# Why do topics in this category close after 30-days from creation instead of inactivity?

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**Category:** Adopting Forge from Connect\
**Created:** [September 23, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/why-do-topics-in-this-category-close-after-30-days-from-creation-instead-of-inactivity/102848 "2026-09-23T15:16:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/why-do-topics-in-this-category-close-after-30-days-from-creation-instead-of-inactivity/102848/1 "2026-09-23T15:16:40Z")

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Many categories in CDAC are configured to close topics after 30 days of inactivity as indicated by this familiar message:

> 🕔 **This topic will close a month after the last reply.**

Other categories have no time-based closure at all.

But topics in this category (“_Forge → Adopting Forge from Connect_”) automatically close 30 days after creation, regardless of whether they are still active.

Is that a misconfiguration? If so, is there a forum administrator we can tag to fix it?