why has a thread been locked?

[mickvp]

[quote author=lew600fazer link=topic=14905.msg168736#msg168736 date=1412233788]
I put a post on about the new Kwacker, am I infringing the forum rules here?? I see it has been locked.
Or is it because I have posted it in the wrong section? curious
Lew.

Ah! okay understand now did not realise it had been posted before dumbo springs to mind :lol
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yeah, I locked it mate, I thought you would have clicked on the link I posted and realised that's why I locked it. no point having two threads running at the same time about the same thing