I think being present with the report button is doing to be the Only Way to keep it open.
I've been hit with the "Be nice" rule a few times.
Start a new thread make it Very Very clear upfront that trolling, off color language, and diatribes will not be accepted .
Just report it, and move on. Let the mods do the mod things. If THEY are doing their job and forcing others (when reported) to abide by the be nice rule, all should be good.
At the end of the day, if a thread gets locked for things that have already been reported, that is a failure on the side of the moderation team.
"I don't like your position and I'm going to act a fool" should NEVER get a productive discussion locked.
Deal with the detractors and leave everyone else alone.
I've been hit with the "Be nice" rule a few times.
Start a new thread make it Very Very clear upfront that trolling, off color language, and diatribes will not be accepted .
Just report it, and move on. Let the mods do the mod things. If THEY are doing their job and forcing others (when reported) to abide by the be nice rule, all should be good.
At the end of the day, if a thread gets locked for things that have already been reported, that is a failure on the side of the moderation team.
"I don't like your position and I'm going to act a fool" should NEVER get a productive discussion locked.
Deal with the detractors and leave everyone else alone.