Ask HN: Why can't I comment on old HN threads?

[devinrhode2]

I've been searching for some usb-c adapter with multiple different ports.

There was an old HN post.. asking a question.. and sure, 4 years later, there's an answer, not surprising. https://plugable.com/products/tbt4-hub3c

But if you can't comment on a post... maybe google should stop surfacing it??

[PaulHoule]

Old discussion forums collect spam.

Back when I was interested in "aggressive content syndication" I would analyze what competitors did to get top rankings and I'd often find that there was a newspaper in a small town in Pennsylvania that had nobody minding the store and somebody had filled up all the comments with drivel about where to buy World of Warcraft gold.

[whythre]

I think it is just a generic ‘no necromancy’ policy that a lot of forums have to stop people from dredging up old stuff constantly. However, if you want l to discuss that topic, maybe you could start a new thread and link the old one ?