<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
My opinion is that if a thread cannot be moved to another forum (e.g., Miles to Travel), it should not be closed.
What purpose is served by closing a thread? It doesn't save time for those who read only a few boards, because the locked thread is still there (until it gets overtaken by more recent threads).
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One reason to close a thread is to discourage people from posting in the wrong forum. (Long-run versus short-run incentives.) Of course, it may just discourage them from posting at all. FWIW, I also prefer the old structure and also wish moderators could move threads to the travel board.