S-OFF, S-ON, and flashing

So I thought that being S-OFF allowed you to bypass the normal locked bootloader requirement.

But I've never been able to RUU while S-OFF and unlocked - still had to relock first.

And I've never been able to flash recovery while S-OFF and locked - still had to (re) unlock first.

Any insight?

Thanks

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