When is a topic considered to be "old" and no longer meant for new posting?

I decided to make this a topic, so hopefully future posters can also benefit from my ignorance. Therefore I sincerely hope that this topic will become a sticky note.
Today I was "reprimanded" for posting in thread https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165987.msg1232608#msg1232608, because it's inactive for 2 months and considered to be of no more interest to the OP. I find that last part somewhat presumptuous, because I think that only the OP can decide whether it's of interest to him or not.
Call me stupid, but I don't understand why posting in a somewhat older thread is considered to be a problem, inappropriate or forbidden. Where exactly is the harm in that?
The forum rules do not explain when a topic is considered to be too old for posting, therefore leaving room for personal interpretation.
And if topics are no longer meant for posting, why aren't they closed by the moderators?
So please be more specific on this matter and enlighten us naive and ignorant souls .

Quote from: brtj on 26-April-13, 12:06:38
Read the warning carefully. It clearly states:
Unless you're sure you want to reply[...]
So if I am certain I want to reply I am allowed to!
That's not ignoring the warning, that's making a decision based upon it!
Perhaps you should also adjust the warning and make it a little more strict, like:
Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 60 days.
Posting in this topic could be interpreted as resurrecting the topic, which violates our forum rules.
Please consider starting a new topic.
This way you politely discourage it even more and at the same time you provide an explanation by reffering to the forum rules.
And also make sure that the time span in the forum rules and the warning match with each other to prevent confusion.
Disagree with that one. If wanting to nit-pick, maybe it should read 'Please Start A New Topic'. No 'consider' as an option at all.
Maybe something less subtle and full of sarcasm more akin to this;
START NEW THREADS UNLESS EVERY DETAIL, SYMPTOM, AND COMPONENT OF YOUR SYSTEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE OP'S!
Give an option and take somebody off a leash, they will pick the easy path almost every time. How difficult is it to start a new thread and get individualized personal attention?
I can see when new information may become available 'after' a considerable amount of time has passed that may add value to an old thread, but too many hijack and don't even have the same mainboard, etc. A moderator could be asked to possibly include relevant information to a locked thread.
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This way you politely discourage it even more and at the same time you provide an explanation by reffering to the forum rules.
Has someone's feelings been hurt? Sounds like something straight from a political correctness handbook regarding the guidelines concerning self esteem, tolerance, diversity, and sensitivity!

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