# Confused as to why my thread was closed

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**Created:** [September 18, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-as-to-why-my-thread-was-closed/669151 "2013-09-18T16:36:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-as-to-why-my-thread-was-closed/669151/9 "2013-09-18T22:53:07Z")

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I think my note when I closed the thread was pretty clear:

> [@Any truth to Ted Cruz' story about John Wayne and Jesse Helms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-truth-to-ted-cruz-story-about-john-wayne-and-jesse-helms/669146/2):
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> The factuality of the statement can still be addressed in the thread that was just moved to Great Debates. I don’t think we need an additional thread on the subject.
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> Colibri  
> General Questions Moderator

The title of the original thread can still be seen in GQ, and anyone with information on the subject can easily post it in its new location in GD. If no one has posted such information yet, it’s likely that no one knows the answer. I don’t think you’re significantly more likely to get an answer with a new thread in GQ. And considering that the question relates to politics, and refers to three such controversial personalities as Cruz, Helms, and Wayne, the likelihood that it would be hijacked again is great. I see no benefit to having two threads on the subject when the question can easily be answered in the first one.

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