I stayed well away from that thread...
so had to do some sherlock holmesing to find out what you're on about.

imho... when Joe states he does not know which mod closed it..
well, that spotlights a problem that's always bugged me ... he should know !!!

There should be some kind of behind the scenes mechanism whereby thread closures / deletions / editing
are logged identifying the mod responsible.

At least that way mods could keep check on the activities of their team mates...
and a closer eye on any mod suspiciously veering towards the dark side...