Saw a thread titled "The nerve of this guy!!! Can you believe it??" that after only 7 comments was "CLOSED". I read all of the comments and found none to be particularly offensive. So why was it closed early?? If a comment was deleted for being too offensive, then why was the discussion closed after the offensive posting deleted? If you're going to close a thread why not just leave the offensive posting in (modified if necessary) so readers know what the problem was that caused closure?

Are we becoming paranoid or afraid of being sued by people who's nationality matches the group referred to in the thread or in the item of interest? Or are our Moderators attempting to be pre-emptive after looking into their crystal ball? Or are we just becoming wusses.

In any case right or wrong, it's censorship. We as adults should be able to made educated decisions on the value of the content.

So what was the reason for closure?

If my questioning of this issue causes someone to have gas, please advise me in a PM so that I will refrain from questioning the authorities in the future.