I've never had a thread closed...
amazingly enough... Not that I'd WANT to, ya unnerstand...
The closest I ever got to being "modded" was when I got a PM from one of the guys, saying he objected to a descriptive word combination I used, and would I mind having a little discretion, eh?
I didn't mind editing it. I don't consider anything I write as being "precious", you know?
So I PM'ed him back, said "we cool, now?"
He PM'd back with a big "smilie".
Harmony is a cool thing. Doesn't cost a dime, also.
And, it doesn't dent one's integrity, either.
Edit:
I wonder...maybe the mgt. is just tired of threads that really have no point to them (and have the potential to run 100's of posts), and perhaps the new policy is to cut 'em off, maybe?