[Kate!]

Originally Posted by parmnion

If everyone requested thread deletion of a thread they've looked a dick in, there wouldnt be any left.

I think closing was the best move.

She didn't "look a dick" as you charmingly put it. People make mistakes, hers was simply phrasing something badly, the backlash she got was far too harsh. If an OP requests a thread deleted for genuine reasons then it should be done.