# Where did the you are replying to an old topic warning go?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-you-are-replying-to-an-old-topic-warning-go/400688
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** post-notices
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-you-are-replying-to-an-old-topic-warning-go/400688 "2026-04-15T12:18:00Z")
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### Author: ![simonk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simonk/32/247950_2.png) [@simonk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simonk)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-did-the-you-are-replying-to-an-old-topic-warning-go/400688/2 "2026-04-15T13:32:16Z")

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See [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-safeguard-to-reduce-necroposting/389992/14):

> [@A safeguard to reduce necroposting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-safeguard-to-reduce-necroposting/389992/14):
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> For the one specifically discussed here, our reasoning was that the goal of preventing necro-posting didn’t align with our values: we believe that content has longterm value, so why would we discourage participation in a topic that someone wants to discuss? We would rather have a topic revival than encouraging people to create duplicate topics, which would be the implied alternative.

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