https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/auto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-27137"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fauto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Auto-Lock+thread+%28archive%29+after+X+months+of+no+activity%3F+%28Dead+thread+bucket%29&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fauto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAuto-Lock thread (archive) after X months of no activity? (Dead thread bucket)%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/auto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="383036da60eb2334b47ac88c9c937a12" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/027/137/for_gallery_v2/Lock_thread.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/027/137/large_v3/Lock_thread.jpg" alt="Lock thread" /></a></div></div>Basically, it's an "administrator" request, or feature request. Once a thread reaches an age (say 6 months or a year) with no new additions, it "locks" so we can't "necro" it, or respond to it.<br /><br />We'd still be able to search it, or link to it, just not "raise the dead."<br /><br />Your thoughts? Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:00:39 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/auto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-27137"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fauto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Auto-Lock+thread+%28archive%29+after+X+months+of+no+activity%3F+%28Dead+thread+bucket%29&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fauto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAuto-Lock thread (archive) after X months of no activity? (Dead thread bucket)%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/auto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="7018c874693b6dca4e69487461f3c95a" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/027/137/for_gallery_v2/Lock_thread.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/027/137/large_v3/Lock_thread.jpg" alt="Lock thread" /></a></div></div>Basically, it's an "administrator" request, or feature request. Once a thread reaches an age (say 6 months or a year) with no new additions, it "locks" so we can't "necro" it, or respond to it.<br /><br />We'd still be able to search it, or link to it, just not "raise the dead."<br /><br />Your thoughts? Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:00:39 -0500 2015-03-01T23:00:39-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/auto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket?n=506026&urlhash=506026 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If a thread has been beaten to death it should be closed as well... Cpl Michael Strickler Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:15:32 -0500 2015-03-01T23:15:32-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/auto-lock-thread-archive-after-x-months-of-no-activity-dead-thread-bucket?n=506089&urlhash=506089 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Then there would need to be an ability to auto-forward new applicable information regarding the topic to another thread. Some threads on Rallypoint shouldn't die because new members and time brings new and/or more accurate information. SGT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:10:21 -0500 2015-03-02T00:10:21-05:00 2015-03-01T23:00:39-05:00