# Thread closed in Cafe Society **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 14, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-in-cafe-society/513728 "2009-10-14T00:59:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-in-cafe-society/513728/1 "2009-10-14T00:59:40Z")
Did I break a rule I didn’t know about that got my thread closed? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-in-cafe-society/513728/2 "2009-10-14T01:09:41Z")
I’m guessing because it was a Call to Action. Such threads need to be run by the mods for clearance first. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-in-cafe-society/513728/3 "2009-10-14T01:11:33Z")
Ah, that makes sense. I just got a message from the mod…thanks! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-in-cafe-society/513728/4 "2009-10-14T01:37:04Z")
Sorry – I had a browser crash and had to reboot – which unfortunately came between locking the thread and explaining why. And of course it turns out I had misunderstood what you were trying to do, so I’ve reopened the thread. I’ll lock this one though. Gotta lock something. twicks, mod