An official request to site owners: "auto-lock threads after [say, six weeks]"
by sundialsvcs from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6CN2A)
There are two clear reasons to request this change of software-enforced policy:
(1) "Spam-bots" will automatically surf for and then reopen 'old threads.'
(2) The Linux environment is inherently "rapidly-changing," which necessarily means that "old(er) threads" very quickly lose their relevance. This can be deceiving(!) to new users who encounter a "necromancy thread" and do not see or understand the impact of the date.
Various other forum sites which I also frequent have addressed this issue with a time-based feature such as [Quote This Thread]. Which automatically inserts a quote-tag which is a hyperlink to the prior, locked, thread.
(1) "Spam-bots" will automatically surf for and then reopen 'old threads.'
(2) The Linux environment is inherently "rapidly-changing," which necessarily means that "old(er) threads" very quickly lose their relevance. This can be deceiving(!) to new users who encounter a "necromancy thread" and do not see or understand the impact of the date.
Various other forum sites which I also frequent have addressed this issue with a time-based feature such as [Quote This Thread]. Which automatically inserts a quote-tag which is a hyperlink to the prior, locked, thread.