Why wasIMF: social welfare benefits 'too high' closed

I was wondering why it was closed because

When it was closed there was no reason given and the name of the moderator who closed it was not shown. I know that there was warning's over some of the contributions. However if some posters fail to follow the rules they should be notified and then suspended rather than a thread being closed.

The reality is that the topic was emotive and drifted into other area's. However the reality of dealing with the Irish Economy at present is that all cuts are interconnected and it is hard dealing with one area without dealing right accross the spectrum.

I know the Moderators have to make decisions however I believe that it is unfair to close down a thread that had a high level of contribution and discussion in it. If you look at it another way from now on if you dislike a thread all you have to do is get another few posters with like views take it off line and start posting controversial material and get the thread closed.

PS Will this will be shut down as well.