# Close or keep the topic open?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/close-or-keep-the-topic-open/101763>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [November 11, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/close-or-keep-the-topic-open/101763 "2018-11-11T02:12:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/close-or-keep-the-topic-open/101763/6 "2022-03-29T09:01:33Z")

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> [@tophee](#):
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> For example, the rule of flagging to re-open requires a very technically advanced user base. I would even go as far as saying that it always puts new users at a disadvantage as they will not know the rule and be annoyed at the closed topic

I agree 100%!

> [@tophee](#):
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> prevent people from piggybacking on a topic that they feel is somehow related to what they want to say

I think the best approach is to move these “new topic posts” to a new topic and if the current topic is outdated but received a new poster, I’d close the outdated topic and open a new topic; Additionally, if there are several related topics that got attention, I’d close the older ones and keep the updated one (moving the new posts into it.)

Thanks! (:

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