CrackerJacker1
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It didn't go to crap it was getting interesting, maybe you just the one not interested. I'll have to make a new thread to that goes off the one with the old one its not my hard drive space
...its not my hard drive space
It's not September 1st to October 31st... It was bumped by J03 on the 31st of October, he is the only person allowed to break the 30 day rule as it is his own thread. And it wasnt going bad either, it was a fine discussion in it, there was still no reason to close it IMO.How is September 1st to October 31st two days?
Either way to answer the OP's question threads generally get closed for a few reasons. One of which being general age. If a thread hasn't been posted in for a month it is considered off limits by forum rules. If the owner of the tread wants to update it, they should make a new thread with reference to that one.
A second reason is for repeated arguments that cleaning up the thread hasn't stopped. A fair amount of threads that I close have had arguments that have been removed, but only reappeared and it's not worth our time to keep clearing that kind of stuff out.
Thirdly, if the thread is about something that shouldn't be on a forum like ours, or it has gone to crap right from the start, it'll be closed.
Last reason is just for announcement threads that normal members shouldn't have any need to post in.
You are not allowed to bring up threads dating from 30 days or more. A moderator can decide whether to close it or not if it's between 20-29 days. After, it's an automatic lock
No mention of the original poster being allowed to post after any amount of time he likes....you have made that bit up. They are davids rules..we just enforce them. Is it really that hard to respect his wishes?
usually its closed because it violated something....thats what I know
I'm surprised vBulletin doesn't seem to have an option to 'close' threads automatically after a certain period of time.
Another forum where I'm a member http://www.pcqanda.com/dc/dcboard.php does have that option and they use it. Any threads older than 30 days (I think) can no longer be replied to. The 'reply' and 'quote' buttons are removed.