# Circumstances warranting closing a thread
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986
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**Created:** [February 14, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986 "2003-02-14T02:41:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986/1 "2003-02-14T02:41:06Z")
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](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=162538) 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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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986/2 "2003-02-14T03:36:01Z")
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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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986/3 "2003-02-14T14:54:15Z")
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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### Author:  [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986/4 "2003-02-14T17:08:12Z")
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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### Author:  [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumstances-warranting-closing-a-thread/154986/5 "2003-02-14T18:05:45Z")
Love your thanks disclaimer. 🙂