I can’t even respond to the last poster there to ask her to mind her manners. Since there’s no message from the Editorial staff I assume that this has been done on the whim of a mod. Please sort it out, Ed. When discussions are halted in full flow for no apparent reason it becomes a waste of time contributing at all. The Islam thread went the same way … twice!
As far as I'm aware, this post breaks no rules.... but this fairly recent practice really is becoming very frustrating to the more serious posters here, especially if they've taken the time and trouble to research complex issues.
Mamyalynne, //I totally agree that when a thread is closed there should be an automatic notice saying so.//
That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that unless there's a very good reason to close threads, they shouldn't be closed. Neither of the above examples warranted closing.
Having read the thread, to my mind the correct course of action would have been to remove the last insulting post and leave the rest of the thread intact. but then again, I'm not a Mod or an Ed.
Give somebody a bit of power, and don't be surprised when they use it simply because they can. Litter wardens, police, the European Union, and of course, the AB mods.