So this is probably a silly question BUT I was going to make a new thread in the Adoption Center subforum and read up on the rules beforehand: ONE TOPIC PER PERSON. Do NOT make one topic saying "Wanting to adopt a...", and another saying "Abandoning...". Use the SAME topic. I have an old topic (as in 2013 old) that still isn't locked, and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't run into a warning-wall if I made a new topic in the subforum? (I guess this is a catch-all question as well, for any other subforums where this rule is instated; it seems 2013-era-me didn't get around to locking a few old threads.)

Each forum has specific dates but most when your one topic hits page 3 or 3 months without a post you can make a new one. So in this case its like a 5/6 year old thread you can make a new one. An old topic getting locked results from 3 reasons: OP asked for it. Someone necroed it or it got off track too far from the main point.

You should be good to make a new thread, since you would be necro-ing the old one by posting in it.

Thanks much for the superfast answers, I appreciate it! ❤

You're welcome! Mostly the rules are to help avoid clutter. Its easier to say adopting out and looking than to make many different threads to do the same thing.