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| url = https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/disable-topic-auto-close-feature/270<br />
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= Disable topic auto-close feature =<br />
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'''[[User:gaardn|gaardn]]''' — ''2019-02-22''<br />
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Is there an advantage to the feature that auto-closes/locks topics after a period of time?<br />
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I’d like to be able to raise threads from the dead.<br />
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…and participate in discussion even if it’s been a week or two since the last post.<br />
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What do y’all think aboot that, 'eh?<br />
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'''[[User:elimisteve|elimisteve]]''' — ''2019-02-22''<br />
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Agreed!<br />
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'''[[User:hicksu|hicksu]]''' — ''2019-02-22''<br />
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I second this emotion.<br />
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'''[[User:James|James]]''' — ''2019-02-22''<br />
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Agreed.<br />
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Fyi, mods can unlock threads iirc. I know admins can.<br />
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What about change auto-lock from 24 hrs to 30 days or 3 months from last reply.<br />
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'''[[User:gaardn|gaardn]]''' — ''2019-02-22''<br />
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Is it possible to simply turn that feature off?<br />
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'''[[User:tdfischer|tdfischer]]''' — ''2019-02-23''<br />
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Yes. I turned it on to see how it would behave and if NB found it useful. I think it’s fine to keep on, however. It’s totally possible to reply as a linked topic and continue the discussion elsewhere, off the announcements list eg, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220519192236/https://discuss.noisebridge.info/c/1-uncategorized #uncategorized]<br />
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'''[[User:rando|rando]]''' — ''2019-02-23''<br />
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why is it relevant unless a user sets it?<br />
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