Cranky told me that the post was only "just kidding" in the content.

I looked at the post myself just now because your comment on "harsh tone" confused me.
I see now why you don't like the fact that the post was locked, however the post does seem like it would start drama. I told Cranky that a better idea might be to unlock the post and just move it into the drama hole, as that is where drama inducing posts are meant to go.