old Forum Topics promoted on the homepage of mql5.com

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Why are old Forum Topics auto-promoted on the homepage of mql5.com while users are logged in?

I like to stay abreast of current Topics/issues, and auto-promotion of old Topics only creates clutter for me to sort through.

In fact, replying to old Topics is prohibited in the Forum.

And is there any way to hide old Topics from the homepage while logged into the Forum?

By the way, what is the official threshold for "old"? Years? Months? 

 
What are you talking about ?
 
Alain Verleyen #:
What are you talking about ?

As an example, a Forum Topic that has been inactive since 2022 popped up on the homepage of mql5.com that I see immediately following logging in. This appears to be the result of an automated process--much in the same way that old CodeBase Discussions are automatically populated on that mql5.com homepage. If I reply to such an old post, I receive a critical Message from "System" (Moderator) and my post is removed. Therefore, my questions are:

  1. What is the defining age of an "old post"? Examples: 1 year? 3 months? etc.
  2. As the old Topics are not to be replied to, shouldn't they be hidden from view?
  3. Can they be hidden from view/not pushed to the homepage?
Edit: Or should I just use the Complain link to have them removed? (Still requires a defining age).
 
If an old topic has resurfaced, it means someone recently posted there. If you don’t see any recent posts, it means they’ve already been deleted by the moderators. Removing those posts won't push the topic back down.
 
Vladislav Boyko #:
If an old topic has resurfaced, it means someone recently posted there. If you don’t see any recent posts, it means they’ve already been deleted by the moderators. Removing those posts won't push the topic back down.

Thank you for your clarification. I understand that old Topics with old posts are de facto closed Topics.

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