# How to respond to necroposts by newcomers?

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**Created:** [November 27, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-respond-to-necroposts-by-newcomers/123164 "2024-11-27T12:32:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![heliosdrm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/heliosdrm/32/3851_2.png) [@heliosdrm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/heliosdrm)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-respond-to-necroposts-by-newcomers/123164/5 "2024-11-27T13:36:58Z")

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> [@Necro-post prevention](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/necro-post-prevention/91853):
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> I consistently see posts added to threads that can be 6-months to years old. It seems to me that the best way to pick up and out-of-date/old thread would be to start a new thread with a link to the old discussion followed by the “new” content. Would it be possible for the discourse forum to do that automatically? If not, I would prefer closing topics after a year with no ability to necro-post to them at all.

Just add that I rather agree @baggepinnen’s take on this topic.

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