Topic automatically closing.... system new message

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Personally I see no downside to leaving threads open, and closing them brings problems and no real benefits.

[SketchUp3D_de]

"This topic will automatically close in 3 months."

i.e. near to no gain in seldom cases but annoyance for all…

[DanRathbun]

… and as I said in that thread (and got 7 likes then) …

@DanRathbun

I would rather see a feature where the solution mark causes an automatic 30 day countdown clock to “retirement.” (These are the “single user issue” threads.)

I am totally against the arbitrary locking of ALL threads of all kinds. It ignores the fact that there are “timeless” discussion threads, not just “single user issue / question” threads.

… and …

@DanRathbun

And here is another type of topic (feature request) that should not ever be automatically closed. Only manually closed if the feature is actually added to the application.

… and still another thread …

@DanRathbun

So to me, it is more important to answer (or give a solution to) any open thread, than to add clutter by forcing members to open new threads on the same issue or subject.

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I find it SO ironic that we are NOW in the FIFTH thread, (that I could find,) on this SAME topic !

• "This topic will automatically close in 3 months."
• "This topic will automatically close in 3 months" - NEW issue: Wikis!
• “This topic will automatically close in 3 months.” cont
• Why do some threads automatically close, others in an amount of time that counts down, and others "3 months after the last reply?"
• Topic automatically closing.... system new message (THIS THREAD)

Nothing in the Meta category should ever be auto-closed. (Only manual close by OP or Admins.)

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Therefore I believe, as implemented, that the auto closing feature is a failure.