Question from a new member...

[War_Eagle]

Why are so many threads locked? There are some that looked really interesting and I'd liked to have posted in them but they're locked.

Why is that?

 

[Andres]

they're probably old. The get locked after so long. Not sure exactly what the time requirement is. The only other reason would be if a new thread gets too hot and heavy. When people can't play nice, the mods often have no choice but to close a thread early. Of course you've already mentioned you can still read through them, so I would check and see if a question you have hasn't already been answered. If it's something you really want to ask, you could always start a new thread.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Threads are automatically closed after there have been no posts in a thread for at least 30 days. Forums are like conversations in a Coffee Shop. You don't walk into a group discussion with people that stopped a conversation a month ago and suddenly pick up an old conversation as if everyone knows, immediately, the context of the conversation. Often it presents a lot of confusion because the new post is noted and people don't notice that there have been several responses to the initial post.

If you want to re-address a particular thread then copy the thread URL and cite it in your post and start a new conversation.

 

[Andres]

Threads are automatically closed after there have been no posts in a thread for at least 30 days.

Cool, I never knew this was the requirement! Thanks Rich.

 

[War_Eagle]

OK. That explains a lot, then.

Thanks.