It seems that there should be an auto lock of topics.. one thread came back from the dead from 2013.
I think a year is long enough for people to contribute and if a new post is so stupendous and informative, the poster can message the mods to open it back up.
I think a year is long enough for people to contribute and if a new post is so stupendous and informative, the poster can message the mods to open it back up.