[Forum Suggestion] Closing threads which are long overdue/dead.

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SierraCypt

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There are no similar mentioned suggestions so I decided to post this.

Over the past few days, I realized that there had been overdue/dead threads which were dug up by forumers. When I say overdue, I meant threads which were left unanswered or ignored for a long time, and it can stretch as long as months to years! Problem is, forumers who are unaware would dig up these threads and subsequently spam will occur. During my years of foruming, reviving dead threads along with the common rules and regulations, is generally considered an infraction as well.

My suggestion for this is to ask the moderator to close any dead threads which had been left unanswered for XX period of time. One outcome of this is decreased/saving bandwidth for our forums. I do not know if this change is significant, but I believe the host will benefit from this.

The moderators are doing a good job closing all the answered threads, and I know it is ridiculous and tiresome to start closing all those dead threads, because there are simply too much. But there is always a start, and I hope the staff can put my simple suggestion into consideration.
 
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SmiggleZ

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good idea man, how about closing thread which are dead for one year
=) great suggestion!

but i dont think that closing threads will decrease bandwidth , how about trashing some dead threads instead? but for sure i would like to suggest a support suggestion. =)

Delete the finished forum events threads after a week after the forum event has finished and delete the trash threads since they are trash anyway =)
 

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Closing dead threads will prevent people from posting, as compared to leaving it open. Probably using the word "decrease" is wrong, saving bandwidth would be a better phrase haha!

Trashing all those threads will require a lot of work from our moderators!
 
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SmiggleZ

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=) it's hard work but would be worth it
anyway i'd be glad to volunteer in helping clearing extra bandwidth via closing and deleting dead threads if this suggestion would ever be implemented =)
 
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