Well, I have been looking around some forum sections and found that they are flooded with threads that arent even used anymore. I am sure they also use server space, yet all they do is just.... existing.
Plus, recently one of my rant threads were necroed... It was dead for more than a year and a half, then people started posting into it...

Idea:I think threads in certain forum sections should have some kind of an age, counting from when the last post was submitted. And once they reach half a year or a year, they would be automatically deleted.

Why?
Because they are abandoned for half a year or a year, which means that they are either invalid already (like rant threads) or they simply will not be revived anymore.
They use server space.
There is a chance for post necroing, especially in the rant threads.

Let us see how many pages we have per forum section (not counting locked ones):
Watering Hole: 90 pages!
Free for All: 107 pages!
Sharpen your Claws: 86 pages!
Stockpile: 156 pages!
Tree Carvings: 89 pages!
Roleplaying: 125 pages!
I'm Lost: 131 pages!
Bug Board: 50 pages!
Grown Up Lions: 11 pages.

And most of these were replied to last 1-2 years ago. I dont think they would be of any use to anyone. Bugs from years ago were surely fixed by now, questions from years back are surely outdated, not helping anyone anymore.

Yes, there is the case where people would say to put our own threads up for deletion, but seriously... I am sure you have thread there about which you forgot as well. It is easy to just skip over them, and let them keep server space. And let us not forget about people who quit by now or are taking a break.

Exceptions:
Of course, there would be exceptions.
Game Development.
Because ideas are always valid and to be considered by the staff.
(Perhaps Stockpile and Roleplay because of the sales and stories, but I am not sure. Abandoned ones really shouldnt keep server space)
News
People surely want to look at past ones too.

But what about Roleplays and Trade threads in the Stockpile and Tree Carvings?
Active threads are replied to regularly and surely dont lay around for a year or half a year without replies. Abandoned threads are useless and only keep server space.
If you wish to keep your old roleplay, then just... save it onto your computer, or onto an online document site.
Although, it will be up to the staff if they wish to keep these.

But I know I will not post into my thread anymore, but I still want to keep it...
I guess 'bumping' the thread could reset the 'age' of the topic, so no need to spam the thread you wish to keep with posts. - Idea by Kraft

Thank you for reading.