Why?

[curlygirlies]

Do some threads on here not have a 'comment' box? How do you reply?

[anneasquith]

Maybe the threads in question are though to be irrelevant by the Ed. Just a guess .

[lady-janine]

I don't know. Wish I did. Someone must have the reason. Hope they let us know soon.

[naomi24]

Threads with no comment box have been closed. You can't reply to those.

[burlyshirley]

It's probably because they have been closed, which can be very frustrating !

[barry1010]

The Ed has closed the thread.

[curlygirlies]

Then why not remove them? What's the point of having a thread you can't comment on. For instance https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1769168.html#answer-13035489

[naomi24]

Because some of the posts on that thread may be of interest to others.

[lady-janine]

I thought that only abusive threads were closed.

[AuntPG]

On that particular post I doubt it. It was a stir up post nipped in the bud by the Editor. Why not just zap it? - it only had three replies.

[burlyshirley]

There's no rhyme nor reason to it as far as I can see.

[naomi24]

Maybe that was perceived to have the potential for a repeat of yesterday's commotion. I'm just guessing.

[burlyshirley]

The other wind up thread yesterday wasn't closed though, was it ?

[anneasquith]

Good decision by Ed.

[naomi24]

I don't know.

[lady-janine]

Not a stir-up post. Genuine question and meant to be eliciting light-hearted replies. That is why it was put in cb and not Body&Soul.

[AuntPG]

Naomi -I agree, so why not just remove it ? Its serving no purpose as it stands.

[burlyshirley]

This will close soon, I don't doubt !

[naomi24]

I've no idea, APG. Maybe because it broke no rules but was nonetheless deemed to be unsuitable.