Asking for a thread to be closed

Do thread starters have a right to ask for a thread to be closed once the thread becomes argumentative.

It used to be done that way but I don't know if all mods still hold to that. You can always PM a mod of that area where the thread is at if you really desire your thread to be closed because of such issues and see what he/she says about it. I believe the majority of the time that the mods will comply with the request.

Could you please PM me the link to that thread if possible?

I know that the mods used to be very respectful about closing threads once they get ugly.

That thread has since been closed but the moderator's attitude was essentially, "Tough! You started the thread now live with it!"

Every moderator has an Administrator. You can complain via pm to their administrator.

Sometimes moderators do not want to close a thread at the OP's request because it appears that the OP simply wants it closed to get the last word in and "win" a debate. Sometimes they don't want to close a thread because although it got heated, it is going well again and members are clearly interested in the discussion. If the OP asks for a thread like that to be closed, staff may decline to close it.

But typically, most threads can be closed at member's request. As far as I know that has not changed although it is not specifically addressed in the new staff stuff.

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The thread is closed now, so I don't see any point in pursuing it further. I was just disappointed in that moderator's attitude.

That might have been an excuse, except that there was no debate. I just asked a yes or no question. All I wanted was literally a one word answer: "yes" or "no". I never offered an opinion or any kind of argument so there was no "last word" to be had.

Then it would seem that the respectful thing to do would be to close that thread and open a seperate thread addressing that topic.

I think you should always have that option if it's really getting out of hand

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