One excellent method to do this is to archive milestone subjects once they have fulfilled their purpose and to close older threads, particularly ones from previous years. It may also inspire people to initiate fresh debates, which may result in increased participation and current discussions.
The following actions could be helpful:
Put Auto-Closing into Practice: Establish a rule that will automatically end threads that haven't been used for a predetermined amount of time, such as a year.
Frequent Moderation: Ask employees to go over and close old threads on a regular basis, particularly in milestone sections.
Give users clear instructions on when and why old posts may be closed, and encourage them to create new threads if they have updates or questions that are similar.
(09-17-2023 - 10:24 AM)NickxD Wrote: I was thinking that we should have old topics closed so that people do not reopen from 2015-etc. Even in the milestones section I was thinking for staff to close old milestone topics so no one goes about boosting there posts.
(06-24-2024 - 07:24 PM)Firefly21 Wrote: You are in charge , I agree , to avoid spam and to keep the forum tidy . 
One excellent method to do this is to archive milestone subjects once they have fulfilled their purpose and to close older threads, particularly ones from previous years. It may also inspire people to initiate fresh debates, which may result in increased participation and current discussions.
The following actions could be helpful:
Put Auto-Closing into Practice: Establish a rule that will automatically end threads that haven't been used for a predetermined amount of time, such as a year.
Frequent Moderation: Ask employees to go over and close old threads on a regular basis, particularly in milestone sections.
Give users clear instructions on when and why old posts may be closed, and encourage them to create new threads if they have updates or questions that are similar.
