Reasons for closing a post should be stated in no uncertain terms if there's to be any lesson taught to the readership and posters. The reasons for the post closing should be stated in text immediately below the statement that the post is closed.

As to attacks against Mudcat members, such attacks occur and remain undeleted in several threads. Preventing the naming of an attacked member in a thread title makes that practice inconspicuous to those reading the thread titles, but does not address the practice of posting attacks within threads.