Quote Originally Posted by Demon6324236 View Post
Locking these means taking away what is given to you by SE in an attempt to make things harder. Thats exactly what it sounds like, in which case that is able to be done now.
I don't agree fully with the OP either, I just said I think it's an interesting concept. Give people some incentive for trying harder. At least in his scenario that incentive wouldn't be missing.