Originally Posted by
suomynona
Your thread should prompt discussion or at the very least interesting responses. If your thread is of a type that historically always receives the same responses (e.g. birthday threads, leaving threads, coming back threads, etc.), it will be closed. If it is determined that your thread has become a thread that always receives the same responses, it will be closed.
I don't agree with the preemptive closing of threads before any 'crime' is committed. If the thread turns out to be shit, close it then. Until then, give all threads a chance (so long as they don't break global rules). Don't take action before the fact.
I can get behind your other suggestions.
I'll also add, as a general rule of thumb, that moderator action should only occur when a post/thread is
completely shit. Everything that is not a blatant shitpost should be left alone. That's where the bar was originally set (source: Skul) and that's where it should be again.