Auto Lock Old Threads

anotheruser

Why doesn't MSE have an auto lock facility that if a thread has not had a reply within say 90 days, the thread is locked?

It would stop people bumping hugely old threads:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63918633&postcount=34

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=63869774&highlight=#post63869774

are two recent examples but there must be hundreds more.

torbrex

As far as I can see, threads are autolocked if they have not had a reply for 2 years.

fermi

--> Auto-locking old threads

Atidi

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3106108

Edit: Beaten to it once again
Interesting post in that thread at #5 by MSE Andrea

redfox

torbrex wrote: »

As far as I can see, threads are autolocked if they have not had a reply for 2 years.

I personally think it would be much better if they were autolocked a lot sooner than 2 years. Although I think 90 days is too short a period, I do think either 6 or 9 months would be infinitely preferable.