# Best practices for archiving topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-archiving-topics/27069>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Abril 1, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-archiving-topics/27069 "2015-04-01T18:17:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [Abril 2, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-practices-for-archiving-topics/27069/7 "2015-04-02T13:41:19Z")

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> [@tobiaseigen](#):
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> One of the issues we are running into is that we go back and close topics that are old, because the discussions have run their course. But that then bumps them up in lists and generates notifications which is unfortunate, and causes some complaints because people think they should be paying attention to them.

This was fixed… It should only notify the OP and it definitely no longer bumps the topic…

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