I've mentioned this before on another thread, but I thought maybe if I made it the main topic it would get a bit more attention.
My theory is that closing threads would solve a lot of the problems that are current encountered. Zombie threads could be closed after a certain length of time so that people could still read the useful advice, but we wouldn't end up with people resurrecting them years after the original discussion to ask a similar question and only getting answers that relate to the OP and their aged problems.
It would also be a good way to avoid having to delete threads that have turned into bunfights - I've just seen one which contained several thoughtful posts which could have been helpful to plenty of people in similar situations, but which obviously descended into a slanging match towards the end. If the unhelpful posts could have been removed and the thread closed for new comments then the time and thought that posters put into answering wouldn't have been wasted, but the bickering would have been curbed.
Is there a reason that this wouldn't work? Have I missed something?
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DoJo · 16/07/2015 22:11
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