Circumstances warranting closing a thread

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I haven’t been posting here too long, and I’m not sure where to look for this information. I’m sorry if this is inappropriate, or if I should be trying to contact a moderator of a specific forum. I’m not sure how to do that in any case, so I thought I’d give this approach a shot.

Yesterday I happened to notice this thread on the General Questions forum. I had some feedback, but didn’t have time to post right then. When I came back to the thread later, it was closed.

I’m confused about why this was the case. The question, perhaps, seemed better suited for one of the other forums; I’ve observed that when this happens, a moderator will generally shunt the thread over to a more appropriate site. Can threads be closed down by the original poster somehow?

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Nope, it takes a Moderator or Administrator to close a thread.

I’m not sure why this one was closed rather than just moved, I’ll inquire.

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OK, it was in the wrong forum and the moderator (admittedly in a cranky mood) thought it was (a) stupid and (b) too misspelled to live, so it was closed rather than moved.

If the OP would like to re-open in Great Debates or IMHO or the Pit, be our guest.

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Seeing as how this thread is still at the top of the forum at the time of this posting, I just thought I’d say thanks to C K Dexter Haven for dredging up the answer. I appreciate the information.

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Love your thanks disclaimer. :slight_smile: