I haven't read all of the replies, but I would say that there are two main reasons a thread gets closed on short notice:
1) It's a newbie's misplaced/spam/duplicate thread.
2) Users within the thread are having some kind of pointless circular argument.
In the case of the second point, nothing will stop two stubborn members from continuing to derail the conversation, regardless of how many times they are warned, or how many other people attempt to return the topic to its original state.
In my experience, the only thing that will keep these people out of a scrap is to remove their platform for fighting on, even just until they cool off. I wish we could ban specific users from specific threads instead, because it's a shame that all other members should be denied an adult discussion when they're capable of having it.
If we can find a way to address this specific problem, we may be on to something.
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