Time Limitations / Forum Deletions

[tellerianhawke]

Is there a time limit / automatic forum deletion?

Years ago, I created a free forum on another site (PBBPS or something like that) and real life got in the way, and I didn't post or login to the dashboard for like 6 months.

When I finally did, I found that my forum was gone, due to inactivity, and all that typing I'd done was lost.

Does this forum have such limits?

I am a busy professional (librarian) and sometimes, things like that happen. I'd like to think that I could take a hiatus, and come back to it, and still find it there. On a modern server, the size of a private forum like mine would amount to a negligible amount of storage space required.

But until I get this question answered, I am hesitant to start posting again.

Thanks.

[Scott]

tellerianhawke ,

When the last time forum URLs were cleaned out an email was sent to every forum owner who had an inactive forum. Only forums with at least 5 years of complete and total inactivity were removed.

If you have a forum you'd like to keep around keep an eye on your email...or just make a point of visiting the forum every couple of years.