# This topic will close a day after
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290
**Category:** Meta Discussion
**Created:** [November 24, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290 "2017-11-24T15:00:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@swissr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/swissr)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/1 "2017-11-24T15:00:49Z")
Noticed that at the end of the [csv-unicode-conversation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-related-error-when-reading-a-csv/7132/24) there is written: _This topic will close a day after the last reply_.
What is the reason for this? Some kind of protection maybe if threads could become longwinded? Or do all solved questions get this? In any case, never noticed before.
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### Author:  [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/2 "2017-11-24T15:10:56Z")
We recently had a series of long-winded discussions and I also noticed that sometimes solved topics get sidetracked after a solution is posted. So I am trying out auto-close for topics that have found a solution.
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### Author:  [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/3 "2017-11-25T13:52:15Z")
A day seems a little short. Maybe two days? I do think that this could improve the quality of discourse here as several of the least constructive conversations recently were these long-lived zombie discussions.
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### Author:  [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/4 "2017-11-25T14:01:48Z")
I think that even 5 or 10 days would be OK. The community of regulars is not that large, people take a break, or are busy for a few days, etc. What we don’t want is topics resurrected after months of inactivity.
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### Author:  [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/5 "2017-11-25T16:15:56Z")
I bumped the auto-close for topics to 72h
I also noticed that we can set category specific limits. I set `Usuage` to 72h as well and might use a longer one for domains/development
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### Author:  [@joa-quim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joa-quim)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/6 "2017-11-25T16:46:49Z")
Sorry, not sure I get this. Will it means that topics will AUTOCLOSE after a certain period?
If yes, I don’t think it’s such a good idea. It happened with me already a couple of times that I revived a certain topic that I found by search-before-you-ask and had something new/related to add instead of opening a new thread and loose the (useful) history of the old one. Cases like this are probably more common than the loooooong discussions that we may have in mind.
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### Author:  [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/7 "2017-11-25T16:50:19Z")
> [@joa-quim](#):
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> topics will AUTOCLOSE after a certain period
My understanding is that this is conditional on a _solution_ (the little green box with the checkmark).
You can always link the history in the new one.
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### Author:  [@djsegal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/djsegal)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/8 "2017-11-25T22:50:56Z")
Who determines what a solution is?
And at what point is closing a post an abuse of admin power?
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### Author:  [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/9 "2017-11-25T23:20:08Z")
Please don’t auto-close threads. Sometimes we need to update an old solution or append new information to it.
Threads can be closed manually after moderation with at least 2 people agreeing that there is no more advantage in leaving it open.
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### Author:  [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-topic-will-close-a-day-after/7290/10 "2017-11-26T04:49:02Z")
> [@djsegal](#):
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> Who determines what a solution is?
Solutions are determined either by the original poster or someone with Trust-Level 4 or higher.
> [@djsegal](#):
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> And at what point is closing a post an abuse of admin power?
If you have any concerns about misuse of admin power I would like to refer you to the [Julia Community - Standards](https://julialang.org/community/standards/) which encourages you to seek resolution of your concerns through the Julia community stewards [Julia Community - Stewards](https://julialang.org/community/stewards/)
> [@juliohm](#):
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> Please don’t auto-close threads. Sometimes we need to update an old solution or append new information to it.
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> Threads can be closed manually after moderation with at least 2 people agreeing that there is no more advantage in leaving it open
I understand your concerns and I have disabled auto-close for now, since I view it as an imperfect solution anyway. I would like to keep the discourse forum fairly hands-off and self-moderated.