# Why was this thread closed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 20, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936 "2005-11-20T15:36:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrewdt85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936/1 "2005-11-20T15:36:49Z")

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My ‘best 1,000th post ever’ thread in MPSIMS just now, by either Cajun Man or SkipMagic I presume.

Why?

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**Author:** ![andrewdt85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936/2 "2005-11-20T15:38:34Z")

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Oh, I see. Never mind, just read it.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/331936/3 "2005-11-20T16:56:10Z")

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:smack:

Why read when you can post?