Originally Posted by frost

Jut in general, if the people can keep it somewhat civil, the thread never gets closed. Threads get closed when the users start bashing each other, or other members start trolling (as mentioned).
Why don't we just delete the offending posts? We do! We ALWAYS attempt to simply clean a thread first, but that rarely works. People just keep trolling/bashing, and quite simply, the mods don't want to invest their entire days staying on top of the mess of people who can't keep it civil.

Edit: I should say that I don't speak for any other mod or AK. ;]