Ah yes, halting conversation for our own good. We see this on reddit all the time. The conversation gets hot so the moderator locks the thread. How does this h

Ah yes, halting conversation for our own good. We see this on reddit all the time. The conversation gets hot so the moderator locks the thread. How does this help anything? I've actually asked. And I never got a straight answer. I figure it's some kind of moderator-loss-of-control-anxiety-reaction.