Stop bots from reviving old threads?

[creativeforge]

I'm wondering if there is a way to stop new members or bots from posting on threads older than say 6 months, or a year? We got a few old threads being revived by "new members" who post meaningless content (GPT4?). So I'm looking to see if there can be a rule set via Xenforo or an addon in order to stop this behavior?

Thanks!

Andre

 

[Mr Lucky]

Addon Old thread warning I think by @Ozzy47 is very good, but I guess only for people not bots.

I would look into ways to stop bots from registering.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Also this

Auto close plus

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[GAD]

I'm wondering if there is a way to stop new members or bots from posting on threads older than say 6 months, or a year? We got a few old threads being revived by "new members" who post meaningless content (GPT4?). So I'm looking to see if there can be a rule set via Xenforo or an addon in order to stop this behavior?

Thanks!

Andre

You and me both: https://xenforo.com/community/threa...from-bumping-old-threads.211560/#post-1641946

 

[AndyB]

You might like this add-on:

https://www.xf2addons.com/resources/old-thread-email-staff.538/

 

[webbouk]

Or this one:

Old thread deny reply

Description: Disallows replying to old threads. This add-on performs the same function as locking a thread, but does so dynamically based on the last post date. (Example post) (Example of options page) Features: All phrases start with...

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[BassMan]

Or this:

Post Friction

Introduces friction for low-effort posting. Asks if they are sure and really want to post when: Replying to old threads - global, forum or per thread. Low-word count posts - global, forum or per thread. High-word count posts - global, forum or...

xenforo.com

I use it on one of my forums and it works excellent.

 

[Xon]

Or this:

Post Friction

Introduces friction for low-effort posting. Asks if they are sure and really want to post when: Replying to old threads - global, forum or per thread. Low-word count posts - global, forum or per thread. High-word count posts - global, forum or...

xenforo.com

The accepting old thread warning can be configured per-usergroup so you can show the old thread warning to normal users (and they can post) but very new users can't bypass it.

 

[AndyB]

This add-on is very popular as it notifies staff that an old thread has been replied to, then staff can verify if the post should be moved to a new thread or not.

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/old-thread-email-staff.7543/