# Question about thread closing ("Have we all been taken for a ride?")

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**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-thread-closing-have-we-all-been-taken-for-a-ride/930276 "2021-01-11T18:20:22Z")\
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> [@mordecaiB](#):
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> **Hari\_Seldon** should apologize and reopen the thread as it had a pretty good conversation going.

Personally I think Hari Seldon should step down from being a moderator or be removed by his peers. This type of thing is a constant issue with him. (Not that the rest of the staff are great either WRT this, but he is by far the worst, ISTM.)

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