# Surprised this thread was closed...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprised-this-thread-was-closed/417519>\
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**Created:** [August 30, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprised-this-thread-was-closed/417519 "2007-08-30T17:13:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Shroud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprised-this-thread-was-closed/417519/1 "2007-08-30T17:13:33Z")

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I should know better than to post this, and I’m not trying to call out **Cajun Man** , but this is the first time I’ve ever been surprised at a thread closing:

> **[Let's play Flag Count (as in sexual)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=434771)**
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> i.e., how many countries you’ve slept with. List them, and state your age for relativity’s sake. I’ll start. U.K. Germany France Italy Spain Ukraine Taiwan Jamaica St. Lucia India Puerto Rico and of course - U.S.A. 12 total I’m 24. ...

It seemed pretty harmless and fun. I went through the rules and didn’t find any that it breaks. So was closing it (and scolding the OP) just one mod’s whim, or would others concur?

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**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:** [August 30, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprised-this-thread-was-closed/417519/2 "2007-08-30T17:30:23Z")

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Looking at it now.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprised-this-thread-was-closed/417519/3 "2007-08-30T17:38:37Z")

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Since it’s being discussed here: [Why close pizzabrat's prurient and tasteless thread? - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=434778) in the Pit, I’m closing this one.

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**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:** [August 30, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprised-this-thread-was-closed/417519/4 "2007-08-30T18:03:38Z")

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The thread has been reopened.