Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-294840-20170712103315/@comment-24573226-20170809185514

GreyStark wrote: Maybe we should just seal all the old threads

Thanks to this being brought up on the wiki_suggestions channel in the Discord chat, we were introduced to a JavaScript code that enables us to do this. I input it today, and it should take a couple days to go active.

At that time, all forum threads without activity for 120 days will be locked. Any threads between 90 and 120 days will have a gently-guided message reminding that the post is old and to consider whether a reply is really needed.

I am looking forward to this taking some pressure off of our forum moderators' shoulders about closing the hundreds of threads on there. Also to seeing less of newbies being told to stop. Gentle reminding is fine, angsty "ugggghs" aren't so friendly.

This won't affect comment threads on articles, blogs, or user walls. I ask all users to try to be kind if you see a comment on an old post. This will help the wiki be a friendlier, more welcoming place.