something that has annoyed me for a while is when staff reply to locked threads. if it's locked, you're having a one-sided conversation (not a dialogue) since nobody can respond to what you say. i suggest that when threads are locked, you reply "thread locked" with the reason, and add nothing else. if you want to reply to something, pm the person you wish to respond to so you can have a conversation, instead of getting the last word in a slimy way.
an example (very recent): felix does what i personally believe should be standard protocol, and ben does what i believe is poor staff behavior
and people end up continuing the conversations publicly because (in this case) like ben, they feel the need to respond. http://forum.treasurewars.net/threads/itzben.321630/
@Yagot I doubt you will find many example of that because it isn't a regular occurance. However in this situation I would suggest the player using the feature we have on the forum called conversations, if you click on the profile and then 'start a conversation' it allows you to send private messages to other people on the forums. Feel free to start one with my replying to any comments I may have left