# Why are old topics closed?

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**Category:** Site feedback\
**Tags:** auto-bump\
**Created:** [July 22, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656 "2024-07-22T13:22:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656/1 "2024-07-22T13:22:34Z")

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> [@Wordpress comment question](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wordpress-comment-question/310089/5):
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> need to be closed and can’t just drift into oblivion

Well if nothing else, system ends up going through and bumping really old topics to the topic of the topic list.

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