Why was the Nate Silver thread in Elections closed?

[iiandyiiii]

Thread here.

[Frylock]

Me curious too as well.

[Gyrate]

Me three.

If it’s about the “queer” comment, it’s explained by the link.

[Ludovic]

I wonder too. There wasn’t much discussion about that post up until that point, and certainly no heated discussion.

[John_Mace]

Hurricane Sandy hits the SDMB!

[Marley23]

I’m not sure right now why the thread was closed, but I’ve reopened it.

[iiandyiiii]

@Marley23

I’m not sure right now why the thread was closed, but I’ve reopened it.

Last night was Halloween. My guess is a poltergeist did it. The Dope is haunted.

[Skywatcher]

@iiandyiiii

Last night was Halloween. My guess is a poltergeist did it. The Dope is haunted.

Oh, sure, blame Marley('s Ghost).

[BigT]

@Lute Skywatcher

Oh, sure, blame Marley('s Ghost).

Right. It was just undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato.

[Gukumatz]

Actually, I screwed up. I was doing three things at the same time while reading the Silver thread and inadvertantly locked it. Thanks to Marley for unscrewing it.

[Gyrate]

It was YOU!!!

[voltaire]

@Gukumatz

Actually, I screwed up. I was doing three things at the same time while reading the Silver thread and inadvertantly locked it. Thanks to Marley for unscrewing it.

Hey, at least *you *didn’t close ALL the threads!

[Senegoid]

@Gukumatz

Actually, I screwed up. I was doing three things at the same time while reading the Silver thread and inadvertantly locked it. Thanks to Marley for unscrewing it.

The Master speaks. Today, in fact (11/02/2012)!

[sub]ETA: Coincidence? I think not.[/sub]