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As I stated at the beginning of this thread 6 months with no activity  is more than enough time for a thread to live before it is locked.

 

Locking old threads will help end this type of confusion caused when an old thread is brought back from the dead and then split into a new thread. 

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Coming back to live after 13.2 years.

I still think there should be a lock…

Best regards,
GerdW


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I do not understand what the issue is with this forum and their refusal to do so.

 

This has got to be the only forum I visit that does not lock threads after a certain amount of time.

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There is no out-of-the-box functionality to lock topics or warn users when posting to old topics, so this will require a customization be created. While we do not yet have an estimated date for this customization, we can assure you that our team is still tracking this in our backlog. We will address it when availability and priority allows.

 

Thanks,

Lili

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@RTSLVU wrote:

I do not understand what the issue is with this forum and their refusal to do so.

 

This has got to be the only forum I visit that does not lock threads after a certain amount of time.


I think there are many perfectly legitimate reasons to not lock the threads and allow posts well into the future.  While the newly attached example doesn't really seem to be one of them, I'd rather deal with an occasional zombie thread than lose out on the ability to post in an old thread with truly useful new information.  ("hey that bug reported in 2010? cause what?  It is now fixed in 2018!")  Or those late thank yous from people who have been helped by an old thread.

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@RavensFan wrote:

@RTSLVU

I think there are many perfectly legitimate reasons to not lock the threads and allow posts well into the future.  While the newly attached example doesn't really seem to be one of them, I'd rather deal with an occasional zombie thread than lose out on the ability to post in an old thread with truly useful new information.  ("hey that bug reported in 2010? cause what?  It is now fixed in 2018!")  Or those late thank yous from people who have been helped by an old thread.


I do not agree, as you can always reference and link to the old thread in a new post with the same problem.

 

Keeping these open just for a few more "Thank Yous" is superfluous.

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