# Forum lock

DevFeed: [Forum lock](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/forum-lock-33114.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/project-news/forum-lock/>)

Published: 2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [problems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/problems.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>)

## AI overview

ReactOS developers locked the forum because of malicious activity and said it would remain locked until the issue was fixed. The development team also warned that disruptive users could be banned.

## Source excerpt

Forum Issues We're currently dealing with some malicious activity on the forum. Some of the developers have decided to lock it until the problem is fixed. Quite frankly, it's disappointing that we need to go this far, but we the development team will ban and kick people who refuse to behave or cause problems for us.