where people are bringing up valid points to create an actually interesting thread (something difficult to find sometimes). Also, why lock things because the suggestion will 'never happen on this network'. 1.7 being brought back was never going to happen, so was solo sg and look where we are now xD. And just because we discuss things doesn't mean they will actually ever be added, but that's what the forums are for!!
All I'm saying is mods should be more open and have their owns opinions, don't just support everything thats added and lock anything suggesting change or bringing up negatives about mcgamer. It doesn't happen that often and yes I know a lot of thread are locked for the right reasons, so sorry if this sounded super ranty, but I just want the forums to be a place of discussion, not a place where people are afraid to give their honest opinions because they think the thread will be locked.