# Why am I restricted from reading a thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 13, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913 "2005-02-13T21:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913/1 "2005-02-13T21:31:30Z")

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Trying to access the thread title ‘As Requested, Explanation’ in ATMB. and I am recieving this message:  
ltfire, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

I am a member in good standing since 2002. What’s up with the restiction??

MODS?

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**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913/2 "2005-02-13T21:38:00Z")

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The thread linked in TVeblen’s post has been removed from the public’s view. Ed posted a new thread [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302206)

I’m not a mod, etc.

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**Author:** ![Othersider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cab0a1/32.png) [@Othersider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Othersider)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-restricted-from-reading-a-thread/289913/3 "2005-02-13T23:45:58Z")

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I got that message too. I imagine you and I were singled out for exclusion. Everyone else gets to know about it except us. :smack: 😃