# Closing my thread was rude and unnecessary **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 6, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233 "2019-08-06T13:37:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/81 "2019-08-07T18:28:27Z")
> [@Mikemike2](#): > > I think you guys are overthinking this and bringing a ton of baggage to the table. I had something to say, and was not given a chance, so you don’t know. > > Is this better? [https://www.forbes.com/sites/miltonezrati/2019/08/05/better-answers-for-the-climate-than-celebrity-preening/#341b51ae2e52](https://www.forbes.com/sites/miltonezrati/2019/08/05/better-answers-for-the-climate-than-celebrity-preening/#341b51ae2e52) > > Yes, I want my thread re-opened. The pit is fine. The closure was a bad judgement. Unjustified. You weren’t given a chance to say what you wanted? Why not put it in the OP? ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/82 "2019-08-07T22:00:50Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Ha you’ve never had the thrill of having the Queen of thread closures **Lynn Bodoni** apply her scorched earth policies to your precious thread have ya? Those were the days! I was here then. I have gotten so much older while being here. Maybe it is a side effect? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/83 "2019-08-08T01:33:03Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > If we apply this generally, then shouldn’t 95% of Trump threads be closed or moved to the Pit? Most of them have the same type of mocking or belittling attitude that is more like a rant than an attempt at serious debate. Maybe back when the guy was first elected. But I haven’t seen a rant about Trump outside the Pit in a long time. The Trump-related threads I’ve seen tend to either be in GD and bring up something to debate or in Elections and discuss political policy. Occasionally you get a GQ question related to Trump. Just because people express anger doesn’t mean they are ranting. Just because people include mockery doesn’t mean that’s the only thing in their post. But such was the case with the OP’s post. It was just a description from the article followed by mockery. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/84 "2019-08-08T09:37:05Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Maybe back when the guy was first elected. But I haven’t seen a rant about Trump outside the Pit in a long time. The Trump-related threads I’ve seen tend to either be in GD and bring up something to debate or in Elections and discuss political policy. Occasionally you get a GQ question related to Trump. > > Just because people express anger doesn’t mean they are ranting. Just because people include mockery doesn’t mean that’s the only thing in their post. > > But such was the case with the OP’s post. It was just a description from the article followed by mockery. And therefore the thread had to be closed? ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/85 "2019-08-09T17:08:56Z")
> [@Mikemike2](#): > > And therefore the thread had to be closed? No, it did not have to be closed. **Chronos** was quite clear about that in post 5 in this thread. > [@Chronos](#): > > It was not about the entertainment industry. It was about ranting about liberal hypocrisy. Ranting about liberal hypocrisy (like all ranting) belongs in the BBQ Pit. I could have moved it there, but I decided that it would be a better lesson on where to put threads in the future if I closed it. The lesson apparently isn’t sinking in. He could have moved it to the pit, but he decided to close it instead. He didn’t have to close it. He chose to do so. You also have a choice. You can copy and paste and reopen your thread as it was in the pit, or you can reword so it is appropriate for a different forum if you prefer. The choice is yours. The world is your oyster. You are a mere few clicks away from having the thread of your dreams. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/86 "2019-08-09T17:30:45Z")
Jeez, start a new thread already. What’s so freaking hard about it? ---
**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:** [August 9, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233/87 "2019-08-09T19:25:22Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@Mikemike2](#): > > And therefore the thread had to be closed? This is getting repetitive and is ceasing to be productive, so I am going to close this. No one is preventing you from starting a new thread. Your original, however, was closed for a reason, and continually complaining about it will not get it re-opened. If you do choose to start a new thread, please pay attention to the instructions from **Chronos**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-my-thread-was-rude-and-unnecessary/838233.md?page=4)