You may have missed the following – it was submitted as a editing comment – in order not to refresh the thread.

It has also been stated more than once that thread originators ARE informed or consulted when there is a reason to do so.
-Joe Offer-

And this one.

No, Spaw. Why close it? It's OK for Roger to have a place to express himself. If we close this thread, he'll start another with the same questions. I'd rather answer the questions once in a thread and then let the discussion continue. If he starts a new thread, then I feel obliged to give the same answers all over again, so he isn't able to convey the implication that our silence proves our guilt.
-Joe Offer-

Perhaps then – this thread can be re-opened?

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