NoobBluntyWithAnAccent Idk I feel like in before lock means you know it will get locked ! Or like... Someone answering a question so obviously people would lock it if it's answered. I agree with cherry as well.
It's just idiots being idiots. People who have nothing to contribute yet want to feel important and involved so they post random shit.
Yes what Meggy said. People say "in before (the) lock" because they know OP has started a thread that's obviously against the rules/has been answered/going to get locked or commenters are adding to the thread in a way that'll help get it there.
Ppl used to post it knowing a thread will be locked. Not so much now. I've seen some gd threads even with the posts in it. I agree with Spitty I do see it as spam definitely seeing as the go to many threads to do it. Just because a thread may not hold importants to you doesn't mean you should just post stupid bs. Why even post if you can't contribute to that said thread? Are ppl really that bored that they must clutte reach thread with this nnonsense posting. Cherry I get what you are saying. I also do not understand why ppl say to much to read or w.e. why even comment that to begin with. If you pull up a thread and it is to much of you time to read for 5min then back out of the thread. Ppl who do that to threads have way too much time on their hands and only are annoying. Besides the fact the ones that mostly do it comes off as too immature to me for many reasons.