# Denied permission to open a thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473>\
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**Created:** [January 29, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473 "2008-01-29T17:18:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473/1 "2008-01-29T17:18:53Z")

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In GQ I clicked on “Why is ignorance of the law no excuse” and got a message saying I don’t have permission to access this page. This was true on several attempts, but apparently only with this particular thread.

Any idea what’s up?

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473/2 "2008-01-29T17:21:01Z")

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That’s the standard message you get when a thread has been deleted.

Probably somebody being naughty in some way, and efficient modding.

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**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473/3 "2008-01-29T17:23:02Z")

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It’s been disappeared by the moderators maybe? I’ll see if I can find it to pull it up. I’m onto page 2 of GQ and I’m not seeing it. 😕 Have you tried doing a search for it, can it have been moved or the like? How old is it, have you pulled it up before?

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473/4 "2008-01-29T17:30:07Z")

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There was such a thread earlier today, and I posted in it. I don’t remember seeing anything in the thread that would warrant moderator action, let alone deletion.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473/5 "2008-01-29T17:35:31Z")

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[QUOTE=Giles]  
There was such a thread earlier today, and I posted in it. I don’t remember seeing anything in the thread that would warrant moderator action, let alone deletion.  
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Probably started by a sock.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denied-permission-to-open-a-thread/435473/6 "2008-01-29T17:40:28Z")

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