[TedHead2k]

On every message board I've browsed upon, I've felt the mods have been on this power trip so they could have the power of closing threads and deleting things.

In general, I think people take mod positions on sites and message boards far too seriously. There is no mod school. Nothing is prestigious about being a mod. Mods are not cooler than normal users.

Just leave threads open. Unless someone is being majorly bashed, there really isn't a need to lock a thread. On a repost of a topic, maybe a link to the already ongoing discussion, but there are far too many threads I see on boards where a mod replies "Well, what's-his-face has found whatever, so there is really no need for this any more. Locked."

Augh. Who cares.