# Closed thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 16, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911 "2020-05-16T08:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/1 "2020-05-16T08:46:42Z")
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=896310](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=896310) #3 Report Post Unread Yesterday, 05:29 PM Colibri Colibri is offline SD Curator of Critters Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Panama Posts: 45,256 Quote: Originally Posted by Andy L View Post Previous thread [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb...d.php?t=895715](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb...d.php?t=895715) Since there is already a thread on this, let’s close this one. #1 My OP was BETTER #2 I approached the topic with a completely different perspective #3 The SDMB systematically continues to mess with my posts, while allowing others to unfairly attack me. #4 At the very least, feel free to move my topic to BBQ or Politics, but my post is demonstrably different from what the Snitch, Andy B, pointed out. I DEMAND my post be re-opened, even if under a different Forum. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/2 "2020-05-16T08:54:04Z")
Will breath-holding occur if TPTB refuse? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/3 "2020-05-16T08:56:17Z")
Your link doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/4 "2020-05-16T09:04:16Z")
Demand? That’ll work for sure! ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/5 "2020-05-16T09:08:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Your link doesn’t work. Click on the top one. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/6 "2020-05-16T09:10:57Z")
I did. I already saw that. The 2nd thang ain’t workin’ ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/7 "2020-05-16T09:14:57Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I did. I already saw that. The 2nd thang ain’t workin’ If you click on the top link and then click on the link in the post by Colibri it will work. Its the first thread about the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/8 "2020-05-16T09:16:09Z")
Oh, ok. I see. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/9 "2020-05-16T09:29:14Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > #1 My OP was BETTER > #2 I approached the topic with a completely different perspective > #3 The SDMB systematically continues to mess with my posts, while allowing others to unfairly attack me. > #4 At the very least, feel free to move my topic to BBQ or Politics, but my post is demonstrably different from what the Snitch, Andy B, pointed out. > > I DEMAND my post be re-opened, even if under a different Forum. 1. Your OP was the second one on the same subject in the same forum. Closing such and referring people to the original happens all the time…even to those who aren’t on the secret mod hit list. 2. Different perspectives on the same topic in the same thread? We can’t have _that_! 3. This wasn’t an attack, this was a closing of a duplicately themed thread. 4. I understand-the important thing isn’t to get the idea across, which could have been established by your posting in the thread that already existed. The important thing is that _your_ name must be upfront of it all, even if the mods have to move it to an obviously inappropriate forum. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/10 "2020-05-16T09:39:56Z")
If by better, you mean more inflammatory and filled with unproven insinuation, then your thread was better. But the topic was already discussed. I wondered why there was a second thread on it and didn’t bother to click on the link when I originally saw the thread title. If you wanted to discuss the inflammatory topics, then it’s better off in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-thread/853911/11 "2020-05-16T10:40:42Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@russian\_heel](#): > > I DEMAND my post be re-opened, even if under a different Forum. You don’t get to make demands. Since you are making demands and have no desire to discuss the matter in a reasonable manner, this is closed too. **Moderator Note** Treat others with respect in ATMB. Calling someone a “snitch” for PROPERLY reporting a duplicate thread topic is turning the issue into a personal attack, which is forbidden in this forum. Do not do this again.