# Where to find deleted thread, if possible?

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**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-deleted-thread-if-possible/938507 "2021-03-23T17:56:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-deleted-thread-if-possible/938507/3 "2021-03-23T18:45:01Z")

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Here is the thread you want (it wasn’t deleted, it was only closed).

> [@Saint Zero Explains "Immoral" For Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saint-zero-explains-immoral-for-us/30762):
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> OK, in weirddave’s [“So you’re gay. Who gives a rats ass?”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=35891) thread, Saint Zero stated: When called a bigot, he said, “I believe it is wrong,” but that it is just his own belief, questioned why people begrudge him for having morals, and added that he has gay friends. When pressed to explain why he thinks homosexuality is immoral, he said: Your every wish is my command. So tell us, O Wise One, why do you think homosexuality is immoral? Do you think it’s a “lifestyle choice,” or do you also disag…

Finding it was easy. Go to [archive.org](http://archive.org) (as @BigT said) and paste in the old link, click on any of the snapshots, and then find the thread title. Search for the thread title on the current board, and there you go.

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