absynthe wrote:At the beginning of this post I saw a mod quickly say no discussion of bypass. Now I am very new to this forum so maybe there is a lot of trouble with people getting carried away and the mod just wanted to cut it off early.
That is the main reason. And as you will learn quick, you will soon start to see situations that sound harmless but you will know how those turn out if they are not controlled.
However, isn't this entire forum about bypass?
Bypass as a term in here means that the whole locking mechanism is somehow circumvented. Picking basically is imitating a working key pin b pin, but bypass doesn't. There has been discussion if for example shimming is bypass (it is) and thus should it be disclosed rom the open forums, but as it is so widely known and done, it is not considered advanced. It still is bypass method and as such it has nothing to do with sport lockpicking.
After looking through many posts, I often see people, mods or otherwise, jump in and tell people they can't talk about that. Sometimes.. it seemed like a very benign discussion to begin with and that it actually wasn't justified.
There is always good reasons to do that. As I said, members who have been here long enough will recognize the situations that will escalate into advanced topics. Thats why it is easier to stop it before it even begins.
My main concern is that I feel a bit of a "big brother" feeling just getting into this forum.
Getting? There is and "always" has been and hopely will be. We need some control as there is those sneaky little brothers trying to empty lockers and such.
A number of people here are bypassing locks for fun. Perhaps there are others who are doing it for bad reasons.
Exactly.
But one of my firsts posts was about the inner workings of the EVVA 3KS and the whole time I was worried about breaking a rule by talking about it and wondering if I need to wait 3-6 months to ask the question.
If you are unsure if something is or is not advanced, contact a site moderator or administrator and ask. You will get answer usually in day or two and if you get green light, do the topic. Until then you wait.
I realize that this forum has potentially had big problems with people discussing the wrong things in the past.
You bet! And not only in the past, it is merely an every day problem. Especially when a newcomer makes a tpic at first about some shady sounding activity or situation. That is the reason why you see those "call a locksmith" and "this is advanced" posts.
I feel real hesitance in freely discussing questions I have because I don't know if it breaks a rule.
As I said, contact a site admin or mod and ask about it. That way you can be very sure if something is appropriate or not. As this is a hobby, we don't have to get the info right now, we can wait till tomorrow. Usually if someone needs help quick, the answer is "call a locksmith".
There is an element of shadiness related to lock picking and this is highlighted when I see people being told not to discuss things quite regularly.
The reason to say so is because of juveniles and pranksters. Some things are better left uncovered, as teenagers usually have something other use for the info provided/given than sports picking.
When I first started here and realised that I can't talk about Abloy nearly at all, I felt a little disappointed, as almost all locks in here are Abloys. But I got normal pin-tumblers, started picking, progressed from that and today I have advanced access and can talk what I want
j/k
