True true.. i was talking more on a "general" overview not this specific one as a "crisis".. I was just using it as an example.

But I know that, (and I probably should do this), take pyPianobar for example.. I don't maintain it anymore (replaced by pyRadio). If I requested the thread to be closed .. but someone else still downloads/uses it and comes asking a question.. they would likely expect me to answer since I'm the OP and dev of the software. If that answer never came they could get frustrated, and would end up making their own thread anyway.

Closing it eliminates the middle section of getting angry and no response, IMHO. Also, bonus points if (as should be) the final post in the thread is a redirection to whatever that thread was about's new location.

In all cases... neither crisis nor conspiracy, as you say.