I think this should be option if your the OP and you to lock a forum so people don’t reply to it again.
That’s a good idea, as well as the other idea posted here about threads auto-locking after a set time of inactivity. Your idea would also help with instances where someone accidentally creates a duplicate thread of their own.
Topics or threads, not forums
the forum is the collection of topics/threads. If you’re going to make a fantastic suggestion like this, I can at least help you get the nomenclature correct 
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> Topics or threads, not forums
the forum is the collection of topics/threads. If you’re going to make a fantastic suggestion like this, I can at least help you get the nomenclature correct 
sure I guess