Deleting or locking?

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Locking threads is good for showing the thread author (and anyone else who reads it) that posting that kind of stuff isn't a good idea. After a thread has been locked for a day or two, move it to the archive:

Also, here is the suggested punishments thread: http://buildism.net/forum/Thread-Suggested-punishments

But at the same time, if the poster is a spammer, only locking it instead of deleting it will keep the posters post count and continue posting nonsensical stuff. I suggest a delete on a thread there.