If they do, it'd probably be amongst themselves and wouldn't involve the "master". I don't think he spends much time chit-chatting with anyone. What if the chelas try to spin it that the "master" orchestrated the thread closing? I seriously wouldn't put it past them to see some kind of divine intervention by the great "Garji"....Which would be HILARIOUS because if the "master" could stop online discussions that damage his credibility, then why wouldn't he stop City-Data at page 10? Or page 20? Or page 100? I'm pretty sure Gary Olsen didn't like the thread 100 pages ago either.
In fact, the thread being closed by the moderators will probably only make the situation worse for Gary Olsen and his MasterPath when it comes to negative testimony online. Sort of like kicking a hornet's nest. It's actually good to have the discussion spread out over multiple sites. ;)