I second this. It was rather unnerving to find a reply that I had carefully written to Zealot being slammed against the firewall of a "You are trying to reply to a closed thread" message - said closure happening while I was actually composing the response.
AdminNosy closed the thread Random mutations shot down on this site last evening for a "cool down". Would someone mind re-opening it? I think sufficient time has elapsed. I'd like to finish replying, but I don't know when Nosy will be back on line. My alter ego doesn't feel right about re-opening it while I'm participating.