Why would a post be marked "Not open for further replies"?

[OaklandJim]

I encountered a post that was unanswered but it was not answerable and it was marked "Not open for further replies." Why would that happen?

 

[MARK858]

Possibly a duplicate post or a post that involves cracking passwords that has been blocked by a moderator, although they normally give a reason in the post.
A bit difficult to say without a link to the post.

I normally see messages like that on Stack Overflow rather than here

 

[OaklandJim]

Here is the post in question.

 

[MARK858]

Probably because the OP also has this thread

How to macro will Unhide all the worksheet except the active sheet

'This macro will hide all the worksheet except the active sheet Sub HideAllExceptActiveSheet() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets If ws.Name ActiveSheet.Name Then ws.Visible = xlSheetHidden Next ws End Sub This code its working But We need 'This macro will Unhide all...

www.mrexcel.com

 

[Peter_SSs]

Duplicate question is definitely the most common reason. Although it was not the case in the thread you linked to, the reason is mostly found within the thread.
For example, see post #5 in this thread.

 

[Fluff]

@OaklandJim
That thread was a duplicate of How to macro will Unhide all the worksheet except the active sheet which you answered, & I forgot to submit my reply to that effect.