Corrected my post, thanks for clarifying @bertabcd1234. It’s not an automatic closure in the ask anything category.
Threads in other categories automatically close after a year of inactivity now, which I find to be a welcome change as I think necroposting more often than not creates confusion.
Yes, this has been pointed out - I'm suggesting that an automatic 1 month policy be applied instead. We understand Hubitat's desire to keep the AA section clean and tidy and not have threads necroed, but I would suggest it's best to let them die off on their own but with a shorter and automatic policy applied.
I agree, this is an excellent policy for general topics.
I don't think this is a good idea for the Ask Anything category. The questions in that category are primarily from new users who are funneled to the community site via support.hubitat.com.
While Hubitat clearly provides a million and one approaches to tackle any automation scenario, these new users need a quick answer that they can move on with. Closing a topic once there is at least one workable and practical solution gives them closure and they move on.
The rest of us plenty of other places in the forum to pontificate 
I assume for continued discussion? I understand that concern, but it's at odds with the desire for these to be FAQ-like. (The concern being a single answer, not future necroposting.) However, there are many other options. I'd suggest posting in another category in the first place of it's not this type of post, moving the thread if it's not yours but it doesn't really belong there (and your Discourse trust level is high enough to do so), asking a moderator to split posts into a new topic if needed, or creating a new topic linked to the existing one (just adding a link to the post yourself will do it). That way, this category stays working as intended.
Outside this category,I guess just don't derail things. 
Fair enough points all round - I've had my say and will wander off now.
This isn't a "toys out of pram" issue for me, but I did find the change jarring - I'm Autistic, so perhaps that is just due to my natural discomfort with change (prolly explains why I gave up being an IT server engineer - relearning stuff every year drove me nuts). 
With all due respect, this topic has become over worn, been all over the place, and is not additive to the community overall.
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