Topics get locked for some time (default is one hour) whenever a user edits, previews or saves a topic. This is to prevent simultaneous topic updates. There is a lock warning if another users tries to edit a topic while the lock is still on.
You can reset the lock by checking the "Unlock topic" checkbox in preview. This is a way to let other people know that you are done with your editing.
Note: Please remember
not to go back in your browser in case you checked the box and after that you decide to do more changes to the topic. Instead press the
Edit link to re-edit your page.
