We’re also definitely thinking that this feature could use an update!
One interesting alternative to think about would be an unlock based on a “point” based system akin to the likes we have for the posts. The longer the expiration the more “points” would be required to reopen the discussion on this topic.
This proposition can be coupled with an extension of the 14 days as proposed by @lexa;
By the way this isn’t related to this particular topic but we’re trying to contact the hub forum’s admins to propose other upgrades. We have managed to get in contact with the person in charge of the dYdX forum which is open to collaborate and help us implement some of the recent great updates they have performed on their side.
