merging (whatever is merged) for example is entirely different from closing
xooz, that is a whole lot of information 'loss' and complexity, not to mention "forcing" etc
'spam' ish posts are a separate issue even though it can overlap many other areas such as this and are most likely most commonly not bumps when by new posters
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JDiver
Most active posters probably do not bump up old threads in any case.)
ever, for any reason? this is the problem with coded 100% of the time procedures.
did the past rules give a specific date?
are there any blanket forum-wide policies on FT? mods have a lot of discretion