in the wake of GDPR it'd make total sense to flush the forums every few months. there is no reason to archive all of this shit for so long.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten
its absolutely the reason I prefer rsof's HLF to reddit. its hidden from google hashing. I have shit at forums still haunting me* from like... 20 years ago.
*when the boring trope of archivist flamer shows up. I can handle it, but... god. the boredom.
http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/warriorshtm/archivist.htm
I have quit rsof because moderator found comments about darklight bonus damage on demons "off topic" for wildy flash mobs full of demons