I thought the thing with the hovering to the comment options (reply, give karma, etc) was gonna be switched back to being always on....anyway, it's impossible to give karma for a post in a closed thread because those things don't show up.
CarGuy1... it's something set up for JoeUser as blogging can have odd topics that often go pear-shaped... so it's appropriate for the Op to have control over his/her threads.
On Wincustomize it's not necessary as the Forums have Moderators tasked with keeping things appropriately civil, etc. ...
Doc, that's funny right there, I don't care who you are!!!!