Auto-lock threads after a year?

If you do have to tag an account, you're better off picking a mod over an announcement account which is, as they say, rarely used.

Also, no. I have seen many individuals revive some brilliant threads which were previously overlooked, albeit on rare occasions. Even rarer is when the OP is still on nofap and finds the new comments revitalizing or an opportunity to present his/her updates on whatever the thread is about.

The content doesn't need to be original because the members aren't. Each member deserves personal responses to their thread, and in any case- doing so has no impact on their originality.

EDIT: if anything, this should apply to the Off Topic Section alone.

 

From what I understand they keep them open so that instead of creating the same thread asking the same question (which still happens occasionally), they can just search to see if it exists and then they can just reply to that instead.

Otherwise that would take up so much data on their servers right?

 

I hope this idea does not happen. I much prefer resurecting an old thread where possible. There are loads of threads here full of wisdom from users who have long since gone and no one reads them anymore. It's great when they are brought to light again. So I disagree with you @FellatiousD, sorry, and I hope we can and do resurect age old threads—there's gold in them there hills.

 

What's the need for it tho?

Also whatever this is!

 

Why do you want to see other people do stuff that you want? Maybe they don't wanna see old threads? lol

 

You always have the choice to not read such threads. That would be a sensible solution with least side effects.

On the other hand what you are asking is gonna be detrimental to new users in the long run.

• People who have just relapsed are not always in a calm state of mind to think straight and read FAQ, so they just have mild panic and post their queries.
• Almost all of the users here are undergoing various degrees of stress, depression etc. And you aren't thinking about it.

Now just think it over...
When people ask same old questions... Old User 1 answers them (or ignores it if he doesn't have the time)... Old User 2 whines about it and cringes over it and neither helps them, nor glosses over it and move on.

Which approach is a smart one. I leave it for you to decide yourself.

Also I think you need to take a break and discipline yourself to not lurk too much over the forums. Cuz the problem you have with such content stems from too much browsing over everything in here. (That is just my personal opinion, and stems from experience, there was a time when I was bitter at this place because of some sick individuals, and eventually I realised that the only sick person was my own stubbornness in not facing reality of my situation and getting into unnecessary drama.)

You need to use this place as a recovery tool. Not an online magazine that has any obligations to entertain you with new novel content day after day.

(Sorry if I sound harsh on you, I don't mean any harm.)

 

woof woof, thank u, i think it applied to me also in some ways..

 

No offense, but this is a bad idea imo. Yes it would get rid of some trash but it would also get rid of some good content that has bee overlooked. Also, I'm assuming you mean locking threads 1 year after the last post, not the op. Otherwise its a terrible idea.