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I don't see any problem with your patch and I agree that users should be able to rate closed threads.

GREAT! Thanks for checking!

Thanks all for looking after this so promptly. As regards Neo's question: the unanswered threads link could show only 15 pages instead of 20. That will - in probably well over 95% of the cases - prevent users reaching a page full of unanswered threads that they cannot respond to.

Hey fig!

Maybe we should ask the other folks what they think?

For example, should we increase the time for our auto-closing process to 4 months? 5 months? 6 months?

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FWIW: the OP apparently can open / close threads. Under Thread Tools menu, there is a bullet list to open closed threads and vice versa. I was able to open / close a very old thread that I had started, but not one to which I had merely posted.

This feature appears to be common in (some) forum software -- it was a thread at LF last week ... cheers, drl

Yes, I noticed that on many sites these days, comments on news articles and blog posts are stopped after a certain number or posts or a certain time. Of course, some of those news sites etc have controversial topics (politics, etc) so they have many comments, wars, insults, etc.

Here, we admins will implement what is best for the site, the members and those who visit from search referrals in search of an answer to a question or problem.

Just like we don't write in the back of a book written by others, we reference that knowledge in a new book or paper or article. Many of us feel the same way about old threads. They can be referenced if closed, and a new thread started.

So far, the concensus from our admins, mods and members are that closing threads after three months is important . If there is a concensus to change it, we will.

For me, I am so used to referencing other URLs in a post, that the point is moot for me; and am interested in what others think serves best.

If threads are closed, they are closed for a reason, policy being one of them. I dont think you can demand from the user to un-close a thread just because he wants to respond to it. If we want to encourage users improving threads, then the need to un-close a closed thread first before any addition can be made is not particularly welcoming. Also referencing closed threads in a new thread is rather cumbersome, both for the author and the subsequent readers.
In summary: we need to be absolutely sure the current policy is the best one for this site, else rethink it.

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should we increase the time for our auto-closing process to 4 months? 5 months? 6 months?

A little longer than 3 months would be welcome, but how about starting a poll on this?

Agreed, but we could look into implementing technology to weed out those comments that are, if we feel this site suffers from this.