@lyndal1838 wrote:. . . . . . although they could prevent it by locking old threads after a certain time.
I think 12 months from the thread start date would be a good idea. If someone wanted to continue the conversation after 12 months they could start a new thread with a link to the old (locked) thread in the opening post.
An avenue to raise technical issues through a thread/board would also be a good idea for the problems encountered by the Opening Poster of this thread 
