Locking Threads Q's

[iPhil]

Is there a way automatically 'lock' a thread after a year the last post via Vb software?


The reason why i'm asking is i've been seeing allot ol' threads being re-hashed ..

 

[MacNut]

Some threads you might want to keep open depending on the subject while others should be closed.

 

[iPhil]

Some threads you might want to keep open depending on the subject while others should be closed.

Like this 3M post Apple contest

 

[Doctor Q]

Software could lock threads automatically, but it takes human judgment to know if a thread should be locked. Sometimes old threads are still useful. In cases where someone has a new question about an old issue, an old thread can even provide more context than a brand new thread would.

Do thread resurrections cause a problem for you?

 

[iPhil]

Q: No i doesn't cause me a problem, but it's lil annoying for me to see some threads being 're-hashed' before looking @ the date on the last post before posting said reply .. 😱 😱

 

[Doctor Q]

Maybe we just need threads to fade and get smaller, as they age! Then again, if somebody does a forum search and finds an old thread, it was likely one of the top hits for the search terms they used.

It might be interesting to study a few such cases and try to figure out how they happened upon that particular old thread.