# The Tanks Thread is Closed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 12, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151 "2009-05-12T12:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/1 "2009-05-12T12:12:22Z")
This [one.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=339059) I imagine there are good reasons - I just fail to see them. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/2 "2009-05-12T12:16:23Z")
SOP with zombie threads, innit? It is coming on for four years old. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/3 "2009-05-12T12:24:33Z")
Oops- missed that and thanks for the info. Apologies to Czarcasm if he/ she took offence. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/4 "2009-05-12T13:28:44Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Oops- missed that and thanks for the info. > > Apologies to Czarcasm if he/ she took offence. He/she takes no offence. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/5 "2009-05-12T14:07:40Z")
I was thinking of commenting on this one but decided not to. But I’ll jump in on this. I don’t see a reason why it needed to be closed. I understand that it was a zombie but there was nothing time sensitive about it. Nothing could be gained by opening a new thread about the same topic. Its not like it was a “Did you hear what George Bush said last night?” thread from two years ago. I think most zombies should take a shotgun blast to the head but I don’t see a need to kill them all. If there was no interest in it the thread would have dropped off soon anyway. Not a major point and I’m not upset by it but I did think about it when I read the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/6 "2009-05-12T14:08:07Z")
It should be a rule that when a thread is closed, the closing post must state why explicitly. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/7 "2009-05-12T16:14:08Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > It should be a rule that when a thread is closed, the closing post must state why explicitly. It did. Well, explicitly enough for most of us, anyway. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/8 "2009-05-12T17:29:57Z")
As I understand it, it’s because some of the past participants may no longer be members. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/9 "2009-05-12T23:02:07Z")
Well, yes, and especially if you are going to debate with them about something. I mean, if they are gone (or just no longer following that thread) you are beating up an un-aware opponent. But I am not sure if this applies to the Tiher tank thread. I don’t think we’d call this heated debate. This may well have been a zombie that you guys could have left to wander the earth. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/10 "2009-05-12T23:37:26Z")
> [@Kal](#): > > It is coming on for four years old. Indeed. Tanks for the memories. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tanks-thread-is-closed/496151/11 "2009-05-13T05:55:54Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > As I understand it, it’s because some of the past participants may no longer be members. I am aware of the reasons for killing zombies. And I agree with them. But like DrDeth said there was no heated debate. It was not like anyone needed to defend themselves. I had a couple of points to add that some may have liked. Not enough to open a new thread. Maybe the discussion would have died, maybe it wouldn’t. The topic was not one that was going to spoil due to age. I didn’t lose any sleep over this but since this thread was opened I thought I’d throw in my 2 cents.