Hiya
Just wanted to tell you a method I do to avoid people posting when trying to make a shop thread and such ~
I usually close the thread (On the top under Administrative) and wait 30 minutes until I can post again without post merge, then reopen it (Administrative again), post, close, reopen when needing to post again, etc. Thought I'd tell you if you wanted to try it out, I know how anxiety-driven it can be hoping nobody posts :3