auto locking of threads after 2 months

[TeamB 2438]

can we get auto locking on threads that have no activity for two months.

the necro pointless post to 6 month old threads with random extra questions are a pain and just add noise

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

1 hour ago, TeamB said:

can we get auto locking on threads that have no activity for two months.

the necro pointless post to 6 month old threads with random extra questions are a pain and just add noise

Disagree. The old threads have value while locking them does not. There are some very old threads that get brought to the top have no real negative impact on this board and, actually quite often, prove to have value. 

Maybe one or two years is better but I do not really see the value of an automatic lock even then.

[Luke 42077]

As much as I don’t like people bringing back old topics, I know from experience that many are shy about creating their own separate topics. 

i would rather have them post somewhere then scare them off.

[TeamB 2438]

ok your call, and it looks like the user community agrees with you
but I am kind of done with the necro
thanks for all the fish etc etc

Edited October 10, 2025 by TeamB

[Luke 42077]

15 minutes ago, TeamB said:

ok your call, and it looks like the user community agrees with you
but I am kind of done with the necro
thanks for all the fish etc etc

I hear what you are saying. It's a question with no perfect answer. Maybe if it could let them start posting and then auto-convert to a new topic while finding a way to inform them of what's happening so they don't get lost. That might work.

When it's a community member I recognize I always move their post to a new topic because I know they'll be able to find it.