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    why is it when someone posts a thread that has a slight possibility of getting out of hand that someone says it will get closed? and why is it happening more often now than in the past? and if someone sent you a PM regarding your favorite kind of chalk, would you answer it or just ignore it?

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    why is it when someone posts a thread that has a slight possibility of getting out of hand that someone says it will get closed? and why is it happening more often now than in the past?
    one word, with a hyphen.

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    and if someone sent you a PM regarding your favorite kind of chalk, would you answer it or just ignore it?
    i answer all pms

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    "Humans have a tendency to state the obvious."

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    It really is annoying. And we all know someone's going to do it in this thread. Whoever does it is a dumdumhead.
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    I dunno. I've never been a big fan of thread closing, unless it's just a boring thread or has nothing at all to offer. If it's active/entertaining, I'd generally let it be.


    About the PM, yes. Answer it. Say BLUE.

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    Now nobody will say it, BoB. You totally jinxed it.


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    it makes you cool because you're proving to us non-psychic folk that you can actually read the future. (the "you" in this case is the person predicting post close/user ban)

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    faster skating penguin: you are my new favorite person. and not just because of your name.

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    Because people think they will be rewarded and praised by the Cid's Knights for doing so! When in fact it makes everyone hate them, staff included.

    I'd answer it if it was from someone hot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic
    Because people think they will be rewarded and praised by the Cid's Knights for doing so!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic
    Because people think they will be rewarded and praised by the Cid's Knights for doing so! When in fact it makes everyone hate them, staff included.
    So so true
    As for the PM, I'd answer it regardless whether the topic was chalk, lapdancing pelicans or the optimal conditions for raindancing in southern Greenland. Just plain courtesy, surely?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Denmark
    why is it when someone posts a thread that has a slight possibility of getting out of hand that someone says it will get closed?
    Because they're smurfing smurflickers who think they know but they really don't know.
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    and why is it happening more often now than in the past?
    It's not.
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    and if someone sent you a PM regarding your favorite kind of chalk, would you answer it or just ignore it?
    Depends on whether they mean brand or type/color/etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Denmark
    why is it when someone posts a thread that has a slight possibility of getting out of hand that someone says it will get closed?
    This is because people are stupid, and despite Staff making public comments three or four times a year about using the Warn button, people don't respond.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Denmark
    why is it when someone posts a thread that has a slight possibility of getting out of hand that someone says it will get closed?
    Because it will not get back on track & will only get worse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Denmark
    why is it when someone posts a thread that has a slight possibility of getting out of hand that someone says it will get closed? and why is it happening more often now than in the past? and if someone sent you a PM regarding your favorite kind of chalk, would you answer it or just ignore it?
    Id answer the pm,Pwurple
    And yes, its a pain when a topic you find interesting closes :weep:

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