Off topic section that's locked?

[Heatman]

I don't know if it's something common with so many forum because I haven't seen it often. It's been only one forum where I have seen the forum's off topic section to be locked from the forum members except those that were given access to view the section and make use of it.

Have you seen any forum with such management set up?

 

[Kane]

I have a forum where I have locked off the topic section. I had to do that because people were creating more topics in off topic section compared to the on topic section. I do not want my forums to be full of off topic discussion.