closes #3693

public/language/en_GB/topic.json

@@ -115,5 +115,7 @@
 	"oldest_to_newest": "Oldest to Newest",
 	"newest_to_oldest": "Newest to Oldest",
 	"most_votes": "Most votes",
-	"most_posts": "Most posts"
+	"most_posts": "Most posts",
+
+	"stale_topic_warning": "The topic you are replying to is quite old. Would you like to create a new topic instead, and reference this one in your reply?"
 }

public/src/client/topic/postTools.js

@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 	}
 
 	function onReplyClicked(button, tid, topicName) {
+		if (ajaxify.data.lastposttime < (Date.now() - (1000*60*60*24*config.topicStaleDays))) {
+			return showStaleWarning();
+		}
+
 		var selectionText = '',
 			selection = window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange();
 
@@ -170,6 +174,10 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 	}
 
 	function onQuoteClicked(button, tid, topicName) {
+		if (ajaxify.data.lastposttime < (Date.now() - (1000*60*60*24*config.topicStaleDays))) {
+			return showStaleWarning();
+		}
+
 		var username = getUserName(button),
 			pid = getData(button, 'data-pid');
 
@@ -379,5 +387,17 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	function showStaleWarning() {
+		translator.translate('[[topic:stale_topic_warning]]', function(translated) {
+			bootbox.confirm(translated, function(create) {
+				if (create) {
+					$(window).trigger('action:composer.topic.new', {
+						cid: ajaxify.data.cid
+					});
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
 	return PostTools;
 });

src/controllers/api.js

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ apiController.getConfig = function(req, res, next) {
 	config.maximumTitleLength = meta.config.maximumTitleLength;
 	config.minimumPostLength = meta.config.minimumPostLength;
 	config.maximumPostLength = meta.config.maximumPostLength;
+	config.topicStaleDays = parseInt(meta.config.topicStaleDays, 10) || 60;
 	config.hasImageUploadPlugin = plugins.hasListeners('filter:uploadImage');
 	config.maximumProfileImageSize = meta.config.maximumProfileImageSize;
 	config.minimumUsernameLength = meta.config.minimumUsernameLength;

src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl

@@ -29,40 +29,48 @@
 	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
 		<form>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Seconds between Posts</label>
+				<label for="postDelay">Seconds between Posts</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="10" data-field="postDelay">
+				<input id="postDelay" type="text" class="form-control" value="10" data-field="postDelay">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Seconds between Posts for New Users</label>
+				<label for="newbiePostDelay">Seconds between Posts for New Users</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="120" data-field="newbiePostDelay">
+				<input id="newbiePostDelay" type="text" class="form-control" value="120" data-field="newbiePostDelay">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Reputation threshold before this restriction is lifted</label>
+				<label for="newbiePostDelayThreshold">Reputation threshold before this restriction is lifted</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="newbiePostDelayThreshold">
+				<input id="newbiePostDelayThreshold" type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="newbiePostDelayThreshold">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Seconds before new user can post</label>
+				<label for="initialPostDelay">Seconds before new user can post</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="10" data-field="initialPostDelay">
+				<input id="initialPostDelay" type="text" class="form-control" value="10" data-field="initialPostDelay">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Number of seconds users are allowed to edit posts after posting. (0 disabled)</label>
+				<label for="postEditDuration">Number of seconds users are allowed to edit posts after posting. (0 disabled)</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="0" data-field="postEditDuration">
+				<input id="postEditDuration" type="text" class="form-control" value="0" data-field="postEditDuration">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Minimum Title Length</label>
+				<label for="minimumTitleLength">Minimum Title Length</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="minimumTitleLength">
+				<input id="minimumTitleLength" type="text" class="form-control" value="3" data-field="minimumTitleLength">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Maximum Title Length</label>
+				<label for="maximumTitleLength">Maximum Title Length</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="255" data-field="maximumTitleLength">
+				<input id="maximumTitleLength" type="text" class="form-control" value="255" data-field="maximumTitleLength">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Minimum Post Length</label>
+				<label for="minimumPostLength">Minimum Post Length</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="8" data-field="minimumPostLength">
+				<input id="minimumPostLength" type="text" class="form-control" value="8" data-field="minimumPostLength">
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Maximum Post Length</label>
+				<label for="maximumPostLength">Maximum Post Length</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="32767" data-field="maximumPostLength">
+				<input id="maximumPostLength" type="text" class="form-control" value="32767" data-field="maximumPostLength">
+			</div>
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label for="topicStaleDays">Days until Topic is considered stale</label>
+				<input id="topicStaleDays" type="text" class="form-control" value="60" data-field="topicStaleDays">
+				<p class="help-block">
+					If a topic is considered "stale", then a warning will be shown to users who attempt to reply
+					to that topic.
+				</p>
 			</div>
 		</form>
 	</div>