The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limit

[pepto]

I tried to read this thread ..'I just gave a homeless man 20 btc'. I wasn't allowed in.
Why would a topic be off limits to me?  I know it's not missing because it's on today's hottest thread list.

[hilariousandco]

Because it probably got moved to the trashcan by a mod.

Where is this hottest thread list you speak of?

[Mobius7]

I tried to read this thread ..'I just gave a homeless man 20 btc'. I wasn't allowed in.

If the link you get is https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=591000.0, you can read it here https://bitcointa.lk/threads/i-just-gave-a-homeless-man-20-btc.307349/.

[muci1806]

I have the same issue with a couple of threads  Does it mean that the thread was deleted or changed?

[jtipt]

I have the same issue with a couple of threads  Does it mean that the thread was deleted or changed?

Yes the thread was deleted or moved to archive by a moderator. Usually the old topics which are becoming spam megathreads for signature campaign spammers to post are deleted.

[Boseda]

I tried to read this thread ..'I just gave a homeless man 20 btc'. I wasn't allowed in.
Why would a topic be off limits to me?  I know it's not missing because it's on today's hottest thread list.

It usually happen when threads are banned and moved to trashcan. Yet there are several cases where there's just a temporary error and you'll receive that warning. Just wait some seconds and then refresh the page. You'll get the topic back again...