Why do people close their threads before they get the help they asked for?

[TonyBridger]

I suppose when a thread descends into nonsense,far removed from answering the original question you can understand the OP closing it.

If people closed every thread that did that here, there would be no threads open

[Spyder1942]

It might be that they are sticking to the rule of only one thread at a time and all others must be deleted.The few times that i post a thread i delete it when i feel it has run its course.i'm not sure how often Admin apply htis rule as i have seen 10 threads or more at a time from some who shall remain nameless.

[TonyBridger]

It might be that they are sticking to the rule of only one thread at a time and all others must be deleted.The few times that i post a thread i delete it when i feel it has run its course.i'm not sure how often Admin apply htis rule as i have seen 10 threads or more at a time from some who shall remain nameless.

That rule only applies to the Plug Hole, the threads the OP is talking about were in the KT. I know one was closed after a OP was accused of being negative and not worshiping ebid

[Spyder1942]

Sorry.You are right.
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Thanks All
Gazza

[MilkyMalky]

If people closed every thread that did that here, there would be no threads open

Precisely. All forums threads are like conversations. How many conversations have people had in the past where you've ended up talking about something completely different to what you started talking about only 5 minutes earlier.

If it can happen in speech, it can happen here. It should be encouraged, in my opinion it only enchances the forum and the relationship between the members on it.

[astral276]

OK, time for another dumb bunny question: what is Lucozade?

Lucozade is a glucose drink. When a child back in the 50s, the appearance of a bottle of it told you that you were really ill - as that was the only time a bottle was bought in my family.

Nowadays, it has been re-invented as one of the fad drinks.

[HerMajesty]

So, astral, I was around in the '50's, but in the states. What did you drink that didn't come in a bottle?? We had tap water, milk in a bottle, Kool-aid (powder in a paper packet that you mixed with sugar and water), and on special occasions a soda pop......in a bottle. When we were ill, we got apricot juice (from a can). I loved apricot juice, so didn't mind being ill!!!!

[moonwitch]

Well wait until some one calls you a Pollyanna

That is my nickname locally...I have a knack of always finding a way to find fun things to say on any subject

[moonwitch]

Lucozade is a glucose drink. When a child back in the 50s, the appearance of a bottle of it told you that you were really ill - as that was the only time a bottle was bought in my family.

Nowadays, it has been re-invented as one of the fad drinks.

My son has particularly brittle Diabetes so we keep in a stash of little Lucozade bottles in case of an emergency.

Only thing is...he loves the stuff so much that he guzzles away at it and ends up with a high blood sugar emergency which kind of defeats the object.

[astral276]

So, astral, I was around in the '50's, but in the states. What did you drink that didn't come in a bottle??

OK, Mrs Pedantic That should, more correctly, have read 'as that was the only time a bottle of Lucozade was bought in my family' - not the only time any sort of bottle was bought.