Originally posted by: BrhannadaArmour
Three days ago, I noticed that a couple of topics in my Private Forum had become locked. I unlocked them so that anyone who wants to post wouldn't be deterred. Today I see that they are locked again.
I am able to unlock them again, but what do I have to do to keep them unlocked for a reasonable length of time? Does the system automatically lock topics based on time elapsed since the last post, not since unlocking?
Spam is not a big problem in private forums, and you want to encourage participation, right? Would it be worthwhile to have the system send an alert to the Creators/Managers that "Topic X has become Locked due to inactivity. Posting in the topic will Unlock it for the next # months." That might prompt Creators/Managers to look for ways to restart conversations.
It only takes a couple of hours for a topic that I've unlocked to become locked again, unless I post in it.
So, for now, I'm posting so that members of my forum are also able to post. But I would appreciate it if the system sent an alert to encourage Creators/Managers to keep Private Forum topics open, as I requested above.
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