way to close out threads?

[Anonymous]

Is it worth it to have a way to lock out threads where a question has been answered - just thinking it might help de-clutter the space - i asked a question about carseats in gen parenting this am, then got a couple of responses, posted a second question, got a response, and then made a decision and bought a seat - do you think its worth it to be able to close the thread/lock the thread so that it drops out/down?

[Anonymous]

If it's not of interest/use to anyone, it'll do that on its own. If other people do fimd it useful, it should stay active.

[Anonymous]

Others may find it useful even if you are done with the topic.

[jsteele]

As the others have said, another user may have the same or similar question and want to join the discussion. It's better than having several threads on the same topic.

[Anonymous]

But what about when someone brings up a thread that's 2-3 years old and people don't look at the dates and start responding like it's new?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:But what about when someone brings up a thread that's 2-3 years old and people don't look at the dates and start responding like it's new?

I periodically lock any thread that hasn't been active for 2 years or more in order to prevent this from happening.