To Shambles, I would say - please stop, unless you've anything new to say - but if you have, ask to close this and start an dnew one

If another can be started - what would closing this thread or indeed the closing of any thread achieve?

Why cannot all threads remain open, once they fall off the bottom of the index - as they once did?

Why would you think that my asking for this thread to be closed would be agreed to - when so little else of what I ask for is seen to be agreed to?

if you look back - you will see that this thread has already been closed once. As it was re-opened at my request and I now struggle to post my views anywhere but in this thread - even if such a request were to be granted to a thread's originator - it is highly unlikely that I would be making such a request.

And anyway - it has yet to be established if a thread's originator has much sway in such matters. For the usual double standard is seen to apply here also.

Once a thread is started - its originator can make such request - and if it suits them and our 'moderators' wish to close it - they will ingore any wishes of any other contributor to that thread and subject the thread to imposed closure.

If it does not suit them and our 'moderators' do not wish to close it - they will inform our forum that threads are a joint effort and the originator's wishes have no merit.