Last modified: 2014-09-05 00:55:38 UTC
Bug 20961 has been fixed, but it should also be possible to set per-page how old the last included thread should be (e.g., 7 days). It makes sense that on some pages you show all recent discussions, even if they're many, because they all need the same attention (e.g. [[WP:AN/I]] and similar pages or the village pump), espcially if you can't mark a thread as closed/resolved (see also bug 24815).
See also bug 25055 for a sort of workaround.
This is going to be getting changed in the redesign - the way that the table of contents works - so it's a bit of a moot bug. I am not normally a fan of per-page configuration options. However, WP:AN/I is a big concern of mine, so it isn't something I'm willing to throw away entirely. I'm going to close this, with the caveat that we can reopen if the issue requires additional attention.
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