# Warn users that try to reply to an old post

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-that-try-to-reply-to-an-old-post/126798>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [August 26, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-that-try-to-reply-to-an-old-post/126798 "2019-08-26T00:07:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/warn-users-that-try-to-reply-to-an-old-post/126798/2 "2019-08-26T12:55:45Z")

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Consider auto closing old topics?

EDIT: Oh. I missed that the topic was active and that they were responding to old posts in an otherwise active topic.

No. There is no way that you can make me read more carefully. 😿

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