# RE: preemptively closing threads

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-preemptively-closing-threads/819189
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**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-preemptively-closing-threads/819189 "2018-08-06T19:54:54Z")
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### Author: ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-preemptively-closing-threads/819189/13 "2018-08-06T22:55:47Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> If someone is trolling, report it to the mods and if they agree then the troll gets warned, suspended or banned. If you can’t convince a mod (or the mods) that the poster is trolling, then trying to shut down the thread because you think the OP is trolling is a lost cause.

But this instance is not limited to just one thread; the OP here linked to four threads exhibiting the same behavior. Sometimes TPTB need to be shown a definite pattern before taking action.

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