And by "Feeding to my cat" you mean:

Admin X moves thread to Officer forum
Admins talk, then move thread back to where it was
Admin Y moves thread to Officer forum
Admins talk, then move thread back to where it was
Admin Z makes post talking about how thread is going to be locked.
Admin Z promptly moves thread to officer forum.

Lock post dissapears.

Everyone on the forum goes "WTF THREAD KEEPS DISAPPEARING ZOMG"
Admin makes post.