# Why are old topics closed?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656>\
**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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**Author:** ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-old-topics-closed/317656/10 "2024-07-22T22:37:49Z")

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Yup, we have them set to bump so that we can make a call on whether the info is still up to date and relevant. If it’s not, we delete it. Like the topic you linked to.

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