Perhaps it would be a good gesture to the community involved with them to move them to social instead of locking them while they are ongoing?
If the thread is highly technical, it probably shouldnt go to social, but if Q&A turns social, preserving those conversations is important to us. (some of us anyway.) The world is an increasingly cold, unforgiving space in our era, and some folks value conversation where they are able to enjoy a moment of it.
Im sure when the topic turns to other brands, this is also motivation to lock the topic, but some of us miss the more social threads that occurred on the board pre-reboot and would come here more often if it still felt more like that. Thanks for your consideration.