# Why was this thread closed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 28, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892 "2009-09-28T20:19:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/1 "2009-09-28T20:19:00Z")
> **[Am I Required by Law To Show My Receipt When I'm Leaving Wal-Mart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=533831)** > > I go through the check-out at Wal-Mart, pay for my purchases, and as I’m heading out the door to the parking lot, a Wal-Mart “Greeter” intercepts me and says “Sir, I’d like to see your receipt for your purchases.” (before I leave the store) Am I... Is \*\*Miller \*\*firing off warning shots already?🙂 Seriously, what was the problem? ETA: Never mind. Question answered. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/2 "2009-09-28T20:44:07Z")
Sheesh, you’re quick on the trigger. Let’s give **Miller** at least a few days on the job before you start accusing him of doing stuff he didn’t do. (After that, you are free to blame him for any mistakes I make.) 😉 I closed it first, then posted the explanation. The thread had clearly moved out of GQ territory. The debate, such as it was, had become fairly acrimonious and somewhat personal. Therefore I opted to close it rather than move it. If someone wishes to actually frame a debate on the subject, I would hope it could be done in GD without the acrimony (at least to start off with). On the other hand, if people wish to object to the policy itself, it would probably be better done in the Pit. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/3 "2009-09-28T20:52:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Sheesh, you’re quick on the trigger. Seriously man. Some people around here, shit. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/4 "2009-09-28T20:52:20Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Sheesh, you’re quick on the trigger. Let’s give **Miller** at least a few days on the job before you start accusing him of doing stuff he didn’t do. So you’re saying that **Miller** didn’t close a thread that was so ripe for it? He’d better shape up. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/5 "2009-09-28T20:54:27Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Seriously man. Some people around here, shit. :rolleyes: Before you roll your eyes at me, you may want to read my post again. Look for the smiley, and the word “seriously.” In that context, it means “I was only kidding.” ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/6 "2009-09-28T21:00:25Z")
Well I knew the **Miller** thing was a joke. I even smiled and gave it a half chuckle. But usually when people say “Seriously…” they are you know, serious. So I thought you became, you know, _serious_. If the whole thing was in jest though, it all went over my head and I do sincerely apologize for my previous post. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/511892/7 "2009-09-28T21:07:29Z")
Asked and answered and closed at the request of the OP.