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Auto close threads - Defeat - 11-26-2018
I have noticed gravedigging as of recently. Could we have a plugin added to automatically close threads that have not been active for perhaps a month or a few ? This would stop the issue and give @mothered less work
RE: Auto close threads - Oni - 11-26-2018
The reason we haven't, is that sometimes a member might have a good reason to reply to a thread (even if 3 months have passed). In many cases, people have added to conversation and brought life to a thread that was once dead. The act of posting in an old thread isn't a problem in and of itself, it's when low-quality content is being posted. All that being said, I may make the warning more attention-grabby (i.e. red text).
RE: Auto close threads - mothered - 11-26-2018
(11-26-2018, 08:32 AM)Oni Wrote: The reason we haven't, is that sometimes a member might have a good reason to reply to a thread (even if 3 months have passed). In many cases, people have added to conversation and brought life to a thread that was once dead. The act of posting in an old thread isn't a problem in and of itself, it's when low-quality content is being posted.
This.
For example, although there's no reply for 90 days, the link In the thread may be down and the OP Is In fact still active. If a member replies to re-upload the link It's not classed as grave digging. There are no hard and fast rules. Each one Is treated on a case-by-case basis and It's up to the discretion of staff, to determine whether the reply Is considered grave digging.
RE: Auto close threads - Defeat - 11-27-2018
Thanks for the explanation guys. Closing this now.