Why old question are being closed? (see SO)
Some questions here are closed arbitrarily;
Some of which have no resolution.
The reason is usually not given. I suspect it's because certain time elapsed.
- In a dynamic world, there's always development; There are always new solutions, existing answers become obsolete; updates to old solutions are found, or more accurate answers.
Moreover: some bugs / issues has no solution since version 3... 4... -- why closing the question?
Can we ask @AlexKemp not to close questions ?
Can we ask for a link to duplicate answers?
For Reference, please take example from StackOverflow.
This is a personal initiative without any endorsement by high-rated users. I remember a discussion here (but I can't find the reference right now) about the opportunity to close questions or not. The conclusion was it was better to leave questions open because an improvement is always possible, for example due to version evolution in LO.
This goes for answered questions. However, I don't know what should be the policy about unanswered old questions. Obviously, the OP didn't care for an answer because he never refreshed the question.
The way to refresh a question is either to edit it (adding a space is enough) or to comment it. When a question is thus "refreshed", it pops back at the head of unanswered questions.
Closing an outdated unanswered question may be legitimate but this has never been discussed.
I don't remember if @Alex Kemp participated in the ...(more)
Are you sure about the "bumping" effect of comments? My experience seems to tell me there is none.
Bumping a question might better not be done by just appending a space. I would prefer to have the intention documented by (e.g.) a new paragraph containing the word "bump".
You're right about comment. I didn't remember it. Of course, adding a paragraph about the intent is much better than just "refreshing" the question.
@Berry You should be prepared for your question "can I jump to a specific worksheet via keyboard shortcuts?" will also be closed over time. Five people spent time on New Year's Eve to answer the question, and you did not even comment on it. Do you think that the question has not been answered? Are you bored of writing comments? The people who answered you expected at least some kind of feedback