This was also discussed in open Stan gathering 2024 & 2025 - Stan the Gathering (weekly Stan meeting), which happened to have many active Stan developers present
I made the change in my role of SGB member as there was no opposition by the developers. I also followed your suggestion for a longer delay. I thought this is a minor change, which would not require wider discussion or official vote, as this is not affecting anyone’s capability for creating topics or getting help. This should mainly affect those who are moderating Stan discourse and answering many questions.
The change affects only new topics, and I see this message in every new topic
I assumed that everyone else see that message, too, so I assumed everyone who is affected by this, knows about this. Can you confirm, if you don’t see that message in new topics?
Moderators can also edit the closing date or remove it (there is a pen symbol next to that announcement), if they think there are topics that should live longer than 1 year after the last post.
I’m fine with getting more feedback, and I’m fine if you eventually remove it or make the time longer.