# Do you allways look at closed thrads? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 7, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681 "2003-08-07T22:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/1 "2003-08-07T22:39:30Z")
For me it is a compulsion, whenever I see that little padlock on a thread I just have to open it to see why it was closed. Am I insane, or do other dopers get this same compulsion? ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/2 "2003-08-07T22:40:44Z")
Darn, and I was so happy that the spellchecker found no errors in my message! Didn’t check the title… ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/3 "2003-08-07T22:44:34Z")
Yeah I usually have to see what closed the thread… I’m always disappointed when the last post doesn’t have anything enlightening! 🙂 Spell check is overrated! ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/4 "2003-08-07T22:45:06Z")
To me, a padlock is a big flashing sign saying “READ ME!” ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/5 "2003-08-07T22:52:19Z")
Yeah, baby. **manny** is still my favorite thread closer, but **UncleBeer** has been gettin’ some good ones in lately, too. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/6 "2003-08-07T22:56:04Z")
Yes. In fact, I’ve often wished we could search for threads closed in the last day. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/7 "2003-08-07T23:10:55Z")
Yep. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/8 "2003-08-07T23:13:36Z")
Yes, I want to see if it’s really legit or a mod w/ a stick up his (whoops not the pit), well I mean a mod having a bad day. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/9 "2003-08-07T23:16:54Z")
Just imagine how popular a board would become if it had nothing but closed threads. ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/10 "2003-08-07T23:18:19Z")
Glad to see I’m not the only one here who does that. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/11 "2003-08-07T23:21:14Z")
If it is a really long thread, I don’t always bother to look - particularly if it is a debate about abortion or gun control or some other topic that is quite likely to end in a punch-up - I have to look at the threads that get closed after less than a page though. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/12 "2003-08-08T00:46:03Z")
Count me in as a “yes” vote - I think it’s like slowing down to look at the accident on the side of the road. I always try to resist…not proud about it, but there you go. In general, though, I only view the closed threads that I’ve viewed. Also, the mods always have a brilliant closing comment – come to think of it, I believe that’s the primary reason I go back. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/13 "2003-08-08T00:55:50Z")
Yup. Ahhhh, guilty pleasures. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/14 "2003-08-08T00:57:33Z")
Yep. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/15 "2003-08-08T02:05:59Z")
Always. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/16 "2003-08-08T02:13:10Z")
yep. I think a Mod should close this one, then we could sit back and count the hits. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/17 "2003-08-08T02:14:43Z")
yessireejimbobbo. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/18 "2003-08-08T03:04:08Z")
Compulsively. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/19 "2003-08-08T03:07:24Z")
Well _NOW_ I will! ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681/20 "2003-08-08T03:10:28Z")
It depends. If the last post is by a mod, then I’ll usually go for a peek, otherwise no. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-allways-look-at-closed-thrads/193681.md?page=2)