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Originally posted by Nemo
What's the logic behind this? If people are being a mess, shouldn't they just be warned? Or thread banned if it is excessive in one thread? I don't understand why a thread should be closed because of people being "messy" because using that logic, pretty much every single thread on ATRL should be closed because of its messy posts by members. Also, it takes away enjoyment from members who are behaving in the thread that found it entertaining or were having a mature conversation. It almost in a sense seems as if members are unjustly "punished" (for lack of a better word) because of a few bad apples.
(Sorry if this response came off as sounding rude or anything, I'm just trying to understand this)
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Sorry, I thought we were talking about threads that had already died naturally (dropped to 2nd page). If I get in there late and I see the last few pages are an unreported mess, I just close it to prevent further reports and further bumps. I'm not gonna waste my time warning everyone.
If it's an active thread, it really depends on so many things. The number of reports that are coming from it, the quality of the discussion, is it still on topic, etc. Sometimes it's just easier to close it rather than go through every page and try and save the initial topic. In the end it's just a feeling that the thread is a pain and a snap decision to close it. When you do this for years it all becomes sort of automatic.
