1. It really doesn't matter how many people are into the sport - the point is that an established member here was putting forth the effort (and hosting these contests is not an easy thing) to host a fun contest and your comment came across (to me at least) as rude and arrogant.
2. You don't close threads here.
In my opinion you owe Nelson an apology, and need to take the advice of "read more, post less". Here is a good thread for you to read: http://www.cigarsmokers.com/threads/12252-Any-Takers
-Buzz
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