I don't understand why you can't just make a new thread. If no staff will fess up to it, you are allowed to post it. If staff said that what he posted wasn't allowed, then that's another story.
My guess, honestly, is that 47th accidentally closed the thread. It's really common and I've done it multiple times.
I don't want to sound like a dick but @47th did accidentally close it. It's extremely easy to do as it only takes one click when your button happens to be over that small button. I can vouch on @"Cann!bal"'s picture that @47th did indeed close it at 12:03 AM. Obviously @47th wasn't trying to get attention and it was obviously a little mistake. No need for drama and calling staff corrupt when staff did nothing wrong.