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Normally we don't like to close threads, but when, as HotGuns has said, if they get contentious and compromise the civility of the forum. And, as he also stated, if the OP requests it we will normally consider his question or request for comments satisfied and close it for them. When other members call for it to be closed it is usually an indication that things are going downhill and we will either watch the thread closely or remove/edit out posts that are dragging it downhill. You can also bet that there is flurry of discussion regarding the downturn in the staff forum.
You have to understand that most of our members, including the staff, have been members of or involved with other forums that seem to encourage arguments (as opposed to discussions) and know the discord that usually follows. It often creeps into other threads as members decide that they don't like particular members. It is my opinion, as it has been for the past five years, that when discussions cross the line into arguments or private ******* contests between two (or more) members it is time to close the thread. Some of our longtime members know that this is how we do things here and are able to predict what is about to happen. Calling for it's closure is acknowledgment that things are about there.
Again, we don't like closing threads, but there is a time that some of them need to be locked....
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