# What does moved thread mean and where is it moved

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 23, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596 "2002-12-23T21:00:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_willard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596/1 "2002-12-23T21:00:05Z")

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What does “moved thread” mean, and is it moved someplace else? If so, where?

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**Author:** ![jbird3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@jbird3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jbird3000)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596/2 "2002-12-23T21:02:15Z")

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Well, this thread is going to be moved to ATMB, if that helps.

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596/3 "2002-12-23T21:02:17Z")

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It means it’s been moved to a different forum. If the topic is inappropriate for one place the moderator or administrator will relocate it so that it’s where people most interested in the topic will be able to find it. The forum it’s moved to depends on the thread in question.

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**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596/4 "2002-12-23T21:02:31Z")

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Shouldn’t this be in the “About this message board” forum?

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moved-thread-mean-and-where-is-it-moved/144596/5 "2002-12-23T21:11:05Z")

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If you click on the title of the moved thread, when the thread loads you’ll see listed at the top which forum it’s now in.