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nostra:
Yeah, it removed messages not posted into for a long period of time, but I do not know exactly how old the messages were and it was too long ago to recover the log or smth. I will pay a better attention to what is to be done next time I do optimizing.

rick.ca:
I suppose the topic purge rule is something like "topics not replied to in previous year." If that's the case, then we need a policy for what to do with topics we really don't want to be purged. That might be to make such topics sticky (I'm guessing those can be excluded from the purge) or moving them to an archive board which is not included in the purge. I'm not sure I want the job of deciding what should be kept, but if the policy and it's consequences were well known, I'm sure others would help.

Does SMF include some kind of internal backlink checker? Knowing an old topic is linked to from other topics would allow us to fix those links before purging, or to move the topic so it's not purged.

nostra:

--- Quote ---Does SMF include some kind of internal backlink checker? Knowing an old topic is linked to from other topics would allow us to fix those links before purging, or to move the topic so it's not purged.
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No, I could not find any backlink checking, but there is indeed an option for sticky topics. I think I will just skip removing any topics automatically and will do this manually time after time.

rick.ca:

--- Quote ---I think I will just skip removing any topics automatically and will do this manually time after time.
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The purge routine apparently removes topics without affecting members' statistics. Are you able to do that manually? If so, anything linked from something like the Help Index could have a tag like "[HELP]" or "[FAQ]" added to the title—so you would know not to remove it.

In some situations, I might repost an edited version of a topic (e.g., as an answer to a FAQ). I discovered I can do this by selecting the topic command PRINT, and copying the result. It requires a little editing and formatting, but topics usually need to be "cleaned-up" anyway—if they are to be useful for this purpose. And, of course, it won't matter if the original topic is purged. Here's an example I've just added to the Help Index.

nostra:

--- Quote ---The purge routine apparently removes topics without affecting members' statistics. Are you able to do that manually?
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Yes


--- Quote ---the Help Index could have a tag like "[HELP]" or "[FAQ]" added to the title—so you would know not to remove it.
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A good idea

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