These threads are not being locked because people are saying they miss Shaun. Shaun is an awesome guy and contributed so much to the website and podcast while he was here, so it's definitely understandable that he will be missed and that people want to express that.
The threads are being locked because of the speculation that is taking place. Unfortunately, we are unable to discuss any of the details about why this happened. The same thing with goes with Shaun. So, to be fair, we are not going to let the speculation run wild on this board.
I know you want answers, but we can't give them to you. I hope you can understand.