# Shoot, why'd ya go and close the "Describe it in three words" thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 1, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265 "2007-05-01T04:55:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/1 "2007-05-01T04:55:24Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403490&page=1&pp=50](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403490&page=1&pp=50) Just closed by **SkipMagic** , durnburnit. Too soon, says I. That was a fun thread, and quite a few people were still regularly posting in it. ☹ He wrote: _Mod Note: Thirty-one pages is quite a bit for a game. And since we have a surplus of games going on in MPSIMS, I’m afraid we’ll be closing some of the older, longer game threads._ Isn’t 31 pages simply a reflection of its popularity? Who says there’s a “surplus”? Why close it down? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/2 "2007-05-01T05:29:51Z")
Since this is a thread questioning a mod decision, I’ve moved it to the Pit. As for _why_ I closed it… we purposely limit the number of on-going game threads because they aren’t central to the mission of the board. Yes, I know, neither are a lot of other threads, but game threads (especially ones without a specific end) aren’t even central to the purpose of MPSIMS. We currently allow a few at a time because they are popular, but when they reach a lot of pages (typically double-digits) and start hogging the front page real estate of MPSIMS, they tend to get closed. We even have a [sticky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=231482) in MPSIMS addressing this issue. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/3 "2007-05-01T05:31:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Shoot, why’d ya go and close the “Describe it in three words” thread? Too Much Traffic. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/4 "2007-05-01T05:38:15Z")
He closed the song lyrics thread, too. I guess we were having too much fun. ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/5 "2007-05-01T05:45:31Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] He closed the song lyrics thread, too. I guess we were having too much fun. [/QUOTE] The Music Died. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/6 "2007-05-01T06:03:39Z")
He also closed the Family Feud thread. I don’t play in any of those. I’m just pointing out the games that were closed since that seems to be the theme of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/7 "2007-05-01T07:01:26Z")
Well, shit. I was having fun in the FF thread. This sucks mightily. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/8 "2007-05-01T09:43:36Z")
Too popular? You mean you actually prefer unpopular threads? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/9 "2007-05-01T11:30:54Z")
Insert New Coin ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/10 "2007-05-01T12:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=Sage Rat] Insert New Coin [/QUOTE] Game Over, Man! ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/11 "2007-05-01T12:18:55Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] Game Over, Man! [/QUOTE] Abort, Retry, Ignore? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/12 "2007-05-01T12:21:53Z")
Hey, we weren’t finished yet. There are lots of words we didn’t use yet! ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/13 "2007-05-01T12:22:47Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Hey, we weren’t finished yet. There are lots of words we didn’t use yet! [/QUOTE] Never ending thread. ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/14 "2007-05-01T12:26:49Z")
Songs sung blue Or Screw you Skipper. ETA: I guess I must be the one responsible for the closing of the Song thread as Skip did link to the thread about post count padding and I had started to increase my post count dramatically by playing this ‘game’ over the past week. Way to go Skip. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/15 "2007-05-01T12:33:26Z")
[QUOTE=Abby\_Emma\_Sasha] Well, shit. I was having fun in the FF thread. This sucks mightily. [/QUOTE] Yeah,me too. Guess the Blue team wins. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/16 "2007-05-01T12:52:04Z")
Red was ahead at the close of the thread. WE won, dammit. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/17 "2007-05-01T12:57:58Z")
In a way, I am relieved. I needed someone else to step up and take over the hosting duties of the [Family Feud](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411797) thread soon anyway. It was fun while it lasted. I am glad \*\*Idle Thoughts \*\* had started it. **Skip** , one minor note, we were in the middle of a game, but at least you let us [complete a round](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8523038&postcount=1209). Jim ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/18 "2007-05-01T13:08:42Z")
Well, I’m still annoyed. I may wait a week and start another “Describe it in three words” thread. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/19 "2007-05-01T13:09:16Z")
I have to say- I don’t have a dog in this fight, but the logic of closing a popular, fun thread completely escapes me. A new one will probably be opened with the same game in no time. I understand “hogging front page real estate” and you don’t want the same 5 threads at the top of the page forever, but hell, that might be why a lot of people are visiting that forum to begin with. I dunno. It just seems really weird to me. I really to think there should have been a “games” forum added when the boards were changed around years back. It would have been a great place for people to discuss WOW, board games, and play games like this without crowding out people in MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265/20 "2007-05-01T13:19:46Z")
[QUOTE=BoBettie] I really to think there should have been a “games” forum added when the boards were changed around years back. It would have been a great place for people to discuss WOW, board games, and play games like this without crowding out people in MPSIMS. [/QUOTE] My understanding is they tolerate the game threads and have no wish to encourage them. Perhaps I am wrong, but that is my strong impression from the stated rules and way they close game threads from time to time. * * * I am curious, why did the Werewolf/Mafia games escape the Lock? Is there some sort of criteria of what is too mundane? I would think the Family Feud thread actually had some educational value, I can’t speak to the others. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-whyd-ya-go-and-close-the-describe-it-in-three-words-thread/402265.md?page=2)