Still think that posts more than 2 years old need to be closed for comments. More than half the activity on this forum are visitors replying to buried comments from a decade ago. And now they can post anonymously.
Absolutely agreed and seconded that many posts should be locked after a certain time frame. But I think it should be after no new posts for X number of days and not just 2 years from inception. As we all know some of the posts have been running for years and still actively contributed to.
I think one of my suggestions was after no new activity for 1 year it should be read only days is kind of jumping the gun and I have seen a lot of good content added to a post 6 months after. to me its when posts are 10 years old and asking for help and some one replies than makes me wonder.... but on the same hand, I don't mind when a equipment post is 6 years old and some one posts an update on how it worked long term or changes to the tech.. its a fin line, for not if we can stop the trending posts from being form 2009 I think that's a win haha
If one of the objectives of the forum is rebuilding viewership and contributions, I think forcing visitors to create a profile and a new topic would encourage that. They would immediately become accountable and invested and as a result will be more prone to return and forcing a new topic makes it easier to find their answers when they actually return. Current state, visitors can post anonymously to decades old posts buried pages deep where it doesn't serve anyone, including the visitor asking the question who can't ever find their question after they ask it - if they return at all. I don't know what the proper time span is, but if a topic has no activity for over a year, I'd consider it dead. I welcome all new members. Build a profile, create a new topic to ask a question if there isn't a recent one to address. The responses to ages old topics clogs up the works, screws up the sort and adds no value to anyone.
