[Mark was here]

Why would a thread posted at 4:51 be locked infavor of one posted at 4:54?

[ken in texas]

Why would a thread posted at 4:51 be locked infavor of one posted at 4:54?

Perhaps because that post has only a title and an article that consists of the word "breaking". This thread actually has an article that goes with the title.

Or then again, maybe not. ;-)