# If you're going to close threads for illegal actions, be consistant! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 7, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156 "2005-10-07T06:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/21 "2005-10-10T15:09:16Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > The stars will go out. Surely, all administrators and mods will be executed forthwith, for crimes against **duffer** … ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/22 "2005-10-10T15:19:33Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > The stars will go out. Sounds like fun! Let’s start. Allah, Zeus, Jealous, Yahoowahoo, Jehovah, … ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/23 "2005-10-11T01:55:13Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > Dave, the _real_ reasons have been explained - many times. It’s the same reason the mods delete major portions of posts when they’re nothing more than copyrighted news stories. The Reader, quite simply, and quite reasonably, as a publisher, is much more concerned with copyright issues that vice issues. The logic behind this should be immediately apparent to anyone who wants to give it a moment’s reflection. So would it be fair to say that the Reader’s interest in banning discussions on P2P is based more on principle rather than any concern it might get sued or prosecuted due to posted content? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/24 "2005-10-11T01:58:59Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > Sounds like fun! Let’s start. > > Allah, Zeus, Jealous, Yahoowahoo, Jehovah, … You didn’t get very far into the six billion there. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/25 "2005-10-11T02:28:15Z")
Well, yeah.🙂 When I said “let’s”, I meant that other posters might want to join in. Ah well, if you won’t help me, I guess I will have to bring on the end of everything all by my lonesome. 😉 El, Adonai, Popeye (I yam what I yam!), Johan the water god, Ahura Mazda, The Bar (I am sorry, that should read “Ya Barr”) , Nike, Amaterasu, Raiden, Poseidon, Dylan, Athena, Kami-San, Azuzu,_takes a breath_ ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/26 "2005-10-11T04:04:00Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > Yahoowahoo Sounds like someone’s been reading their Larry Gonick. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/27 "2005-10-11T05:20:33Z")
🙂 Joshua, Jupiter, Jones, Tiw, Quetzalcoatl, the Wolfian, Lugh; Lord of Light, Hermes, [del]Zoidberg,[/del] Chang’e, David Jones, Amun, Anubus, Ma’at, [del]Gav,[/del] (That’s calling it to early), Ukko, Loviatar, Osirus, Brahman, Toho, [del]Godzilla[/del], Susanoo (Susan, for short), Eris, [God-Jesus](http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=god-jesus.jpg&category=Toys&date=2002-10-16) , Marduk, Ægir, Nabu, Frigga, Hel, Rongo, Hey, wait a minute. If this works, does that mean I am in the process of asking the mods to close the thread (along with all of reality)? ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/28 "2005-10-11T10:42:28Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > And then what happens? The mods invade Poland. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156/29 "2005-10-11T22:32:56Z")
Walking backwards so the Poles think they’re retreating, right? Sorry, that joke still holds up well. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-close-threads-for-illegal-actions-be-consistant/325156.md?page=1)