i have installed the version from here 2.xxx thats listed for 3.0.6 but it doesnt even allow admin to bypass it, where can i get a simple hide hack that allows admin to not have to reply

search on the board for it, I have seen it being posted multiple times and lol pretty sure I at least once made a reply with it ;)

Look:
4 working hide hacks

The search button needs to be bigger?

:confused:

come on
to search isn't that hard ;)

Sorry to say but this is the most useless excuse I've ever heard

excuse, the fact that 2 of the 4 listed there that ive already tried dont allow the admin to view past the hidden text without replying? im trying to weed through the bull**** and u ppl are still giving me it

If you want admin's to be able to view the lockdown use a if statement like this:
Hope that will get you started :p
Btw you can also trigger it for some users only with something like this: