auto close threads

[blake9999]

Maybe add this module to the site to keep Newbs from opening threads that have been dead for years.

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/auto-close-threads.5270/

 

[chiqifella]

more posts = more hits, why would they want to reduce money making hits?

 

[blake9999]

Yeah, but if a thread has been inactive since 2010 and none of the members posting in it have been active since 2011... why reopen it?

 

[chiqifella]

Yeah, but if a thread has been inactive since 2010 and none of the members posting in it have been active since 2011... why reopen it?

I agree, a newb may not even see a date, and it may piss off other members, but from the standpoint of a money making forum closing a thread like this, disallowing more postings, (including even others bitching about the old thread), posts make money.
closing threads reduces the amount of money made. why again?

 

[blake9999]

Just start a new thread! at least it will be current.

 

[chiqifella]

Just start a new thread! at least it will be current.

I agree, from the experienced posters' point of view. can you imagine 20 new threads daily about how to water my plant?
a newb uses google. an old thread may be subject of his query or thoughts.
having old subjects lying around to post on in creases traffic= more looks at advertisements,more money.
funny thing is when a newb asks a dumb q often they're sent to an old thread to resurrect.

 

[blake9999]

Yes but times change, growing teniches change, and nute formulae's change. Allot changes over the years making old threads obsilete. How many times a week do we get a noob asking about potential yield from their seedlings?

 

[sunni]

No

 

[sunni]

A forum is an open dialogue of discussion closing all our old threads is a crap response to our members

We close threads when they’re breaking rules

 

[rocpilefsj]

A newb resurrects an old thread and people jump all over them, a newb starts a new thread and people jump all over them for not using the search function because there are a million threads on it already. Just can’t win lol.