As a new user of CC, I am frequently frustrated that I cannot contribute useful information to a topic because it is locked to new posts. While I understand not letting subjects ramble on and on, as a new user I can bring new information to several of the existing posts that are locked, and resubmitting them as new topics would be confusing and time-consuming to moderate.
For example, the question about pen names vs. real names: the difference between using a pen name and a real name affects the terms and solidity of your copyright to that content (unless you go to the trouble and $1XX expense of filing each piece of content with the copyright office)! Writing under your real name ensures the best copyright protection, and using anything else would be difficult, if not impossible, to win in court/arbitration.
Moderators, please consider that those of us newbies CAN still contribute important information to existing topics and don't be so quick to lock topics to new responses. Thanks!
Why are so many topics "Locked"?
Moderators: Celeste Stewart, Ed, Constant