# So, that was a pretty quick thread closure there... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 5, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699 "2014-11-05T02:53:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/1 "2014-11-05T02:53:35Z")
I’m not complaining, exactly, but [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=739735) thread seems to have gotten shut down pretty quickly. I’m not really sure the topic was entirely explored, because I believe that the USPS does screen and x-ray at least some domestic mail, not for dangerous sentiments, of course, but for drug, weapon, and security concerns. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/2 "2014-11-05T03:11:41Z")
And it was in GQ. Without a cite, or any discussion. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/3 "2014-11-05T04:16:44Z")
looked to me that the OP was looking for CT fodder/trolling - ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/4 "2014-11-05T14:31:40Z")
I thought that was precisely the level of discussion and debate we should allow these idiotic conspiracy theorists. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/5 "2014-11-05T14:49:54Z")
That was a rude thread close. After doing a cursory scan of his previous posts, there’s nothing to indicate to me that he’s trolling. He may be bit of an odd duck, but he doesn’t deserve that sort of rudeness. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/6 "2014-11-05T16:12:45Z")
Sure would have been nice to see a cite by czarcasm or samclem since they claim to know the definitive answer. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/7 "2014-11-05T16:27:20Z")
I thought it ran afoul of the illegal activity clause here… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/8 "2014-11-05T17:35:48Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I thought it ran afoul of the illegal activity clause here… How so? The OP wasn’t promoting doing anything illegal. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/9 "2014-11-05T18:23:14Z")
Samclem is not currently available to explain but he should be around later on today. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/10 "2014-11-05T18:24:34Z")
The OP could have at least provided a link to the CT site he got his idea from. That’s always fun. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/11 "2014-11-05T18:47:28Z")
> [@simster](#): > > looked to me that the OP was looking for CT fodder/trolling - Sure did. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/12 "2014-11-05T19:11:46Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Sure did. Can you find any of his other posts that would back up this theory? He’s been here since August. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/13 "2014-11-05T19:13:04Z")
Does this make samclem the fucking hall monitor? ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/14 "2014-11-05T19:24:24Z")
An interesting OP, a jerkish answer, and an utterly bullshit closing. SOP. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/15 "2014-11-05T19:48:12Z")
So, open a new one, asking substantively the same question. I CAN tell you that we don’t have any equipment that can peek inside a letter or a package, so the answer given in the linked thread is accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/16 "2014-11-05T19:53:36Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > So, open a new one, asking substantively the same question. I CAN tell you that we don’t have any equipment that can peek inside a letter or a package, so the answer given in the linked thread is accurate. Why would I want to open a thread that will be closed instantly? Are you the postmaster general? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/17 "2014-11-05T19:53:38Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > So, open a new one, asking substantively the same question. I CAN tell you that we don’t have any equipment that can peek inside a letter or a package, so the answer given in the linked thread is accurate. Except giving a simple “No” as an answer with no further input or information is a step below the standard of what a board should give that prides itself on fighting ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/18 "2014-11-05T20:45:39Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > So, open a new one, asking substantively the same question. I CAN tell you that we don’t have any equipment that can peek inside a letter or a package, so the answer given in the linked thread is accurate. Can YOU provide a cite? ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/19 "2014-11-05T20:54:04Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > So, open a new one, asking substantively the same question. I CAN tell you that we don’t have any equipment that can peek inside a letter or a package, so the answer given in the linked thread is accurate. That’s just what they want you to think… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699/20 "2014-11-05T20:55:26Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I CAN tell you that we don’t have any equipment that can peek inside a letter What about a great big light bulb? :rolleyes: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-was-a-pretty-quick-thread-closure-there/703699.md?page=2)