Quote from: 98789 on July 11, 2016, 06:44:32 PM

..
I have asked this more than once, and I will ask it again with the hope of (finally) getting an answer:
When someone brings back an old thread, how old do you think the last answer should be to report that reply / user? (my rule of thumb is around 3 months, but I would like to hear opinions on that). Regarding this issue, I think inactive threads should be automatically locked (after x weeks / months, allowing only the OP to unlock them).

* SebastianJu was once banned for this, was not?

I don't think old thread should be automatically locked after 'x weeks/months' and SebastianJu wasn't banned for that reason, he was banned due this:

Quote from: Mitchełł on February 15, 2016, 07:08:42 PM

SebastianJu, you were temporarily banned because you kept making multiple posts in a row, which that could have been posted in one. You have been warned about this before and having a paid signature doesn't help.

Example 1
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1306301.msg13885766#msg13885766
Four consecutive posts that could have been posted in one.

Example 2
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1359877.msg13886091#msg13886091
Another 3 consecutive posts.

Example 3
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1359877.msg13887359#msg13887359
Another 3 consecutive posts.

Example 4
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1359877.msg13890264#msg13890264
Another 2.

Example 5
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1359877.msg13890417#msg13890417
Another 2.

These are just five examples from yesterday and today. I'm pretty sure I could have found more, but I'm not going to bother.

Quote

Though it might be important to know if this might be an automated ban of some kind. Can this be? Are there banbots on the forum?

This was not an automated ban, but I've written (and I'm running) a bot that checks posts made by newbies.