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Can we put a lock on old threads?

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mrscumberbatch · 12/06/2014 14:00

It's great entertainment but getting a bit annoying having some people floundering in from all corners of the Internet getting their knickers in a twist about 3 year old threads.

Can you put a lock on threads over a year old so that new conversations can be started and the same old shite isn't dredged up?

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KateSMumsnet · 12/06/2014 15:43

Hullo all,

Thanks for suggesting this. The reason the zombie alert was introduce was to warn folks that they were about to post on dormant threads, so they knew that chances were everyone else had buggered orf, but not to completely stop them from posting.

We do see what you're saying, but from our point of view, we try to encourage debate and discussion as much as possible, and locking threads feel kind of against this. Often when zombie threads are posted on, the discussion will be revived, or poster will kindly point the newbie in the direction of fresher threads. Of course, if it's a troll or troublemaker, they're usually reported to us and sorted out quicksmart.

We know there's been occasions were the OP has come back to update old threads (often with heart warming or hilarious results), and we think it's nice to keep the old threads in Classics open, so the mirth and joy can continue.

So to get to the point - we reckon it's more productive to keep zombie threads open, and deal with iffy resurrections as and when they occur.

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