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[dooBdoo]

        I can see why they leave old threads for reference -- we're able to use the search feature and find information we might want to use. 

        But I do see a benefit to locking really old threads to avoid the confusion which arises when they're bumped up (whether the "bump" is innocent or otherwise -- there was a real problem in the past with "new" nicknames showing up and pushing very old threads up to the top of the forums).   It's one thing for someone to add an update to a thread from a couple of months ago, for example...  entirely different for a 3- or 4-year-old thread to be moved up, especially if the OP of that thread isn't especially interested in seeing it appear like a ghost from the past.

       It's not a difficult process, it's simple software programming, so the moderators wouldn't make this change manually.   The tech folks would only have to choose a date for closing old threads to comments and then loop through the software and mark ancient threads closed.

[Venezia]

@dooBdoo - Exactly.  Well said.

[dooBdoo]

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@Venezia wrote:

@dooBdoo - Exactly.  Well said.

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        Thanks, @Venezia!  It's probably just me, but when I see a really ancient thread pop up I feel uncomfortable for the original poster of that thread...  many of the old threads were closed for comment and the new platform opened all of them back up for responses (as far as I can tell, anyway).   In a way, it seems inconsiderate to reopen those years-old discussions, at least in some cases, though I'm not meaning to say that's the intent of someone who bumps them up.

[wildcat fan]

I recently noticed a moderator deleted a post and the reason was bumping/bringing up an old thread.  IMO the moderator should have locked the thread at that time so no one else could comment on it.  It just seemed odd that the resurrection post was deleted, but it was left open for anyone else to come along and post in it.  It may be difficult to lock all old posts, but it shouldn't be too difficult to lock them as they pop up.

[dooBdoo]

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wildcat fan wrote:

I recently noticed a moderator deleted a post and the reason was bumping/bringing up an old thread.  IMO the moderator should have locked the thread at that time so no one else could comment on it.  It just seemed odd that the resurrection post was deleted, but it was left open for anyone else to come along and post in it.  It may be difficult to lock all old posts, but it shouldn't be too difficult to lock them as they pop up.

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        I've noticed the same thing, @wildcat fan, and I agree with you.  If the thread was old and shouldn't have been bumped up in the first place (and "bumping" specifically is listed in the Standards for Participation as a violation)...  then why leave it there, open for additional responses?  Doesn't make sense to me.