Threads Not Closing?

#1

I just saw a thread from May that wasn’t closed. I get that there have been posts about this but why do some threads close and others don’t?

#2

depends on where the thread is made.
for instance, threads made in the [redacted] never close, while threads made in the wine cellar close in 1 day.
moving a thread to a different category doesn’t change the amount of time it take to close (if a game feedback thread is wced then it will still close in the same amount of time as if it wasn’t).

#3

we don’t mention the secret secret outside of it
think of it like fight club
(the one regs get)

#4

Some of the old posts have a 6 month closing date after the last reply, whereas more recent ones only have 2 months. So if that post in may was made then it must’ve been before they changed the thread settings.

#5

I don’t know why, but I think I remember some threads from a few months back that were being necrobumped after over a year of inactivity. Sometimes the system closes a thread early (and is usually re-opened by a mod soon after). It lacks consistency.

#6

At the bottom of a thread there is a little notice that normally says “this topic will close 60 days after the last reply”.
Apparantly the default value of 60 days can be changed for a category and was changed multple times.

#7

I know for really old threads, some don’t close because they were made after topics autoclosed. But Mynam’s answer probably explains the phenomenon you saw.

#8

It’ll usually (maybe always?) be due to some intervention that’s gone on with moving the topic/etc.

The default timer settings have been altered over time, and some categories had no timer at first, so if a topic was posted in there, then moved out, it wouldn’t gain a timer unless manually added.

It’s also true that if a topic has closed & then is reopened, it won’t have a timer unless one is readded manually which the reopener sometimes overlooks.

Some topics have had their timer manually cancelled (rarely) upon request to stop them from auto-closing. I’ve done this on some long-lasting ‘megathread’ topics (eg “What Does A Star Mean To You”, "This Needs to Stop [stacked events]) when it’s the type of discussion that if it auto-closed, someone would only post a replacement topic; and it’s easier to merge if the original topic doesn’t also need reopening.

#9

Just found this great example of an old thread: Tips For Successful Mystic PPE?

Only took 2 years to close!

#10
#11

hey thats nice. at least My thread in there is still open.

im actually really curious @regulars is it being used “General Chat Thread”

maybe. although ill probably go inactive in like 3 days. so rip that.

#12

Yes. :stuck_out_tongue: Maybe it’s waiting for you to return.

#13

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