# Not permitted to view a GQ thread on "strapping" **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 11, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547 "2015-08-11T14:13:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/1 "2015-08-11T14:13:55Z")
Everytime I click on the link in the GQ forum for the “strapping thread” [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=764754](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=764754) I get a notice that I don’t have permissions to view the thread. 😕 Just me or anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/2 "2015-08-11T14:15:38Z")
I viewed it not more than 10 minutes ago. ---
**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 11, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/3 "2015-08-11T14:16:28Z")
The thread has been removed. Send me a PM if you want details as to why. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/4 "2015-08-11T14:16:31Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Everytime I click on the link in the GQ forum for the “strapping thread” [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=764754](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=764754) > I get a notice that I don’t have permissions to view the thread. 😕 > > Just me or anybody else? This is usually a sock or troll that has been banned and their thread(s) wished into the cornfield. Sometimes the redirect of the thread move gets left behind by accident. You can always PM or email a mod if you want more specific information. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/5 "2015-08-11T14:16:54Z")
Looks like it was closed and disappeared. Not surprising considering the subject and username. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/6 "2015-08-11T14:19:41Z")
Interesting. There were something like 16 posts to the thread. I was under the impression that threads generally don’t get deleted around here, just locked. So what is the general criteria for a thread to get deleted vs. locked? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/7 "2015-08-11T14:23:01Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > This is usually a sock or troll that has been banned and their thread(s) wished into the cornfield. … When will the mods start thinking about the food-chain? Can’t you find a safer place for this stuff? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/8 "2015-08-11T14:23:26Z")
It shouldnt have been disappeared as it provided some useful information. Corporal punishment was more common than I would have thought in the not to distant past. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/9 "2015-08-11T14:28:23Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > It shouldnt have been disappeared as it provided some useful information. Corporal punishment was more common than I would have thought in the not to distant past. [Previous thread on the subject.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=630293) If you must. Until it gets disappeared, I guess. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > When will the mods start thinking about the food-chain? Can’t you find a safer place for this stuff? Depends on whether or not the grain needs a good thrashing, I would wager. ---
**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 11, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/10 "2015-08-11T14:28:29Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > So what is the general criteria for a thread to get deleted vs. locked? Generally speaking, if the thread was started by a troll, sock, or spammer, we will usually delete the thread. Most other problem threads are just locked. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/11 "2015-08-11T14:42:42Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > … Depends on whether or not the grain needs a good thrashing, I would wager. Bravo. Well played Good Sir. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-permitted-to-view-a-gq-thread-on-strapping/727547/12 "2015-08-11T14:44:23Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > … > Depends on whether or not the grain needs a good thrashing, I would wager. Ah, yes, move them to the pit!