Thread locked?

Why was my thread locked?

<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1636474-how-to-increase-chances-for-admission-to-hypsm.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1636474-how-to-increase-chances-for-admission-to-hypsm.html#latest</a>

also, why are some people’s avatar with bars on them?

Hi there…I see the last post is from April. Not sure why it was closed as I don’t see any mod notes about it. It seems like it was a decent discussion, so I re-opened it.

Bars on an avatar indicate a member has received a warning about certain behaviors that are against the terms of service.