diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php b/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/constants/PonderQuestionStatus.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       self::STATUS_OPEN =>
         pht('This question is open for answers.'),
       self::STATUS_CLOSED_RESOLVED =>
-        pht('This question has been resolved.'),
+        pht('This question has been answered or resolved.'),
       self::STATUS_CLOSED_OBSOLETE =>
         pht('This question is no longer valid or out of date.'),
       self::STATUS_CLOSED_DUPLICATE =>
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php b/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/controller/PonderQuestionViewController.php
@@ -18,21 +18,10 @@
 
     $answers = $this->buildAnswers($question->getAnswers());
 
-    $authors = mpull($question->getAnswers(), null, 'getAuthorPHID');
-    if (isset($authors[$viewer->getPHID()])) {
-      $answer_add_panel = id(new PHUIInfoView())
-        ->setSeverity(PHUIInfoView::SEVERITY_NOTICE)
-        ->appendChild(
-          pht(
-            'You have already answered this question. You can not answer '.
-            'twice, but you can edit your existing answer.'));
-    } else {
-      $answer_add_panel = new PonderAddAnswerView();
-      $answer_add_panel
-        ->setQuestion($question)
-        ->setUser($viewer)
-        ->setActionURI('/ponder/answer/add/');
-    }
+    $answer_add_panel = id(new PonderAddAnswerView())
+      ->setQuestion($question)
+      ->setUser($viewer)
+      ->setActionURI('/ponder/answer/add/');
 
     $header = new PHUIHeaderView();
     $header->setHeader($question->getTitle());
@@ -245,49 +234,6 @@
     return $view;
   }
 
-  private function wrapComments($n, $stuff) {
-    if ($n == 0) {
-      $text = pht('Add a Comment');
-    } else {
-      $text = pht('Show %s Comments', new PhutilNumber($n));
-    }
-
-    $show_id = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();
-    $hide_id = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();
-
-    Javelin::initBehavior('phabricator-reveal-content');
-    require_celerity_resource('ponder-view-css');
-
-    $show = phutil_tag(
-      'div',
-      array(
-        'id' => $show_id,
-        'class' => 'ponder-show-comments',
-      ),
-      javelin_tag(
-        'a',
-        array(
-          'href' => '#',
-          'sigil' => 'reveal-content',
-          'meta' => array(
-            'showIDs' => array($hide_id),
-            'hideIDs' => array($show_id),
-          ),
-        ),
-        $text));
-
-    $hide = phutil_tag(
-      'div',
-      array(
-        'class' => 'ponder-comments-view',
-        'id' => $hide_id,
-        'style' => 'display: none',
-      ),
-      $stuff);
-
-    return array($show, $hide);
-  }
-
   private function buildSidebar(PonderQuestion $question) {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
     $status = $question->getStatus();
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderAddAnswerView.php b/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderAddAnswerView.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderAddAnswerView.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderAddAnswerView.php
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@
 
   public function render() {
     $question = $this->question;
+    $viewer = $this->user;
+
+    $authors = mpull($question->getAnswers(), null, 'getAuthorPHID');
+    if (isset($authors[$viewer->getPHID()])) {
+      return id(new PHUIInfoView())
+        ->setSeverity(PHUIInfoView::SEVERITY_NOTICE)
+        ->setTitle(pht('Already Answered'))
+        ->appendChild(
+          pht(
+            'You have already answered this question. You can not answer '.
+            'twice, but you can edit your existing answer.'));
+    }
+
+    $info_panel = null;
+    if ($question->getStatus() != PonderQuestionStatus::STATUS_OPEN) {
+      $info_panel = id(new PHUIInfoView())
+        ->setSeverity(PHUIInfoView::SEVERITY_WARNING)
+        ->appendChild(
+          pht(
+            'This question has been marked as closed,
+             but you can still leave a new answer.'));
+    }
 
     $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
       ->setHeader(pht('Add Answer'));
@@ -39,8 +61,14 @@
         id(new AphrontFormSubmitControl())
           ->setValue(pht('Add Answer')));
 
-    return id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
+    $box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeader($header)
       ->appendChild($form);
+
+    if ($info_panel) {
+      $box->setInfoView($info_panel);
+    }
+
+    return $box;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderFooterView.php b/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderFooterView.php
--- a/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderFooterView.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/view/PonderFooterView.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   }
 
   protected function getTagContent() {
+    require_celerity_resource('ponder-view-css');
     Javelin::initBehavior('phabricator-reveal-content');
 
     $hide_action_id = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();